Yoga Therapy
- Student Clinic
- approval Required
- Commitment required
Yoga Therapy (YT) is a holistic system of assessment and therapeutic practices for transformation, finding Peace, and supporting healing. YT utilizes some Āyurveda. As a holistic system we address the body, mind, and spirit. Yoga Therapy may be used to generally improve physical well-being, or address specific physical ailments; to make spiritual progress, or to address mental afflictions such as anxiety, depression, anger, lust, etc.
Practices include:
Meditation & Awareness training
Guided Meditation / imagery
Āsana - postures, movement
Prāṇāyāma & bandhas - breath work & locks
Mudrās - hand seals/gestures
Mantram / Affirmations / Prayer / Journaling
Dietary - important in Ayurveda
Dinacaryā - how we carry ourselves daily: sleep routine, cleanliness, consideration for what we feed the mind & senses, etc.
Learning Yoga Philosophy
Service / volunteer-work
Using Marma point therapy - secret energy points therapy