About
The focus is on restoring the physical, mental, and emotional health of a person. It can help with many chronic conditions and stuck emotions. Through educating about the breath, movement, relaxation, lifestyle and meditation, techniques, self-awareness is increased. The client is able to reach a state of physical, emotional and spiritual balance.
What is Yoga Therapy?
Yoga Therapy helps to restore limited range of motion, detects and corrects muscle weakness and tightness, and provides deep education on restoring the body back into balance. It also helps address and move stuck traumas. Personality, lifestyle and stress level are always taken into consideration. Lifestyle coaching is a part of Yoga Therapy.
After the initial meeting, Lina will put together a personalized yoga therapy program to address the client’s pain or discomfort. Pain can be brought on brought on by body misalignments, injury, or stress.
Examples of conditions that can improve with Structural Yoga Therapy:
Physical manifestations of stress , anxiety and PTSD
Scoliosis
Back pain
Sciatica
Sports injuries
Asthma
MS
Neck pain
High blood pressure
Negative side effects of cancer
Joint injuries
Rejuvenating the nervous system
Yoga Therapeutics in a Group Class
Designed for people with a broad spectrum of needs; from healthy bodies, to those with movement restrictions, injuries, or health challenges. A Therapeutics class includes anatomy, biomechanics of movement, breathwork, meditation and ayurvedic principles. This translates to a way of teaching that invites each body to find its own optimal way of moving and building strength, without the use of many props or hands-on corrections. This encourages self-awareness. In every class, each student will receive their own personalized pose adaptations that suit their physical body. To host a one-time, or on-going group therapeutics class, please book a call, or fill out the contact form below.
Why Yoga and What are the Benefits?
Yoga originated in India. It's original purpose was to help the body build strength and stamina so one can can sit in meditation for long periods of time. The word Yoga means, "To Unite." The goal of yoga is to help connect the body with the mind, and ultimately, the self. The physical benefits are increased strength, mobility, balance, proprioception, and body awareness. Through yoga, the body learns to adapt to physical limitations while finding strength and serenity.
Yoga is a wonderful way to reduce stress and restore the nervous system.
Leaping Lotus also offers Private Sessions in the following:
Vinyasa, chair yoga, cardiac yoga, yoga for cancer, meditation, structural yoga therapy, ayurvedic yoga therapy, restorative yoga, pre-natal, yoga philosophy
Leaping Lotus Yoga and Yoga Therapy are based on Structural Yoga Therapy, from Mukunda Stiles.
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Member of the International Yoga Therapists Association
Yoga Therapy Case Study