Yoga therapy offers a unique approach to healing that aims to improve mental and physical health. Yoga therapists guide clients through a range of yoga practices, including movement, breathing, chanting, affirmations, and meditation, which have been clinically proven to be effective in therapeutic settings.

Do you have a health condition that is chronic and seems to have no solution? Have you been to multiple doctors without receiving a satisfactory diagnosis that could explain your symptoms? Read on to discover how yoga therapy is emerging as an evidence-based complementary health care option to empower people to reduce, manage, or even transform their relationship to stress, even finding relief from stubborn health conditions with no obvious medical explanation.

By Christine Saari, MA, E-RYT, C-BDYT. In this article, we explore the research behind the use of yoga therapy to work with the physical and emotional challenges associated with a diagnosis of osteopenia or osteoporosis. Discover four ways yoga therapists work with clients to support them during their treatment. Learn what it’s like to begin a yoga regimen with no prior experience, and incorporate these practices into your daily life.

Prana Nidra, a practice centered around energy, offers hope for those battling chronic fatigue. It is a unique form of yoga nidra, where we achieve a state of deep relaxation while remaining fully aware in order to enter healing brainwave states.

This article demystifies the power of breathwork in managing anxiety, challenging popular techniques like the 4-7-8 breath and introducing the more effective 4-0-6-2 approach. It offers guidance on how to navigate breathwork and emphasizes the value of personalized support from a yoga therapist for mastering these techniques and improving mental health.

Yoga therapy works by helping individuals re-establish a felt sense of safety. In doing so, it allows the autonomic nervous system to regain its resilience and its ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

Yoga nidra is a transformative personalized practice that’s gaining recognition in healthcare. The Five Kosha Yoga Nidra Method is gaining recognition for its potential to support health and healing for a wide array of physical and mental health conditions.

We report on a comprehensive study highlighting the efficacy of yoga for PTSD, and discuss how yoga therapists use these same techniques when working one-on-one with their clients.