How Yoga Therapy Treatment Helps Us Heal
How Yoga Therapy Treatment Helps Us Heal
Katie Pine, C-IAYT Yoga Therapist and Owner of Reconnection Yoga Therapy, LLC
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, one on one yoga therapy treatment is rising to fill the gap that many people are feeling after trying treatment modalities or medical methods that only address healing on one level of a person’s being.
Many such services attempt to address the symptoms of imbalance or disease on a physical or a mental level alone, or focus on treating a “sick” patient with quick fixes and without looking at the patient’s system as an interconnected whole.
Alternatively, the ancient tradition of yoga is rooted in the mind-body connection, and believes that any part of this interconnected system — comprised of body, mind, and spirit — can have an effect on the rest of that system. To support holistic healing throughout this system, the yogic model of health addresses every aspect of our being rather than isolating parts of the body or the mind. Underlying this work is the belief that we are all inherently whole, connected to one another and capable of lasting health and healing.
Many yoga therapists believe that the way and pace at which we live in our Western society can easily create imbalance in the system and disconnection from ourselves and others. These ways of living obscure the truth of our inherent wholeness and create the symptoms of illness or dis-ease that Western medicine seeks to isolate and treat.
By comparison, yoga therapy treatment seeks to address healing comprehensively on every level of a person’s being, through a supportive blend of practices that address the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of an individual. This work is done through a personalized intake and assessment process, individualized goal setting, and applied practices and treatment planning offered in a private, therapeutic setting which can be done in person or virtually.
The Certified Yoga Therapists (C-IAYTs) who offer this kind of therapeutic work start out as Registered Yoga Teachers who have been through a 200-hour (RYT200) or 500-hour (RYT500) teacher training program already. They then go on to a yoga therapy training at an accredited yoga therapy school for another 800-hours of specialized training, which takes place over the course of 3-6 years of study.
Yoga therapy training programs focus on the therapeutic application of yoga and Ayurveda (“Science of Life”) techniques to support conditions such as:
· anxiety
· depression
· injury recovery
· sleep disorders
· chronic pain
· nervous system disorders
· cancer
· neurological disorders
· grief
· addiction
and more.
As a Denver-based private practice C-IAYT yoga therapist and graduate of Denver’s Inner Peace Yoga Therapy training, I work with clients in person in the Denver, Colorado and Colorado Front Range areas, and online. My clients have a variety of backgrounds and goals, and many of them have never set foot in a yoga studio before they come to work with me.
In sessions with me, I can help facilitate healing by evaluating your:
Current physical, emotional and energetic imbalances
Levels of awareness
Past experiences
Lifestyle and routines
Unconscious patterns and habits
Health and wellness goals
and offering practices that allow your body to access its natural healing abilities.
I would love to hold healing space for you. Visit www.reconnectionyogatherapy.com to learn more or to book a free consultation with me!