PRIVATE YOGA THERAPY
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT YOGA THERAPY
What is Yoga Therapy?
Yoga Therapy is gentle. I never push you, exhaust you, or ask you to do anything that is painful.
There are times in our lives when we need extra care and support. If you have been “doing everything” to feel better and still have not found relief, perhaps private Yoga Therapy could be for you.
Yoga Therapy is a 1:1 container of practice for you to connect to your calm core, discover the root cause of your discomfort and become an active participant in your own health and healing.
Yoga Therapy is personal and collaborative. My approach is
compassionate, attentive and anchored in anatomy. Using the principles of Contemplative Practice Yoga® we will create a plan for you to start to feel better and create lasting change.As a Yoga Therapist, I specialize in therapeutic protocols. This means I’ll never push you, exhaust you, or ask you to do anything that is painful. This is not “slow yoga” or modified “gym yoga” poses. Rather, Yoga Therapy gives you the blueprint to ease into a new way of being.
It’s gentle, effective, and unlike anything you have experienced before.
How does Yoga Therapy Work?
Yoga therapy is different from physical therapy. This is not a work-out and what I teach you differs physical therapy exercises.
Yoga therapy dissolves pain when no other therapies or medical interventions have helped or when surgery is not indicated.
I focus on releasing (not stretching) the deep tensions in the core of your body. What I do ensures that you are comfortable and at ease throughout a session.
What is involved?
All Yoga Therapy sessions are private, one-on-one sessions
Every yoga therapy protocol includes giving you a practice to do for yourself—a practice specific to your body, abilities, needs, and time constraints.
I teach you how to keep yourself out of pain so that you are not dependent on a therapist.
Sessions may include the following:
1. Yoga Poses (Asanas)
I assist you through a gentle series of therapeutic poses specific to your level of ability, needs, and comfort. These are selected to release tension and alleviate pain.
Each pose is fully supported. You are completely comfortable, allowing for opening and softening into the pose, rather than forcing or imposing the pose upon your body.
This is a gentle, tranquil process.
2. Quintessence Yoga Therapy™
Quintessence Yoga Therapy™ is for those in debilitating pain, who have very limited range of movement, or are recovering from injury or illness. I place you in a comfortable, relaxed position on your back, either on the floor or on a massage table if you cannot easily get to the floor. You are supported by blankets and cushions. The therapy consists of soft, gentle touch on some of your bones which releases the tension in the muscles along your spine. This is a very gentle but deep release of muscle tensions which are causing pain or discomfort.
Benefits:
- Reduces pain — acute and chronic
- Releases chronic tensions throughout your body
- Helps relieve stress and stress-related conditions throughout your body
- Helps to balance your immune system
- Quiets your mind, thereby allowing greater peace of mind
As a part of yoga therapy, you receive a home practice to do for yourself—a practice specific to your body, your needs, and time constraints. Your home practice allows you to continue to experience the benefits initiated in private yoga therapy sessions. The goal is to teach you how to keep yourself out of pain so that you will not be dependent on me, as a therapist. This includes explaining to you the anatomy and physiological causes of your pain.
Your healing, and the path to greater calm and comfort is in your hands, fully supported by me, as a Contemplative Practice Yoga® therapist.
Why this is different
Yoga Therapy may use one of two techniques or a combination of both in any given session, depending on your needs. The two techniques are:1. Yoga Poses (Asanas)
I assist you through a gentle series of therapeutic poses specific to your level of ability, needs, and comfort. These are selected to release tension and alleviate pain.
Each pose is fully supported. You are completely comfortable, allowing for opening and softening into the pose, rather than forcing or imposing the pose upon your body.
This is a gentle, tranquil process.
2. Quintessence Yoga Therapy™
Quintessence Yoga Therapy™ is for those in debilitating pain, who have very limited range of movement, or are recovering from injury or illness. I place you in a comfortable, relaxed position on your back, either on the floor or on a massage table if you cannot easily get to the floor. You are supported by blankets and cushions. The therapy consists of soft, gentle touch on some of your bones which releases the tension in the muscles along your spine. This is a very gentle but deep release of muscle tensions which are causing pain or discomfort.
Benefits:
- Reduces pain — acute and chronic
- Releases chronic tensions throughout your body
- Helps relieve stress and stress-related conditions throughout your body
- Helps to balance your immune system
- Quiets your mind, thereby allowing greater peace of mind
As a part of yoga therapy, you receive a home practice to do for yourself—a practice specific to your body, your needs, and time constraints. Your home practice allows you to continue to experience the benefits initiated in private yoga therapy sessions. The goal is to teach you how to keep yourself out of pain so that you will not be dependent on me, as a therapist. This includes explaining to you the anatomy and physiological causes of your pain.
Your healing, and the path to greater calm and comfort is in your hands, fully supported by me, as a Contemplative Practice Yoga® therapist.
what our clients say:
When I first came to Anna-Marie, I was desperate to find relief from decades of chronic back pain. I have cancer, a limb movement disorder and had recently fallen and broken my hip. I had tried absolutely everything to find a way to minimize pain and live more at peace in my body. After 3 months, tension I’ve held in my body for decades is dissolving or diminishing. Many of my physical maladies have just about gone away. My severe and debilitating back pain has been reduced by at least 80%, and on some days, I am actually pain-free. I feel grateful to have found Anna-Marie. I can honestly say Yoga Therapy has changed my life. — Kathy P.
My therapy with Anna-Marie is nothing short of a miracle. I started Yoga Therapy to address my Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS). After four private sessions my RLS has diminished dramatically. I believe it will be cured completely with continued Contemplative Practice Yoga. Thank you, Anna-Marie for giving me back evenings of reading. — Chuck S.
“Doing Yoga Therapy and CPY with Anna-Marie changed my understanding of my body, breath, and deep relaxation. Through her specific techniques, I achieved bliss internally, as she helped me relax even the tiniest muscles that were tight. The magic is then that she helps design a curated program for you to achieve this on your own.” — Kasey C.