About Yoga Therapy

I am dedicated to helping others find the joy, strength, and healing nature of yoga. Whether you are seeking a new form of work-out or something deeper to help with traumatic life experiences, injury, or illness, yoga can provide a path for you.  Through yoga & yoga therapy, clients have expressed time and again how they’ve improved & healed beyond what they believed possible.  Yoga, in its purest form, allows the practitioner to strengthen & heal not only the body, but the mind and spirit as well. Joining the physical aspects of yoga with techniques of the breath & mindfulness, understanding that challenges in life allow us to grow, and looking to connect with something greater than ourselves, yoga helps us to heal, develop resilience, and move beyond the pain.   

…..Dr. Bren

“Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured."‍ ‍ ….BKS Iyengar

According to The International Association of Yoga Therapists:

What is Yoga Therapy? The specific application of yogic tools - postures/exercises, breathwork, meditation, and more - to address an individual’s physical, mental, and emotional needs. Many people first learn about yoga through its physical practices, but a common misconception is that the discipline is all about stretching or movement. In fact, yoga therapy can help people who can’t move at all, as well as active individuals. The yogic model of health is unique because it addresses every aspect of life rather than considering each body part or system separately.

What Conditions can Yoga Therapy Help? It can offer support for a range of concerns for example:

  • pain

  • neurologic issues

  • mental health & stress related issues

  • major illnesses

  • age related concerns

  • grieving, death & dying

  • support for holistic wellness

How is it different from a regular yoga class?

General yoga classes can certainly ease everyday aches and help promote wellness. However a yoga therapy session goes further because it is tailored to the individual. An IAYT-certified yoga therapist has in-depth training to assess and keep clients safe, and to interact with other healthcare professionals directly as needed.

How does Yoga Therapy Work?

Although yoga has been practiced in some form for millennia, we are just beginning to understand these mechanisms from a Western scientific perspective. A tool applied in one area - say, a breathing practice - can profoundly affect a completely different area of the body or mind. Researchers think this works partly because of yoga’s ability to regulate the nervous system and possibly affect the way the brain processes information. Another reason yoga therapy works so well is that it’s not a treatment that is done to a patient - yoga therapists instead empower clients to tap into their own innate healing capabilities.