What is Yoga Therapy?

Our bodies and minds participate in life’s challenges together. Yet this deep mind-body connection is often overlooked during the healing process. Unresolved emotional experiences can be stored in the body as a coping strategy or a tension outside of our conscious awareness.

Within the safety of a yoga therapy session, you can look deeply inside and uncover the truths of your very own mind-body connection.

Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy uses several related techniques to help you look deep within yourself and explore the feelings that may be causing your physical and emotional aches and pains. These techniques include stretching, restorative yoga, breathing exercises, and free-flowing dialog. The sessions are always private, one-on-one, and highly confidential.

Two people practicing yoga therapy

Yoga therapy allows you to focus on your body’s inner strength and healing ability. It is not yoga training, but uses gentle, supported yoga movements to uncover and express deep-seated emotions. Because you are supported throughout the session, there are no physical requirements. You can realize powerful benefits regardless of you fitness level or yoga experience.

Yoga therapy differs from a yoga class because you are physically supported by the practitioner, it is performed one-on-one, and it integrates your emotions with your physical self. Yoga therapy can be an excellent compliment to other ongoing treatment programs and can help you realize greater benefits from them.

How Can Yoga Therapy Help Me?

Offered on an individual basis in an atmosphere of safety and acceptance, each session is geared to your personal needs. Yoga therapy is beneficial in a wide variety of situations including relationship issues, chronic illness or pain, substance abuse recovery, healing from past abuse.

Whether your pain stems from major trauma, chronic stress, or feelings of disconnection or depression, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy offers a powerful, safe, and natural path to enhanced well-being. And yoga therapy is for everyone, regardless of your body-type, level of fitness experience, or physical condition.