About Yoga Therapy
What’s the difference between yoga and yoga therapy?
A general public yoga class can certainly ease everyday aches and improve your mood. But a yoga therapy session goes much further because it is tailored to the individual. Yoga therapists have in-depth training to help them assess and keep their clients safe.
Yoga therapists work with you to address specific goals while considering any limitations you might be experiencing. The practices your yoga therapist recommends could include gentle movement, a vigorous physical routine, a relaxing breathing technique or a meditation, or any combination of yogic tools like these - it all depends on what you need to increase your health and well-being.
What to expect in a yoga therapy session:
Yoga therapy begins with an intake form that you can fill out either online or on paper. This information lets me know what your goals are, health history, and about you as a person. In your first session, we will discuss the information on the intake, check out some ranges of movement, and get some baseline information. Most importantly, I will learn from you what is the most important aspect of your health and well-being to address.
Yoga therapy isn’t a quick fix for anything, but it does work over time. Ideally, we would meet weekly or a couple times of month for four or more sessions. After each session, I will give you a few things to work on at home and over time we will jointly develop a useful home practice.
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Yes, yoga therapy training is 1000+ hours of study with significantly more breadth and depth. By comparison, yoga teacher trainings are typically 200 or 300 hours.
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There are many tools of yoga that could be used in yoga therapy - it depends on the individual client’s needs and interests. In addition to yoga poses, breathing practices, meditation, mantra, mudras, Ayurvedic practices, and lifestyle changes could be employed.
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A single one hour session is $75.
Ideally, a new client would schedule a set of four sessions, about once a week for four weeks. A set of four sessions is $250. Each session is an hour long, although the first session may be longer due to going over the intake form.
A sliding payment scale is available for clients in need of a reduced rate.
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Deirdre offers several options: at Phoenix Yoga Studio in Westlake, OH, on zoom, or depending on location, in the client’s home.
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Not yet, but we are heading in that direction. The International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) is working with the insurance industry towards that goal. In most cases, clients are able to use their Health Savings Accounts (HSA) for yoga therapy if it is prescribed by their medical provider to treat a specific medical condition.
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Use the Get In Touch button to send me an email. We can have a conversation to see if yoga therapy is right for you. And when you’re ready to go, I’ll send you my intake form to fill out prior to the first session.
Send me an email and let’s get started.