YOGA THERAPY

WHENEVER YOU ARE IN DOUBT, IT IS BEST TO PAUSE. FEW THINGS ARE SO PRESSING THAT THEY CAN NOT WAIT FOR A MOMENT OF BREATH.

YOGA THERAPY

Yoga therapy is the process of empowering individuals to progress toward improved health and well-being through the application of the teachings and practices of Yoga.
-IAYT Educational Standards for the Training of Yoga Therapists

Yoga therapy is a self-empowering process, where the care-seeker, with the help of the Yoga therapist, implements a personalized and evolving Yoga practice, that not only addresses the illness in a multi-dimensional manner but also aims to alleviate his/her suffering in a progressive, non-invasive and complementary manner. Depending upon the nature of the illness, Yoga therapy can not only be preventative or curative, but also serve as a means to manage the illness, or facilitate healing in the person at all levels.
-TKV Desikachar & Kausthub Desikachar

KATSINA LOVE BHATIA

Yoga Teacher, Yoga Therapist in Training

I offer personalized healing and strengthening practices, utilizing Pantajali’s 8-limbed path. These tools of ancient Yogic tradition, along with current science that parallels Yoga practices, help balance all parts of the self.

During the practicum phase of my Yoga Therapy training, I will be seeing yoga therapy students at a discounted rate.

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HOW IS YOGA THERAPY DIFFERENT FROM YOGA?

LEVEL OF TRAINING

Yoga Therapists have five times the amount of education compared to yoga teachers, with an education comparable to a Master’s level. They are trained to work with clients with specific or persistent health conditions, as part of an integrative team.

ASSESSMENT COMPONENT

Whether in a one-on-one setting or small patient groups, yoga therapists conduct intake and assessment, identifying areas of imbalance, as well as opportunities for growth.

THERAPEUTIC PLAN

From the assessment, the yoga therapist works with clients to develop a safe and effective practice that is uniquely customized to meet the needs of the individual or appropriate for a group setting in which the group shares a similar problem or symptoms.

I work with clients with specific health conditions and intelligently offer Yogic practices to move their clients towards optimal physical, mental, emotional, energetic health. Together we determine your goals and a plan that works for you.

COMMON GOALS INCLUDE

Physical Injury/Recovery
Pain Management
Relationship Building
Energetic Alignment
Mental/Emotional Balance
Goal-Setting
Breath Ease
Strengthening
Lifestyle Changes
Anxiety Relief
Overall Well-Being

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence, but by the distance, they have traveled from the point where they started.

Yoga Therapy utilizes different Yogic tools to help reach your goals. “Yogic tools” can include postures, movement, breathwork, meditation, daily habits/routines and more. Depending on your goals and comfort, we may use one or many of these tools – every client will have a different plan and set of tools offered.

A little about me … I am a mother of a 12- and 20-year-old. I am a 500-hour certified Yoga teacher. I also teach Empowered Self Defense (ESD). I am in my 3rd and final year of an 850-hour Yoga Therapy training with Be The Change Yoga & AlcheMe. I am also training to become a Tibetan Sound Healing practitioner. Before choosing Yoga as my career, I was a visual artist – starting out in traditional drawing and painting, then moving into the animation world where I was a director and designer. I also lived in my Aikido dojo for 5 years and trained for 18.

Since a very young age, I have dreamed of spreading compassion. It was through Yoga that I found my way to live this dream: by offering tools of empowerment to others.

As mentioned, I am in my 3rd and final year of my Yoga therapy certification. This means that I am starting my practicum: 150 hours of meeting with clients, plus more time for mentor reviews, etc. I will be meeting with clients for 6-week periods and ask that you can commit to 1-hour sessions a week, for 6 weeks. My mentor will observe the 1st and either 5th or 6th session.

WHEN YOU ARE INSPIRED BY SOME GREAT PURPOSE, SOME EXTRAORDINARY PROJECT, ALL YOUR THOUGHTS BREAK THEIR BOUNDS. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties, and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.

-Patanjali