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What is Yoga Therapy?
Yoga Therapy is a whole-person approach based on an adaptation of specific yoga tools to an individual's physical, mental, and emotional needs. While these practices can be beneficial to literally anyone, yoga therapy as a modality primarily emerged out of the need to serve people with health challenges.
Yoga Therapy can be preventative, it may also serve as a means to manage the illness or facilitate healing in the person at all levels. Medical research shows that Yoga Therapy is among the most effective complementary therapies for several common ailments. All therapeutic interventions are gentle, adaptable, and highly personalized.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between yoga and yoga therapy?
Traditional Yoga offers a variety of practices for regular people or somewhat healthy individuals. Yoga therapy aims at the holistic treatment of various kinds of physical, mental, or emotional conditions with respect to individual differences in age, culture, occupation, attitude, overall health, and wellbeing.
How can yoga therapy help me?
It depends on your situation but here are some benefits of yoga therapy:
Reduces physical discomfort (back pain, joint pain, etc) and improves pain management
Helps a variety of neurological conditions
Reduces tension and stress which helps with headaches and migraines
Boosts your mood and reduces signs of anxiety or depression
Eases symptoms of menopause or menstrual discomfort
Improves sleep
Self-compassion and a sense of wholeness
Reduces isolation and increases participation in life
Helps balance the immune system, respiratory system, cardiovascular, and lymph systems.
Can I do yoga therapy if I am not physically fit?
Yes, literally anyone can do yoga therapy. All practices are very adaptable and chosen specially for you.
Is yoga therapy covered by health insurance?
At the moment in most cases, yoga therapy is not covered, though IAYT is actively working on changing that. Nevertheless, even if the insurance plan doesn't directly cover the cost of a yoga therapy session, most plans today offer wellness benefits or reimbursements for certain health-related expenses, including yoga. Patients can then submit documentation for reimbursement, such as the doctor's recommendation with a receipt.
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