What is yoga therapy and why do people refer to it as a prescription (Rx) ?

                                                 
                                                             Larry Payne 
                                                             Founder of Yoga Therapy Rx

Yoga Therapy often is prescribed one-on-one for those who need or prefer to participate in a private or semi-private setting due to a specific condition/injury or ailment.  This individualized attention at Santa Rosa Yoga Therapy is necessary for determining and initiating the most therapeutic yoga sequencing for a particular condition.  Yoga therapists work alongside physiatrists (physicians who specialize in pain), chiropractors, and physical therapists to determine a comprehensive and holistic approach to healing through yoga therapy methodology.   Some of the many ailments successfully treated with yoga therapy include:  chronic lower and upper back problems, hypertension and heart disease, asthma, and diabetes. A good yoga therapist often works in conjunction with or is recommended by a physician and other medical professionals (as noted) and has specific and advanced yoga training/certification.

  Yoga therapy helps with:

~ High blood pressure, migraine headaches, asthma, chronic back pain, digestive disorders, diabetes, conditions associated with menopause, insomnia, and chronic illnesses

Additional benefits of yoga are included below:

~   Reduces & often eliminates pain in the back, neck, shoulders, knees, and hips
~   Diminishes achiness
~   Great for stress reduction
~   Helps with digestion
~   Purifies and detoxifies internal organs and makes the skin glow
~   Helps with circulation and increases blood flow throughout the body-mind
~    Contributes to greater ranges of motion
~   Helps calm the mind, boosting productivity and focus
~   Uplifts mood and increases energy & stamina
~   Improves mental health & overall well-being
~   Reduces anxiety (in conjunction with other modalities) and can help with depression
~   Boosts serotonin and norepinephrine production, and GABA production (our happy hormones)
~   Balances body-mind and grounds us for life inevitabilities. . .
~   Helps with the anti-aging process
~   Increases lung capacity
~   Boosts the mood, lifts the spirit, evens out the ego, and leaves us more content

Please contact us if you are interested in private or semi-private yoga therapy instruction at Santa Rosa Yoga Therapy — we’re here to help you get back to your daily life, feeling your best and even better than you thought possible!