Yoga Therapy

Complementary to conventional medicine, yoga therapy helps individuals manage and improve a wide range physical, mental and spiritual health issues in a one-on-one setting. It puts the individual first and promotes: self-acceptance, movement of body and breathing, mental focus and mindfulness.

Yoga therapists are Yoga teachers who have followed specialized training that allows them to work 1-on-1 with clients who suffer from injuries or have been diagnosed with certain medical pathologies.

As a Yoga therapist Jeannine is trained to:

• Evaluate and assess client’s general physical/mental capacity and needs.
• Assess possible areas that need attention in posture, alignment and flexibility.
• Approach the client’s needs in a natural and holistic manner, drawing from a wide range of methods to best serve the client. 
• Highlight client’s potential and help them expand their abilities (i.e: physical and mental strength as well as mobility or range of motion).
• Create wellness strategies (or action plans). Plans often include a series of postures and exercises that the client is guided through during the 1-on-1 sessions, as well as practical postures, exercises, breathing exercises and/or lifestyle habits that can be practiced at home.
• To work in collaboration with other heath care providers and physicians, and provide clients with complimentary practices.

Although some may be highly intuitive, yoga therapists are NOT trained (or legally permitted) to:

• Diagnose medical pathologies.
• Prescribe medications or medical protocols.

After a few sessions, yoga therapy clients often report feeling more aware of their bodies and of its potential.