Yoga Therapy
Heather Lee Farrell
Yoga for Healthcare
Therapeutic Yoga is a carefully designed and comprehensive system using gentle and restorative yoga, supported postures, breath awareness and guided meditation. Using readily available props such as pillows and blankets to gently support the body, the benefits of Therapeutic Yoga are accessible even to those recovering from injury or illness. Breathwork, guided imagery and hands-on healing modalities are also part of this system working to balance the body and ease the mind.
Specifically designed to enhance the body’s own capacity to heal, Therapeutic Yoga has been used by yoga teachers, nurses and other healthcare professionals to relieve clients’ anxiety and pain while safely working with the body in ways that are both restful and rejuvenating. Outside the clinical setting, Therapeutic Yoga provides the injured or physically challenged client with a complete modified yoga practice, or with supported modifications, which can be incorporated into any regular yoga routine.
