If you have significant pain, a recent injury or surgery, or any other medical issue, Yoga Therapy is for you. Iyengar Yoga Aspen provides a safe environment where students dealing with more complex health conditions/injuries or situations are given individual attention in a one-on-one setting.
What is Yoga Therapy?
Yoga Therapy is the process of empowering individuals to progress towards improved health and well-being through the application of the teachings and practices of yoga.
The goals of Yoga Therapy include eliminating, reducing and/or managing symptoms that cause physical, mental, emotional suffering; improving function and range of motion; cultivating physical, mental, and emotional stability; helping to prevent the occurrence or recurrence of underlying causes of illness; and overall improved health and well-being.
How does it work?
Iyengar Yoga Aspen - Yoga Therapy draws from the principles of yoga and the full range of yogic practices and assessment skills, as well as familiarity with bio-mechanical and psychological foundational knowledge.
An intake form is filled out and then an in-person consultation is scheduled.
From there, a Certified Yoga Therapist works with the client to develop and implement a personalized yoga therapy plan appropriate to the clients’ needs and oriented around prevention and health promotion.
Depending on the condition, expect to work with your yoga therapist for 6 weeks up to 6 months (or longer), on a continual basis, including the possibility of doing some of the practice at home. As you change and progress, your plan will also be modified to accommodate and adjust to your new state of well-being.
Certifications
Trishka is IAYT-Certified Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT). She has undertaken specialized training beyond that of a typical yoga teacher. Trishka stands in accordance with the IAYT's Educational Standards for the Training of Yoga Therapists.
IAYT-Certified Yoga Therapists adhere to the professional ethics, guidelines, and codes relating to the practice of Yoga Therapy as defined by the IAYT (IAYT.org) and commit to not making false or inaccurate claims about yoga's therapeutic and healing capacities.
Specializations
- Chronic pain of the knee, hips, lower back, neck and shoulders
- Depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD
- Difficulty with conception
- Migraines
- Other chronic conditions including systemic conditions, movement disorders such as Parkinson’s, etc. and immune disorders chronic fatigue, Covid-19 recovery etc.
Supportive Program
In addition, in 2015, Trishka completed the 'Four-Year Therapeutics Program' with Stephanie Quirk. The program included an in-depth study of the appendicular skeleton, axial skeleton, the organic body, and the nervous system.