What is the Difference between Yoga Classes, Yoga Therapy Classes and Individual Private Sessions???

So, what is the difference between Yoga Classes, Yoga Therapy Classes and Individual Private Sessions?

 This can be confusing. Below is a clarification of what this all means…. At Yoga for Life.

Yoga Classes stretch and strengthen the whole system, including the mind and emotions, General classes –

·        Create flexible and strong muscles and promote healthy joint function

·        Stimulate healthy immune function

·        Develop healthy breathing and overcome bad breathing habits

·        Promote deep healthy sleep, essential for the body to carry out maintenance and healing

Yoga Therapy Classes are a programme of 5 classes designed to target particular areas.. They are specially designed for those who find their pain and tension is becoming a problem in daily living. The classes help address -

 

·        Pain & stiffness in particular areas, such as hips, shoulders, knees or lower back

·        Create counterbalance for sports which overuse one side of the body, at the expense of the opposite side, such as golf and tennis, which over time can lead to pain and discomfort

·        Help people become aware of what they can do to reduce tension and stiffness

·        The current programmes include Hips and Shoulders; Lower back and Sciatica

Private Yoga Therapy Sessions are for those whose pain has become so intense or overwhelming that it is interfering with their daily living. 

Many of these issues can be reduced or eliminated by individually designed and targeted sessions using traditional yoga asanas and breathing techniques, combined with modern understanding of kinesiology, anatomy and physiology. Initially the movements are slow and small so that the mind and body can become aware of where the pain is coming from and what we have been doing, muscle-wise to compensate in order to relieve the pain. As this awareness grows there is space to change many of these habits and retrain our muscles to move within a pain-free range. Each session builds on the previous session and every session is unique, in that it is specifically tailored to address the needs of the individual on the day.

All of the above techniques are complementary.   All of the above techniques are suitable for people of all ages and abilities and are entirely complementary so you can choose one or combine them all for a faster more holistic result.

  

QUOTE:   "My lower back pain and sciatica used to be so bad that I couldn’t drive more than 20 minutes before the pain became excruciating. After coming to yoga and yoga therapy sessions, I haven’t thought about it for months. No pain, nothing."  Sheree