Individual Yoga Therapy

Gen­tle, sup­ported stretch­ing is cus­tomized to meet your body’s needs.

Body-Mind Ther­apy for Individuals

Ses­sions typ­i­cally begin by get­ting out of the head and into the body. As opposed to talk­ing about a prob­lem, the ther­a­pist guides a med­i­ta­tion intended to slow the mind and encour­age the client to focus upon the body. The ther­a­pist then leads the client in a body scan designed to heighten phys­i­cal aware­ness and note areas of ten­sion or hold­ing. This data is used to choose a yoga pos­ture that will accen­tu­ate open­ing in that area. The client is guided and sup­ported in the pos­ture by the ther­a­pist who lifts and moves the body, encour­ag­ing the client to breathe into areas where they feel sen­sa­tion. The ther­a­pist engages the client in a dia­logue to explore what the body is manifesting.

The body-mind expe­ri­ence usu­ally cul­mi­nates in a new aware­ness of what changes are needed in the individual’s cur­rent sit­u­a­tion to sup­port their phys­i­cal and emo­tional well-being. The body expe­ri­ence is always brought back into life today, thereby mak­ing this form of work a body-mind inte­gra­tive therapy.

Ele­ments of a Phoenix Ris­ing Yoga Ther­apy Session

Each ses­sion is cus­tom tai­lored to meet you where your body, mind and spirit are once you arrive to your ses­sion. The fol­low are some ele­ments you may experience:

Cen­ter­ing & Breath Work
Using guided breath­ing tech­niques you will focus on what is hap­pen­ing in the moment, allow­ing you to become focused and clear headed.

Sup­ported Pos­tures
Heather will sup­port and move your body through care­fully selected pos­tures that sup­port your body and inten­tion. You will lay on a soft mat with your eyes closed, allow­ing you to relax and notice what is hap­pen­ing in your body. Work­ing with “the edge” you will attune your mind to sen­sa­tions, thoughts and feel­ings that arise in your body.

Dia­logue
Heather will check in with you in and feed back what she hears. This will allow you to hear what you are say­ing and clar­ify as needed. It also ensures safety in the postures.

Body Scan
Reflect on your body, one part at a time. This sim­ple yet pow­er­ful tech­nique allows you to become aware of sen­sa­tions and pat­terns you hold in your body.

Reflec­tion & Inten­tion
Enjoy a quiet space to reflect on your life sit­u­a­tion and set an inten­tion that works for you. This allows you to focus and clar­ify your per­sonal goals.

Inte­gra­tion
Acknowl­edge what you learned dur­ing the ses­sion and dis­cover how you can bring that knowl­edge into your daily life. By set­ting small, man­age­able goals, you will begin to see a trans­for­ma­tion in your life.

How will I feel after the session?

This varies from per­son to per­son, but typ­i­cally you will feel deeply relaxed and a sense of well-being. Some­times, how­ever, you may need to process new aware­nesses. Change and dis­cov­ery are not always easy, so for your first ses­sion you may wish to have some free time after­ward for quiet time and reflec­tion. It is impor­tant to know that you may be access­ing thoughts and feel­ings that pre­vi­ously have gone unno­ticed, paving the way for growth and transformation.