Although all yoga is potentially therapeutic and healing, yoga therapy is the specific application of yogic tools-postures/exercises, breathwork, meditation techniques, and more-to address an individual’s physical, mental, and emotional needs. Many people first learn about yoga through its physical practices, but a common misconception is that the discipline is all about stretching or movement. In fact, yoga therapy can help people who can’t move at all…
Fertility Yoga
Mary Pappas-Sandonas, MS CIYT C-IAYT is a certified Level 3 Iyengar yoga teacher and has been teaching Iyengar yoga for over 25 years. She has taught Iyengar yoga for pregnancy and pre-conception classes at Unity Woods Yoga Center in addition to classes for beginning, intermediate and advanced practitioners. She originally developed the Yoga for Fertility Program at …
Pranayama in the Iyengar Method
Pranayama, the yogic practice of breathing continues to build upon the skills first developed in asana practice of self-observation and profound awareness of the body, mind and self through the techniques of breath observation and control…