Therapeutic Yoga

Therapeutic Yoga

These yoga classes seek to provide relief from pain and support optimal functioning of the joints, muscles, and organs. Classes may include both gentle and restorative postures as well as breath and meditation.

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Therapeutic Yoga
  • 45 min Neck/Hips/Stress Relief Therapeutic Yoga: Elena

    11/25/2023:
    Release tension in your neck, hips, and your overall body and mind with this slow-paced, thoughtful class. Get your post-holiday stress relief on. Recommended props: 2 balls, 1 block, 1 chair, 1 blanket.

  • 10 min Desk Warriors

    Melt stress, stretch your neck and shoulders, and finish with a wide leg forward fold with this short sequence. Suggested prop: one chair

  • 20 minute Lower Back Sequence

    Nurture your lower back in this quick class that will leave you feeling centered.

  • Body Awareness Meditation

    Make yourself comfortable for this meditation focused on bringing awareness to all parts of your body.

    Recommended props: 1 bolster, 1 blanket

  • 5 minute Meditation - Working With Emotions

    Look inside and tap into your emotions in this short meditation practice. Recommended props: 2 blanekts

  • 5 minute Low Back Pain Lecture

    Learn to recognize and categorize the basic areas of low back pain and whether they are caused more by sitting or standing.

  • 15 minute Back Spasm Relief

    Relieve your back pain in this class aimed at those of us that feel relief from seated poses and spinal rounding. 1 bolster, 1 chair, 1 strap

  • 5 minute Shoulder Lecture

    Learn about the different parts of the shoulder and how the interact during internal and external rotation in this short lecture.

  • 20 min Sciatic Relief w/ Olivia

    Work on your back in this class with backbends that help those that feel better standing than when they sit. Recommended props: 2 blocks, 1 blanket

  • 10 minute Breath Inspired Movements

    The breath is the foundation for our practice as well as our life. When we coordinate our movement to our breath and allow the breath to inspire movement we have the ability to become present and still inside. Allow this gentle sequence to be a breathing practice accompanied by some movements and...

  • Free Your Joints: Dani

    Our body craves movement. It doesn't matter how big the movements are as long as you just keep yourself moving. This sequence is very gentle and the intention is to create circulation in the joints and blood flow to the muscles. Arthritis begins to set in when there isn't enough movement so stay ...

  • 5 minute Just Breathe

    This sequence will guide you through a simple breath awareness exercise and explain how you can utilize your breath in such a way that helps affect your entire system. The breath is a powerful tool for calming our nervous system, helping us to manage pain and literally shifting our emotions. Deep...

  • 15 minute Chair Practice

    Do this practice anywhere! These stretches are helpful and effective if you're unable to get down onto the floor. Gravity is effecting every single one of us, so opening the chest will keep the pectoral muscles from becoming tight, which pulls the shoulders forward, rounding the upper spine. When...

  • 10 minute Lengthen and Strengthen

    Lengthen your spine and strengthen the muscles in your low back. This series of strengthening backbends will encourage you to keep your body long and low to the floor. Backbends can be extremely healing to the body if done correctly with good alignment, awareness and a willingness to open the hea...

  • Knee Relief

    This mini sequence is very effective if you experience tightness in the knee joint. The intention is to create space within the joint, plus you'll learn how to give yourself a calf massage that will feel awesome! Often loosening up the calf muscle will free up some of the tightness in the knees. ...

  • 10 minute Daily Wind Down

    Release the stress of your day and put yourself in a state of ease for your night.

  • 10 minute Pre-Bedtime Yoga

    Have only 10 minutes? Promote deep rest with some simple yoga before you go to bed. Recommended props: 1 block, 1 bolster, 1 strap

  • 15 minute Lift With Your Legs

    Strengthen the muscles in your upper and lower legs when you're recovering from certain lower leg injuries. Recommended props: 2 blocks

  • 10 minute Headache Relief

    In this short sequence you'll focus on keeping your head down, your senses quiet, and your neck relaxed in order to relieve headaches. Recommended props: 2 blocks, 2 blankets, 2 bolsters

  • 15 minute Melt Your Shoulder Tension

    This beginner yoga sequence targets stiffness in a chronically tight area: the upper back and shoulders. Recommended props: 1 strap

  • 5 minute Knee Pain Introduction

    Learn knee structure and anatomy from Physical Therapist Olivia Barry.

  • 15 minute Guided Therapeutic Practice for the Upper Back, Neck, and Shoulders

    No pain, no strain! Ring out and unnwind tension, and cultivate gentle awareness with this sequence targeting the upper back, neck, and shoulders. Recommended Prop: blanket

  • 15 min Ball Rolling Relief for the Upper Body w/ Dani

    Using two therapy balls release tension and find ease by rolling your face, neck, and upper back. Recommended props: two balls & a block

  • 10 min Quick Reset in Supta Baddha Konasana w/ Ashley

    If you were on a desert island and could only bring one yoga pose, what would you do? Supta Baddha Konsasna! learn how to prop this restorative pose for maximum rejuvenation. Suggested Props: a strap, bolster, blanket, and two blocks