Yogatherapy
When it comes to relaxation and muscle strengthening, the benefits of yoga are always emphasized for their virtues on body and mind. Indeed, regular practice of this discipline allows you to let go by practicing postures and breathing exercises. Its therapeutic dimension is called yogatherapy.
Yogatherapy group sessions
Yoga sessions are often practiced collectively when it comes to practicing this sport. Thus, part of the yogatherapy sessions can be practiced in a group. The interest of a group session is to familiarize oneself with the yoga exercises as part of a group and therefore not to feel alone.
Group yogatherapy classes are set up by major yogatherapy institutes but also by individuals, teachers who have been trained in a yoga center. Everyone can work and enjoy themselves in a relaxed and non-competitive atmosphere.
The objectives of these yoga therapy sessions are numerous:
• Work on breathing to better meditate,
• Practice yoga postures (asanas) to train the body,
• Stretching to relax the body,
• Improve the patient's vitality through exercise,
• Relieves body aches and pains and the nervous system.
The most effective way to find a group yogatherapy class in your city is to look on the Internet. You will find all the information you need to register for this type of session: phone number, email address and address of the yogatherapy rooms.
In general, yogatherapy sessions are organized within the framework of already defined groups such as individuals forming groups, companies, hospitals and communities. However, it is possible to join an already constituted yogatherapy group by registration.
Practicing yogatherapy individually or in private classes
Most yogatherapy classes are practiced between the patient and the yogatherapist on an individual basis. Indeed, to treat the specific pathology that the patient suffers from, the discipline must be adapted to his or her singularity and life experience. The yoga teacher is therefore generally focused on one student at a time.
An individual therapeutic yoga session can be practiced very simply by contacting a yoga center. Unlike group classes, the patient can have a better follow-up in his or her treatment. Between yoga and meditation, the teacher himself chooses which exercises are adapted to the pathology to be treated.
The yogatherapist's long term goal is to make the patient autonomous in his practice of yogatherapy. By working regularly on himself, he can take care of himself and thus use his own resources to heal himself deeply. Of course, the patient is always followed by the therapist from beginning to end.
It is possible to take individual yogatherapy courses easily by surfing on the Internet. Indeed, there are many yogatherapy teachers trained by one of the two major French yogatherapy institutes. They usually have sites or can be contacted by phone by asking at the yoga centers.
It is also possible to take private yogatherapy lessons through the Superprof site. The platform has more than 2000 competent yoga teachers, many of whom have been trained in the art of yoga therapy. The private class option is interesting because it allows you to practice from home and at your own pace.
You will have understood: between asanas, pranayama and Hatha yoga postures, yogatherapy is a discipline that is practiced more regularly on an individual basis, between the patient and the teacher. If it is based on traditional yoga, its philosophy and particular exercises are much more effective in a personalized treatment!
Yogatherapy thematic workshops
It is possible to practice yogatherapy in thematic workshops or internships focused on a specific type of patient or a specific goal to be achieved at the end of the course. It is therefore a collective yoga practice and these yoga workshops are reserved for people who are not looking to treat a particular pathology.
These thematic workshops can for example concern :
• The care of back pain,
• Work on the chakras,
• Intense meditation exercises,
• The yoga of hormones,
• The complete harmonization of the body,
• Vinyasa yoga on stretching,
• Focusing on the body's energy centers,
• Work on the abdominals and the perineum,
• Stress management on a daily basis.
These workshops are organized on a regular basis but on an ad hoc basis by yoga studios. All you have to do is register and pay the fees to be able to participate. Be careful however because the number of participants is often limited. The price also depends on the duration of the session which can be up to 3 hours sometimes.
Sometimes these workshops can be organized for a certain type of person: yoga for children, sessions for the elderly, specialized classes for the handicapped or prenatal yoga for pregnant women. They can also be organized according to the time of the year.
