As of Jun 14, 2020, Michelle Tryling is now Certified in the prestigious International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT). This is in addition to being an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT). Additionally, she is in her practicum for Integrated Positional Therapy (IPT) and is being mentored personally by the inventor of IPT, Lee Albert, Neuro Muscular Therapist.
We are excited to be able to offer a variety of techniques to help our patients with their health and wellness challenges. With this new certification, Michelle is offering online YT sessions for group or individual classes. To see if your a good candidate for YT or IPT you can contact Michelle directly at yogaharmonics@gmail.com
One of the few exemplary schools of yoga therapy (YT) is in a remote area of western Massachusetts, near Stockbridge, called Kripalu. Every few months since March 2017 Michelle would travel to Kripalu to do training for up to three weeks at a time. It's been a grueling schedule for her, but she toughed it out and came out on top. We're all very proud of her. Please join me in congratulating her on her awesome achievement!
Some better descriptions of Yoga Therapy (YT) from folks actually in the field:
Yoga therapy is the facet of the ancient science of Yoga that focuses on health and wellness at all levels of the person: physical, psychological, and spiritual. Yoga therapy focuses on the path of Yoga as a healing journey that brings balance to the body and mind through an experiential understanding of the primary intention of Yoga: the awakening of Spirit, our essential nature.
Joseph LePage, M.A., Integrative Yoga Therapy (U.S.A.)
Yoga therapy is a self-empowering process, where the care-seeker, with the help of the Yoga therapist, implements a personalized and evolving Yoga practice, that not only addresses the illness in a multi-dimensional manner but also aims to alleviate his/her suffering in a progressive, non-invasive and complementary manner. Depending upon the nature of the illness, Yoga therapy can not only be preventative or curative, but also serve a means to manage the illness, or facilitate healing in the person at all levels.
TKV Desikachar & Kausthub Desikachar
Yoga therapy is of modern coinage and represents the first effort to integrate traditional yogic concepts and techniques with Western medical and psychological knowledge. Whereas traditional Yoga is primarily concerned with personal transcendence on the part of a "normal" or healthy individual, Yoga therapy aims at the holistic treatment of various kinds of psychological or somatic dysfunctions ranging from back problems to emotional distress. Both approaches, however, share an understanding of the human being as an integrated body-mind system, which can function optimally only when there is a state of dynamic balance.
Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D.
Yoga therapy, derived from the Yoga tradition of Patanjali and the Ayurvedic system of health care refers to the adaptation and application of Yoga techniques and practices to help individuals facing health challenges at any level manage their condition, reduce symptoms, restore balance, increase vitality, and improve attitude.
Gary Kraftsow American Viniyoga Institute
Yoga therapy is the adaptation of yoga practices for people with health challenges. Yoga therapists prescribe specific regimens of postures, breathing exercises, and relaxation techniques to suit individual needs. Medical research shows that Yoga therapy is among the most effective complementary therapies for several common aliments. The challenges may be an illness, a temporary condition like pregnancy or childbirth, or a chronic condition associated with old age or infirmity.
Robin Monro, Ph.D. Yoga Biomedical Trust (England)
Meridian Harmonics Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
2044 Bedford Rd.
Bedford, TX 76021
817-835-0885
