Yoga Therapy

“Yoga therapy is the process of empowering individuals to progress toward improved health and wellbeing through the application of the teachings and practices of yoga.

The goals of yoga therapy include eliminating, reducing, or managing symptoms that cause suffering; improving function; helping to prevent the occurrence or re-occurrence of underlying causes of illness; and moving toward improved health and wellbeing. Yoga therapy also helps clients/students change their relationship to and identification with their condition.”
IAYT

“Yoga is therapeutic when it is systematic and holistic. It is transformational as it harmonizes body, mind and spirit.”
Yogini Kaliji.

Current research shows that practicing yoga benefits a wide range of conditions and illnesses including, but not limited to, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes mellitus, cancer, low-back pain, anxiety and depression. Research has shown that yoga reduces stress, lowers heart rate and blood pressure, improves sleep, elevates mood, alleviates pain, improves strength and flexibility, and improves overall quality of life.

Yoga is holistic and includes practices for the body, mind and spirit. The scope of yoga therapy practice includes:

• Pranayama (breathing practices)
• Asanas (poses)
• Yoga Nidra (relaxation and guided meditation)
• Concentration and visualization
• Meditation
• Mudra (focused hand and eye gestures)
• Mantra and affirmations
• Chanting/music
• Lifestyle modifications (diet, laughter, music, nature)
• Self reflection (setting goals, intentions, finding purpose and meaning)
• Seva (selfless service)
• Sangha (supportive community

Before your session you will be asked to complete a Total Health Assessment and set your goals for yoga therapy.  During your first 1.5 hour visit your yoga therapist will review the assessment, your health information, and your goals. Additional assessments may also be done the first session, including posture, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DSS), sleep, nutrition, and pain. You will then be given a set of of practices designed best meet your goals. Short daily practices have been shown to be more effective than longer periods a few times a week for fostering new healthy habits. You and your therapist will determine the  amount of time you can comfortably commit, usually a minimum of 15 minutes once or twice a day.

During additional sessions progress towards goals and your experience with the practice will be reviewed. Modifications and additions will be suggested as appropriate.

“Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.”  B.K.S. Iyengar

We recommend a minimum of 3 sessions to successfully create a daily practice that will help you achieve your goals. The first session is 1.5 hours. Additional sessions are 60 minutes. Discount packages are available.

Initial assessment and consultation – 90 minutes               $150

One hour                                                                                  $108

Initial three sessions (3.5 hrs) – Save 15%                             $310 

Three 1-hr sessions – Save 10%                                              $290

Five 1-hr sessions – Save 15%                                                 $459

One 30-min session                                                                 $  60

Three 30-min sessions – Save 10%                                        $150

Five 30-min sessions – Save 10%                                            $255

Please call 781-650-3327 or email info@triyogaboston.org if you are interested in learning more about how Yoga Therapy can help you or to make an appointment.

Lośīnī (Lorrie) Jacobsohn RN, MSN, Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse, Advanced Practice Addictions Nurse, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500 Certified TriYoga Teacher. Lorrie is a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist with expertise in Trauma, Sudden Bereavement, Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.

Lośīnī provides yoga therapy services for those suffering from depression, anxiety, trauma, sudden bereavement, sexual assault, domestic violence, Parkinson’s and chronic disease.

Brahmi Gold-Bernstein, Director TriYoga Boston, Yoga Therapist, E-RYT 500, Senior TriYoga teacher and Teacher Trainer. Brahmi has been practicing yoga for 47 years, teaching for 40 years, and practicing TriYoga for 30 years. She is a senior TriYoga instructor and Teacher Trainer. Brahmi is the director and lead teacher for the RYS 200 hr TriYoga Teacher Training program the the RYS 500 hr Therapeutic Teacher Training Program.  Brahmi is a former back sufferer of 30 years and now enjoys a pain free back. She has also successfully recovered from wrist, knee and shoulder surgery.

Brahmi focuses on Yoga Therapy for back, shoulder, knee and other chronic pain, Parkinson’s and chronic disease.