| Yoga Class | Yoga Therapy |
|---|---|
| Designed for a group | Designed entirely for one person |
| Led by a yoga teacher | Led by an accredited yoga therapist |
| Follows a set class format | Structured around your specific condition |
| Assumes general health | Works within your health history and limitations |
| Focuses on physical practice | Addresses physical, mental and emotional health |
| Goal: fitness, relaxation, flexibility | Goal: therapeutic outcomes and lasting relief |
- Chronic pain in back, neck, joints, headaches
- Anxiety, stress and burnout
- Depression and low mood
- Sleep difficulties and insomnia
- Women’s health including menopause, menstrual health
- Cancer during treatment and in recovery
- Autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus
- Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue
- Heart conditions and high blood pressure
- Breathing difficulties and respiratory conditions
- Neurological conditions like Parkinson’s, post-stroke recovery
- Digestive issues linked to stress or nervous system dysregulation
- Trauma and PTSD
- Chronic pain: The IAYT White Paper on Yoga Therapy and Pain (Pearson et al., 2020) states that yoga therapy can make a meaningful contribution to solving the overlapping crises of chronic pain, opioid misuse and mental health disorders. An 8-year Johns Hopkins University trial found yoga improved arthritis pain by 40%.
- Anxiety & mental health: Yoga increases GABA (a calming brain neurotransmitter), reduces cortisol and improves heart rate variability. A 2023 JAMA trial found trauma-sensitive yoga worked as well as cognitive processing therapy for PTSD, with a 43% higher completion rate.
- Cancer: A 410-person multicentre RCT found yoga therapy significantly improved cancer-related fatigue, with researchers concluding ‘oncologists should consider prescribing yoga’ (Lin et al., 2019). Multiple reviews confirm consistent improvements in depression, distress, sleep and quality of life during treatment.
- Women’s health: Research cited by IAYT shows yoga reduces menstrual pain, improves sleep and mood in PMS, and reduces hot flush frequency and severity during the menopausal transition.
- Bone health: A 12-minute daily yoga regimen reversed osteoporotic bone loss confirmed by DEXA scan (Lu et al., 2016).
- Balance & falls prevention: A 2026 study published in the IAYT’s own International Journal of Yoga Therapy found that 3 months of a specific yoga program significantly improved balance, strength and reduced fall risk in older adults.
In 2024, the Australian Government’s NHMRC Natural Therapies Review also included yoga in its evidence evaluation, acknowledging its role as a complementary approach for stress, anxiety and chronic pain.
Yoga therapy applies all of this evidence in a personalised, one-to-one therapeutic context, ensuring practices are adapted to your specific condition, history and goals.
- Gentle, mindful movement tailored to your body and condition
- Pranayama (breath exercises) to regulate the nervous system
- Body awareness and relaxation practices
- Yoga nidra (guided deep rest) where appropriate
- Mindfulness practices to support emotional regulation
- A personalised home practice to continue progress between sessions.
Sessions are held at 12 McCrae Drive, Camden, NSW and typically run 60 minutes. You will always be treated with warmth, patience and deep respect for your individual experience.
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