YOGA Therapeutics at Generations Yoga


Generations Yoga is excited to initiate a comprehensive yoga therapy program to serve the needs of the community.  Both group classes and individual sessions are available lead by certified professional yoga therapists.

What is Yoga Therapy?

The ancient tradition of yoga comprises a wide range of mind/body practices, from postural and breathing exercises to deep relaxation and meditation. Yoga therapy  tailors these to the health needs of the individual. It helps to promote all-round positive health, as well as assisting particular medical conditions. Yoga therapy can be used as a complement to medical treatment of chronic and acute physical and/or mental conditions.

Who is a Yoga Therapist?

Yoga Therapists are yoga teachers who have additional training in therapeutic applications of yoga. They may specialize in teaching specific groups like seniors, pregnant women or people with cancer. They may work one on one with private clients and have other areas of training and expertise which they integrate into their practice such as health care, massage therapy, energy healing, counseling, or ayurveda.

Yoga Therapy Classes

Pre and Post natal classes

Sunday's 2:00pm to 3:15pm - Sarah Hillenbrand

This class is designed for expectant moms in all stages of their pregnancy. Experience relaxing yet challenging poses suitable for students of all levels. Students will learn key poses intended to help alleviate common aches and pains associated with pregnancy like back pain, leg cramps, and sciatica. Simple breathing techniques that are beneficial throughout the entire pregnancy are also taught in this helpful class. The attention that yoga places on relaxation, focus, breathing, and endurance are proven to help women through the process of childbirth.

Yoga and Scoliosis

Sunday's 12:30 to 2:00pm | limited 10 per class | New Session Starts 9/5/2010 | Register On-Line SE 154

Monday's | 6:00 to 7:30pm | limited 5 per class | New Session Starts 8/30/2010 | Register On-Line SE-153

The only one of its kind on the North Shore, this class is specifically for students who have scoliosis. Each class will work on a specific task related to broadening your awareness and applying that knowledge to asana. All Poses will be modified to activate the weaker muscles of your back and core. Each class builds on the previous class so clear progress can be seen and felt. Downlad Flyer....

Private Yoga Therapy

Individual yoga therapy sessions are available at Generations Yoga provided by professional yoga therapists. Call the studio (847-919-0533) and speak to Eric for a complete discussion of your needs and how one of Generations Yoga's Yoga Therapists may be of assistance.

Restoring the Body, Restoring the Mind with Elesa Commerse
Saturday, September 11th, 1pm to 4:00pm

It is well documented that ninety-nine percent (99%) of all illness has a stress component to it. During this one-day workshop we will dive deep into the nature of true mental, physical  and emotional relaxation. Daily we accumulate stress.

In this Workshop you will...

• learn daily practices to offload your stress.
• relax the body through guided restorative yoga.
• relax the mind through meditation
• relax the emotions through Yoga Nidra, the 4,000 year-old tantric practice said to be four times more restorative than sleep.

No prior yoga or meditation experience is required. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and be prepared to experience a calm so deep it will leave you transformed.

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LifeForce Yoga^R To Manage Your Mood
A Weekend with Amy Weintraub, MFA, E-RYT 500 - Author of Yoga for Depression

Cost:
Friday Night Only - $45
Full Weekend - $240 or $255 after October 1^{st
(Yoga Alliance CEU's will be available)}

For thousands of years, yogis have understood what current research in neurobiology and clinical observations are demonstrating - that working with a body and breath-based practice, we can manage our moods. LifeForce Yoga^R interweaves the power of an ancient discipline with current scientific findings to help you release what's no longer serving you - without a story attached! In this inspiring workshop, you will learn and practice breathing exercises, easy postures, guided meditations, and other experiential yogic tools for managing your mood that are not often taught in regular yoga classes. You will leave this feeling refreshed, renewed, and excited about returning to your at-home or teaching practice with new tools to bring balance to the emotional and physical body.

Friday Evening - LifeForce Yoga^R to Manage Your Mood: Clearing the Space | Breathe your way through these challenging times. Learn 3 Yogic strategies to strengthen your emotional resilience. Based on ancient practices and current scientific findings, Amy will incorporate breath, sound, movement and visualization to help you meet and manage your mood.

Saturday - LifeForce Yoga^R to Get You off the Couch! | Learn an embodied practice to meet the lethargic or depressed mood. No matter what challenges you are facing now, Amy promises that you'll leave with a lighter heart and a clearer mind or your money back! We will practice the LifeForce Yoga^R Chakra Clearing Meditation - Energizing, a technique that incorporates mantra, mudra and breath to clear the central energy channel of the body. Then we will build to a stronger, more dynamic practice, energizing the body mind and spirit. We'll end with a restorative practice of LifeForce Yoga^R Nidra.

Sunday - LifeForce Yoga^R to Meet Anxiety | Learn a practice that promotes a calm mind and an open heart. Evolution has favored an anxiety gene, and for many of us, it's our default. Meet your monkey mind with an embodied practice and The LifeForce Yoga^R Chakra Clearing Meditation - Calming, a meditation technique that gives the busy mind a bone.

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Yoga and Scoliosis Workshop with Sarah Hillenbrand

Level 1 | November 13^th : Discover how scoliosis affects your entire body, not just your back. From head to feet we will map how your body twists and turns. With this knowledge you can lengthen your spine, untwist the rotated sections, and draw the curvatures closer to your midline. Learn how scoliosis loads your muscles asymmetrically and how to adapt yoga poses to awaken, lengthen and strengthen the weak and underused muscles. Practice directing your breath in a similar way, awakening the power in your breathing muscles to help correct your scoliosis.

Level 2 | November 12^th :Take your awareness to the next level. Suitable for those practitioners comfortable with the Level 1 workshop concepts and body awareness. In this workshop we will experiment with more subtle alignment in the foundation (pelvis, feet and hands). Level 2 pranayama will work on strengthening the diaphragm and educating the abdominals. Standing balancing poses, arm balances and inversions will be explored as therapeutic poses for scoliosis. We will also consider how Ayurvedic concepts and nutrition can inform our approach to scoliosis. Pre-requisite is attendance at previous Level 1 workshop, privates or group scoliosis classes with Sarah Hillenbrand. Most suitable for those with at least one year alignment-based yoga experience.

SUITABLE FOR ALL LEVELS, including those students new to yoga as well as more advanced practiioners. Each student will leave with a map of his/her curves, images to help visualize curve patterns, and a home practice sequence.

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