Yoga for Wellness and Preventative Care

  • Improve energy levels, efficiency, attention and clarity

  • Address minor or major health issues

  • Maintain optimum health and sense of wellbeing

  • Prevent future health problems

  • Develop an effective and personalised daily yoga practice

  • Experience Yoga from the classical lineage of Sri T Krishnamacharya and TVK Desikachar

  • Discover Yoga philosophy and deeper practices

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What can Yoga Therapy address?

Pain in the body - back, neck, knee, shoulder et al. - diabetes, cardiac problems, headaches, hormonal imbalances, stress and stress related problems, overthinking, sleep issues, cancer care, menstruation issues, pregnancy complaints, postpartum concerns, prolapse, weight loss/gain, arthritis and joint related problems, digestive and excretory problems, asthma, chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression and more…

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Practice Yoga According to Your Individual

  • Physiology

    With the goal of optimising the functioning of bodily symptoms such as digestive, excretory, nervous, respiratory, lymphatic, circulatory, endocrine, reproductive etc.

  • Musculoskeletal System

    Not one body is the same! Let’s find the postures which will support your unique re-alignment, strengthening and pain reduction.

  • Mental & Emotional Patterns

    Depending on your unique personality and conditioning, different practices will facilitate your ability to relax, reflect and experience deeper shifts.

  • Energy Levels

    Yoga Therapy is very unlike ‘modern western vinyasa yoga’. Yoga need not be dynamic. The best practice is the one that you will actually do! So let’s find one that gives you the energy that you need.

  • Needs & Goals

    Whether they be better sleep, improved digestion, stress relief, weight loss, post-injury/surgery recovery, spiritual growth, pain management, mental health support.

  • Life Circumstances

    All is taken into consideration - work, home situation, relationships, children, climate, location, daily routine, interests, hobbies.

How you’ll feel

calmer with increased energy, focus and deeper sleep

Therapeutic Yoga includes

  • Movement

  • Meditation

  • Conscious Breathing

  • Mantra & Sound

  • Counselling

  • Food Habits

  • Visualisation

  • Lifestyle

How would it work?

Ideally you are able to commit to 6 classes within the first 6 weeks. This consists of one class a week (online or in person when possible) and a daily self practice at home. A daily practice can range anywhere from 20 to 60 minutes. Typically, for a therapeutic practice to be successful, a practice of a minimum of 20 minutes is practiced once or twice a day. It could even be a 10 minute practice done three times a day.

It is most likely that if you practice every day, you will feel a lot of change even within a couple of weeks! However, in order to see big changes and make longer standing and deeper shifts in the bodymind, you must commit for longer.

The initial consultation will last about 60 minutes, consisting of a thorough assessment of your needs and goals. This will be followed by a class in the next few days or so in which you are taught your first practice and given guidelines for home practice. If necessary, your third session can happen within a few days of this in order to clarify any doubts, otherwise, we meet the following week, having set up a regular time slot.

Classes are optimally weekly for our first 12 weeks of working together. After that, we would typically have fortnightly sessions for a further three months, whilst you continue to practice at home every day. Concluding the first 6 months, moving forward, we can meet online once a month, more or less, depending on your changing needs and progress.

Testimonials

‘Working with Uma has completely changed my life!  She not only zeros in on exactly the practices your body needs, she is also aware of psychological patterns and anchors each practice she gives you with what will bring you holistically back into alignment. If you are ready to start thriving in your life, start working with Uma’

— Sharu, California

‘I have gained so much from participating in yoga therapy with Uma. I came to yoga therapy hoping to connect with my body in a deeper way and to address various emotional and physical goals, and have found resolution and a new connection to myself. Uma is attuned and supportive and I’m always struck by how much the new practice meets my needs, whether I’ve stated them or not. I am so grateful for this practice and for Uma!’

— Caroline, Denver

‘Yoga therapy with Uma has totally changed my experience of being in a body. Before working with her I struggled to find a daily yoga practice that actually guided me in the direction of living meditation integrated in daily life. Her deep intuitive guidance helped me to find peace in my body with simplicity and ease, working within my bodies capacities while honoring where I am at. She pin points the areas that need balancing and provides a practice that is deeply nourishing and practical, making the practice truly something to be look forward to each day. Words fail to express the level of healing that is possible through a dedicated practice and mentorship with such an impeccable being as Uma. She is truly a light on the path!’

— Alex, California