PRIVATE YOGA THERAPY

dates – wednesdays & fridays

time:

• wednesdays – 5:30pm – 6:45pm
• fridays – 5:30pm – 6:45pm

location – Bhakti Center / 2E yoga studio

Please email maryallison@bhakticenter.org for bookings.

Yoga therapy is a specialized approach to yoga that uses tailored practices to address the specific physical, mental, and emotional health challenges of an individual. It helps improve mobility, reduce pain, and support recovery from injuries or surgeries. It is among the most effective complementary therapies and works well for many chronic conditions that persist despite conventional medical treatment.

Your first session will include a review of your completed health intake form (which will be sent to you once you book a session) and may involve assessments for physical range of motion/strength, posture, breath, mindset, and stress level depending on your health issue.

• Initial check in: a conversation to assess your current physical, emotional, and mental state. This helps the yoga therapist tailor the practice to meet you where you are that day.
• Movement: yoga postures and/or flowing movements. Often practiced using props-blocks, ropes, straps, chairs and bolster as per your needs and mobility to optimise the benefits of the practice. It is generally a gentler practice, but can include more challenging movements when necessary and depending on your goals.
• Pranayama: breathing practices. Your yoga therapist will choose breathing practices that align with your energy and physicality.
• Meditation: guided, silent incorporating mudras (hand gestures), progressive muscle relaxation, yoga nidra and more
• Home yoga therapy plan: you and your yoga therapist co-create a sustainable and realistic
  plan for you to do on your own time at home or office.

Sundari Sakhi (Surabhi) grew up practicing the principles of Bhakti yoga and began her yoga journey at the BKS Iyengar Yogashraya, Mumbai. She is a C-IAYT (certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists), has a Master’s degree in Yoga from S-VYASA University, and yoga teacher training certifications from Jivamukti Yoga (300 hour), Sivananda Yoga (300 hour), and Govardhan School of Yoga (200 hour).

She completed a yearlong observership across multiple medical specialties, gaining a unique understanding of disease processes, treatment approaches and the importance of integrated healing through yoga therapy.

She is an experienced yoga therapist (5 years and 2000+ hours of client sessions) seamlessly integrating yoga therapy (movement instruction, breath, and meditation) to address various endocrine, musculoskeletal, and mental health conditions. She has worked with Bhaktivedanta Hospital (India) where she collaborated with medical professionals to provide holistic yoga therapy sessions for pain management, enhanced mobility, and quality of life for individuals facing chronic lifestyle ailments. Surabhi is passionate about empowering her students to achieve well-being through evidence-based yoga interventions.

One must cancel 48 hours in advance of a workshop/event to receive refund. Credit card processing fees apply.