Yoga therapy
Yoga therapy is the core of the Krishnamacharya tradition,
addressing health in a holistic and personalised way. Yoga therapists work individually to understand needs and apply various yoga tools to support the person in front of them.
What is yoga therapy?
Yoga therapy is central to the Krishnamacharya lineage and focuses on individual needs of a student. It’s an ancient approach to health and wellbeing, further refined by Krishnamacharya’s son - TKV Desikachar.
An extensively experienced yoga therapist works one-on-one with the care seeker to develop a specifically designed personal practice, often recommending particular lifestyle and diet modifications to further support the process.
Regular meetings between the yoga therapist and the care seeker see the practice and recommendations evolve in line with feedback and changing needs.
Physical postures (asana), breathing techniques (pranayama), Vedic chant and meditation techniques are some of the yoga tools that the therapist may recommend.
Who is yoga therapy for?
Yoga therapy is suitable for anyone wishing to address health conditions as well as those seeking to maintain or improve overall health through learning and applying yogic teachings.
Agama Yoga Centre has a number of yoga therapists who specialise in health conditions including anxiety and depression, women’s issues, musco-skeletal issues, digestive issues and much more.
If you are interested in working with one of our therapists, please get in touch with us for more information.
“The success of Yoga does not lie in the ability to perform postures but in how it positively changes the way we live our life and our relationships”
-TKV Desikachar
Become a yoga therapist - yoga therapy training
Agama Yoga Centre is the reference point for yoga therapy in the tradition of Krishnamacharya in Australia and is one of the few centres in Australia offering yoga therapy training.
AYC offers yoga therapy training for experienced yoga teachers who are looking to deepen their depth of knowledge, learn traditional methods of health and healing while developing the skills needed to apply yogic teachings in therapeutic ways. Experienced teachers from other traditions must undertake an integration course to learn the fundamentals of the lineage.
The approach of the Krishnamacharya tradition relies on the capacity to assess the starting point for each student’s yoga practice regardless of what stage of life they are in. Then, to recognise and understand any symptoms of agitation whether it be in body, breath, mind or beyond… any of the dimensions where suffering exists. Freedom from duhkham (restricted space), is the goal of yoga therapy.
Agama Yoga Centre’s next training will begin in 2024. It is open to teachers in the Krishnamacharya lineage and any yoga teacher with extensive teaching experience. A transition course will be a required to understand the fundamentals of the Krishnamacharya tradition.
