One to one
Our bodies carry a lot. They are wise and have all the answers.
- 60-minute sessions
- Online via Zoom
- Sliding fee available
What it is
A holistic mind-body approach to physical and mental health.
Yoga therapy integrates medicine and neuroscience with breath, mindful movement, and awareness practices to reconnect you with you, beneath the rumination, apprehension, pain, and suffering.
Unlike a yoga class, yoga therapy begins with your unique history, needs and goals, and then builds a tailored practice to meet you exactly where you're at. The sessions are always personalised and collaborative. We work with your mental and physical health presentation, guided by your goals as they morph and change.
It combines bottom-up strategies (using the body to influence the mind) and top-down strategies (using the mind to influence the body). In this way we develop curiosity and care, and dipping into our regulation and mindfulness toolbox becomes part of our everyday.
Why
You're welcome exactly as you are.
Rather than seeing through solely a physical or mental lens, yoga therapy includes three more subtle layers: the energetic, wisdom and bliss body. Often we hold stresses in our bodies, creating blocks that stop us reaching our potential. Developing mind-body awareness helps us overcome them and live a joyful, balanced life.
Maybe you can't find the words to describe where you're at, or you talk yourself in circles, or you're experienced at pushing down, pressing on, and prioritising others' needs before your own. Yoga therapy invites us to pause and sit with the present moment, offering respite from our often stubborn and unruly minds.
There is no need to be flexible, “good at yoga”, or experienced with meditation. You are enough.
What a session looks like
Compassionate, non-judgemental, at your pace.
Each session meets you where you are. Sessions often include:
- 01
A collaborative intake and initial assessment
- 02
Breath exploration
- 03
Gentle, tailored, mindful movement
- 04
Nervous-system-supporting practices
- 05
Psychoeducation
- 06
Yoga philosophy
- 07
Mindfulness and meditation
- 08
Time for reflection, integration, feedback
- 09
Collaborative home practice
All work is offered online via Zoom, with recordings available for your ongoing home practice.
Packages
Single sessions or a course of care.
I operate a sliding fee system, adjusted to your income and circumstances. Just ask.
Single session
£50
60 minutes, online
3-session package
£145
Arranged after your free call
6-session package
£285
Arranged after your free call
Packages are arranged after your free call. Single sessions can be booked online.
Zael was able to place my feelings and experiences in the context of yoga which was both validating and helpful as it gave me not only understanding, but a way forward. She did not try to problem solve or rush me out of any state of being; she created a safe space for me to be, and in doing so this was incredibly supportive during such a challenging time.
Questions
Things people ask.
Still unsure? Reach out any time.
The yoga and yoga therapy I offer is not about being flexible, or “good at yoga”. You don't need any prior experience.
In our initial call and the first few sessions we get to know each other, understand your unique needs and clarify through baseline assessments and intake conversation. Together we create a yoga therapy trajectory aligned with your goals, one that is flexible and fluid, adapting to your life, mood and energy on any given day.
We always go at your pace and include as much or as little movement as feels right. Some sessions we might not move at all and instead work with the breath, sound and meditative practices in a comfortable position. We might hold restorative poses supported by props and cushions, or if you have more fizz to release, move dynamically or hold more challenging asanas. Yoga has plenty of tools to meet every part of us in every moment.
Yoga therapy is:
- Personalised and responsive, shaped through ongoing verbal and somatic inquiry
- Therapeutic, working with a wide range of mental and physical health conditions
- Collaborative, with practitioner and client engaged in a shared process
- Relational, grounded in a therapeutic alliance that supports meaningful change
In my sessions I hold plenty of space for sharing and discussion, though we use somatic practices to bring us into a felt sense of the present moment and influence cognitive processes. Yoga therapy explores our felt experience, integrating breath and body awareness to influence the mind: how do our mind and circumstances impact our bodies? What can our bodies teach us when we choose to listen in?
In yoga philosophy the mind is described as unruly, agitated and stubborn, and influencing it directly can be particularly difficult. Yoga therapy offers a mind-body holistic approach: bottom-up, somatic tools to regulate, increase mindfulness, notice our patterns and habits, and create space for lifestyle change.
Our sessions are therapy. If you are seeking exercise, I'd encourage you to join a local yoga class or pick up a physical activity you enjoy. In the UK, yoga and yoga therapy are increasingly recommended for mental and physical health conditions because, like exercise, they offer anti-inflammatory effects that support a myriad of bodily systems.
- Just show up simply as you are.
- A quiet space free from distractions.
- Ideally a laptop or tablet with Zoom installed.
- Comfortable clothes, and a blanket and cushions nearby to keep warm.
- Join from a chair, the floor, or wherever you feel at ease.
Start with a free 20-minute call
What you're experiencing, what you hope to gain, and whether yoga therapy feels right for you.