YOGA THERAPY SUPPORTS HEALING BY RELIEVING STRESS & TRAUMA, CHANGING LIFE PATTERNS & RESTORING NUTRITIONAL BALANCE

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Whether you're navigating emotional challenges, mental or physical health concerns, or simply feeling out of balance, our on demand therapy sessions and retreats will make you feel instant relief and clarity.

Yoga Therapy begins with compassionate conversation, addressing mental and emotional challenges, before integrating any other therapeutic solutions for mind, body and soul.

Yoga Therapy with us is a personalised therapeutic journey guided by a skilled Yoga Therapist and it offers a deeply personalised experience, thoughtfully tailored to your unique needs, intentions and speed. The therapeutic process uses movement, body-mind detox practices, yogic breath and meditation, lifestyle management practices and deep reset combined with relaxation to support nervous-system regulation, pain management and recovery from the physical and emotional effects of stress, illness, injury or long-standing conditions.

AREAS OF YOGA THERAPY

Psychiatric

  • Anxiety disorders

  • Depression & depressive states

  • Chronic insomnia

  • Fatigue

  • Exhaustion and irritability

  • Drug or alcohol dependency

  • Bulimia, Anorexia

Cardiovascular

  • Hypertension & Hypotention

  • Atherosclerosis/ Coronary artery disease

  • Ischemic Heart disease–Angina pectoris

Respiratory

  • Allergic Rhinitis & Sinusitis

  • Asthma

Musculo-Skeletal

  • Kyphosis, Lordosis, Scoliosis

  • Cervical Spondylosis

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Osteoarthritis

  • Sciatica

  • Back pain

  • Chronic pain and stiffness in the body

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  • Increase energy and motivation, focused mind

  • Calmness and mood stability

  • Balance in life

  • Inability to mentally “switch off”

  • Social withdrawal

  • Difficulty accepting change

  • Loss of life purpose or meaning

Nervous

  • Headache-Migraine

  • Neurosis

  • Tension headache

  • Hair loss

Obstetrics & Gynecological

  • Menstrual disorders

  • PCOS and infertility

  • Yoga for Pregnancy & Childbirth

  • Impotence, enlarged prostate, heaviness in testicles

Gastrointestinal & Renal

  • Constipation, Bloating

  • Kidney stone

  • Peptic Ulcers

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome

  • Heartburn

Endocrine and metabolic

  • Diabetes Mellitus

  • Hypo and Hyper-Thyroidism

  • Obesity

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  • Inflammation

  • Medically unexplained issues, including pain in the body

  • Auto-immune issues and low immunity

  • Minimizing medications

  • Improving skin quality

  • Excessive interaction with technology over real people

  • Difficulty accepting change

  • Loss of life purpose or meaning

  • Lack of direction or priorities

  • Harmful habits or diet choices

YOGA THERAPY AND ITS CORE PRINCIPLES

Unlike a standard Yoga class, every practice is selected and adapted to your present condition, abilities, history and goals. By addressing both symptoms and the patterns that may be sustaining them, Yoga Therapy supports change across the physical, mental and emotional levels.

You may choose a structured long-term programme or proceed one session at a time. In either format, the work develops at your pace and gives you practical methods that can continue supporting your wellbeing beyond the therapy room.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT FORMAT

Session-by-Session Therapy Is Appropriate when you want to address one specific concern or experience Yoga Therapy before committing to a programme or receive support at a flexible pace.

A Private Retreat Is Appropriate when you need concentrated attention, want to explore the roots of a recurring difficulty or are ready to create meaningful change without spreading the initial process across many weekly sessions. Its uninterrupted structure allows assessment, therapeutic practice and personal insight to remain connected, helping patterns become visible and a clear direction emerge within a focused period. A Private Retreat may also become the beginning of a long-term programme, while an established programme may include a retreat when concentrated work would help the process move forward.

A Long-Term Therapy Programme Is Appropriate when the difficulty is chronic, complex or deeply established - when meaningful change requires regular practice, observation and progressive adjustment.

A long-term programme may be the stronger choice when:

  • several areas of your health and life are interconnected;

  • stress, anxiety or nervous-system dysregulation has become long-standing;

  • you are managing chronic pain, recurring symptoms or recovery from illness or injury;

  • burnout, emotional exhaustion or deeply rooted behavioural patterns require sustained support;

  • rebuilding capacity, confidence or self-regulation requires a gradual process;

  • you would benefit from consistent guidance, accountability and ongoing refinement.

Long-term work gives the body and mind time to learn new responses through repetition. Your therapist can observe how you respond, adjust practices as your condition develops and support you in translating therapeutic insight into lasting daily patterns.

MEDICAL vs. HOLISTIC MODEL

To understand the role of Yoga Therapy in optimal health, it is helpful to see it as a bridge between medical care and holistic self-regulation.

The medical model provides essential assessment, diagnosis and treatment, including medication, procedures and surgery when required. Yoga Therapy complements this care by helping the individual participate actively in supporting their health. It translates recommendations such as reducing stress, improving sleep and changing lifestyle habits into practical, progressive methods that can be applied in everyday life.

Through consistent practice, Yoga Therapy may support:

  • healthier thinking and behavioural patterns;

  • regulation of the autonomic nervous system;

  • improved body awareness and emotional regulation;

  • better sleep, breathing and physical functioning;

  • circulation, mobility and recovery;

  • more adaptive responses to stress and life demands.

Its value lies in step-by-step application. Repeated practices can help establish healthier responses through learning and neuroplasticity, gradually replacing patterns that sustain stress or dysfunction. Yoga Therapy and medicine therefore serve different but complementary purposes: medicine diagnoses and treats, while Yoga Therapy helps you develop the internal skills and daily conditions that support recovery, resilience and quality of life.

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PROVEN BENEFITS OF YOGA THERAPY

Scientific studies increasingly support Yoga Therapy as an effective non-drug intervention for many physical and mental health conditions. Healthcare providers in Western medicine often recommend it, particularly for chronic issues. Here are some key findings and proven results

  • Yoga Therapy DECREASES ANXIETY and depression symptoms in ADOLESCENTS by ~70 % A review of 27 studies

  • Yogic practice has the ability to improve OVERALL HEALTH of the practitioner, Yogic practice alters biochemical variables such as lipid profile, neurotransmitters improve the health. Balasubramanian & Pansare (1991) and Ray et al. reported improvements in cardio-respiratory function and endurance,

  • Yoga reduces ANXIETY and CHRONIC STRESSand improves mood much more significantly than walking or reading a book. Yoga also has been shown to increase GABA (a calming neurotransmitter) in the brain by 27%, which correlates with reduced anxiety. It also enhances dopamine and serotonin—key players in mood regulation.

  • Yoga REDUCES DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS, depression and general mental disorders even 4 days after the session, as it sustains elevated GABA levels. Therefore even one class a week can significantly improve mental health conditions.

  • MOOD and REWARD ACTIVATION in deep rest practices of Yoga showed a ~65% increase in endogenous dopamine release in the ventral striatum during practice—highlighting yoga’s power to stimulate motivational brain circuits.

The Yoga Therapy Process: What to Expect

Yoga Therapy follows a clear therapeutic process: understand what needs attention, identify what is sustaining it, design an appropriate path and support its application in everyday life.

The Four Fundamentals of the Process

  • Heya (हेय) — recognising what needs to be addressed: the symptoms, difficulties or patterns affecting your health and quality of life;

  • Heya hetu (हेय हेतुः) — identifying the underlying causes, contributing factors and risks that may be sustaining the difficulty;

  • Hāna (हान) — defining the desired change and creating a personal therapeutic direction;

  • Hāna upāya (हान उपाय) — applying the appropriate methods consistently, with guidance, observation and refinement.

What Happens in Yoga Therapy

Your process begins with a personal assessment, based on this assessment, your therapist creates an individual programme using carefully selected Yoga Therapy methods. As your condition, capacity and needs change, the programme develops with you.

Private one-to-one sessions may include:

  • Body–Mind Detox practices;

  • nervous-system regulation and conscious breathing;

  • therapeutic movement and body awareness;

  • deep relaxation and Yoga Nidra;

  • meditation and concentration practices;

  • emotional processing and reflective dialogue;

  • Ayurvedic lifestyle and routine guidance;

  • practical methods for changing unhelpful patterns in everyday life.

You also receive personally selected tools to support greater self-regulation, resilience and steadiness beyond the session.

What Yoga Therapy Is Intended to Cultivate

The traditional language of Yoga describes the results of a well-directed practice through several interconnected qualities:

  • Ārogyam (आरोग्यम्) — steadily cultivated health, resilience and balance;

  • Sthiram (स्थिरम्) — stability, calmness, concentration and inner steadiness;

  • Aṅgalāghava (अङ्गलाघवम्) — vitality, ease and lightness in the body;

  • Nāḍīśuddhi (नाडीशुद्धि) — greater balance and clarity within the subtle energetic system;

  • Tridoṣa balance — greater harmony among Vāta, Pitta and Kapha according to Ayurvedic principles.

These are not predetermined promises. They describe the direction of the therapeutic process: moving from imbalance and limitation towards greater regulation, vitality and functional wellbeing.

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Who is my therapist?

Meet Laura

Laura began her yoga journey in 2001, inspired by a lifelong dedication to Karma Yoga, Raja Yoga, Ayurveda, and Yogic Meditation. Over the years, she has steadily deepened her practice through ongoing study and training, bringing together traditional wisdom and the therapeutic application of Yoga Therapy. She holds multiple certifications and has received direct guidance from respected teachers and examiners affiliated with India’s Ministry of AYUSH, the official authority overseeing Science of Yoga.

Today, she bridges the timeless wisdom of authentic science of yoga and deep understanding of contemporary professional life, offering guidance that speaks equally to ancient philosophy and the realities faced by today's leaders, entrepreneurs, and individuals carrying significant responsibility.

Her qualifications include:

  • Yoga Therapy Level 2 Teacher Training Certificate (IFYP, IYA, IAA)

  • Basic Yoga Therapy (IFYP, IYA, IAA)

  • Yoga Wellness Instructor (IFYP, IYA, IAA)

  • Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training (IFYP, IYA, IAA)

  • Swasti Soham – Yoga Teacher and Evaluator (IFYP, IYA, IAA)

All of the above programs were completed under the guidance of Dr. Vikas Chothe, highly respected MD, Senior Yoga Examiner and Auditor affiliated with the Ministry of AYUSH (Ministry of Yoga), India, in Pune.

Laura has also completed:

  • Himalayan Kriya Yoga – Level 1, trained and initiated by Samten Kriya, Bali

  • Advanced Yoga Sutra Course (Chapter 3), completed with The Yoga Institute, Pune, India

  • Shamanic Sound Healing, having been initiated by Peruvian sound healer Rui Hinostroza.

  • Sound Therapy and Body Massage having been certified by Max Malajev

  • Iyengar Yoga Instructor, certified by Pagan George, USA(East+West, 200H Yoga Alliance)

Her work is dedicated to supporting people who are looking for health, mental stability, restoration, transformation and a more balanced way of living.

FAQs

  • Yoga Therapy is a personalized and therapeutic approach tailored to your specific physical, mental, and emotional needs.

    Unlike a general yoga class, it focuses on addressing individual challenges such as stress, anxiety, pain, or burnout through carefully selected practices like breathwork, movement, meditation, and lifestyle guidance. It is less about performance and more about support, restoration, and long-term balance.

  • Yes, Yoga Therapy is fully suitable for beginners.

    No prior yoga experience is required, as all practices are adapted to your individual level, condition, and comfort.

    The focus is not on performance, but on supporting you in a safe, accessible, and personalized way.

  • Yes, Yoga Therapy can be highly effective in supporting stress and anxiety.

    It works by regulating the nervous system, reducing physical and mental tension, and helping the mind shift out of constant activation. Through consistent practice, it builds resilience, improves emotional stability, and supports a more balanced response to everyday challenges — not by removing stress from life, but by changing how you meet it.

  • Yes,

    Yoga Therapy can be highly effective for emotional and psychological wellbeing, offering tools to regulate the nervous system, process difficult experiences, and cultivate resilience over time. Relevant research and supporting studies can be found in the sections below.

  • All sessions are 1-on-1 and highly personalized to your goals and condition online or in person. Session may include reflective dialogue, guided relaxation, breath awareness, meditation, gentle movement and many more. Try and see.

  • Yes, Yoga Therapy is designed to be safe and adaptable.

    Practices are carefully adjusted to your condition, abilities, and comfort level. Whether you are dealing with physical limitations, stress-related conditions, or recovery from illness, the approach is gentle, mindful, and supportive — always working within what is appropriate for you.

  • Yoga Therapists are accredited mainly by the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, overseeing yoga and traditional systems.

    Yoga Therapy is an evidence-based, integrative modality that addresses the body and mind as a whole system.

    Yoga Therapy involves the tailored application of yogic practices such as movement, breathwork, meditation, and lifestyle guidance to support healing, balance, and overall wellbeing.

  • Yes, but it has nothing to do with religion as we know it.

    It respects all beliefs and focuses on healing and balance at your pace.

  • No, Yoga Therapy does not replace medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

    It is a complementary approach that can support overall wellbeing in long ter: help manage stress, and improve quality of life alongside appropriate medical care.

    If you have a medical condition, it is important to consult with a qualified healthcare professional.

    Yoga Therapy can then be used as a supportive practice to speed up recovery, resilience, and long-term balance.

  • Yes!

    Normally this is a half day private retreat, through which you will loose your chronic stress, anxiety, clinging thoughts and feel motivated, opened to life and love towards yourself. Body and mind will feel restored and ready to enjoy life

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“Thank you for what you do, I could never imagine that anxiety that I have been struggling with for more than 2 years, can be shifted in 3 days... Now, when feeling of anxiety is coming in, I can somewhat control it by seeing it as not being a part of my personality. Sometimes I forget, but majority of time I succeed. And I have started to go to the gym, this really helps as well.”
— Juliann, Norway - Private One-on-One Anxiety Retreat
“Thank you, again and again. I don’t feel anxious anymore... you did some magic with and to me through these 4 month, I don’t know how to thank you besides recommending your wonderful therapist and studio and Anxiety Management program to everyone I know, who is struggling.”
— Bella, Latvia - In-person & Online Hybrid Yoga Therapy Program for Anxiety
“Thank you for these days !!! I don’t know if you know how much better you make my life. Yesterday when I tried breathing exercise, I could do it...full length...! ”
— Alice, Japan - Online Yoga Therapy Program for Anxiety
“I have an amazing news. Some magic happened. My husband and I could not get pregnant for last 8 years. Now I am 6th week pregnant! For me it’s all connected to the experience in the retreat with you. Thank you very much. PS- I also quit the job. Starting new life. Excited!!!”
— Victoria, Germany - In person Sound Healing and Meditation 3 Day Retreat
“After the retreat I am much calmer...I think I have never been that calm in my life. Now I know how to deal with worries. Will participate in next retreat, cant wait!”
— Roger, Latvia - In person Body-Mind 3 Day Retreat