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The Benefits of Yoga in Psychotherapy
Incorporating yoga into psychotherapy can be a powerful tool for enhancing the therapeutic process. The different techniques can be modified and adapted to meet your unique needs and therapy goals, therefore creating a customized holistic approach to your physical, emotional and mental wellbeing.
Here are some ways that yoga can be used with therapy:
- Mind-body Connection: Yoga teaches us to listen to our bodies and be in the moment, while psychotherapy helps understand the thoughts and feelings behind physical sensations. This combination helps us heal any issues that created our discomfort.
- Mindfulness and Presence: There are several yoga techniques that help clients to stay present and reduce rumination. These techniques including nostril breathing and physical movements. These techniques help us to pay attention to our body, promoting awareness and relaxation.
- Emotional Regulation: Yoga works with breathing exercises and meditation to help clients feel more balanced and calmer as they navigate stressful situation and challenging emotions.
- Emotional Release: Yoga can help release physical tension while psychotherapy offers a safe space to talk through and process thoughts, feelings and past traumas.
Personal Growth: The combination of yoga and psychotherapy helps clients recognize and process unhelpful thought patterns and limiting beliefs, which encourages personal growth and resilience.
Other Resources:
5 Ways to Implement Yoga in Psychotherapy – Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
Begin Yoga Therapy in West Des Moines, IA
If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, past trauma, PTSD, and would like to try Yoga Therapy, our therapist Elleni Huerter would be honored to help you. You deserve support so that you can live a joyful life. Our team assists clients from our West Des Moines, IA-based therapy practice, and throughout the state via online therapy. To start your yoga therapy journey, please follow these simple steps:
1. Learn more about Elleni Huerter’s work here.
2. Schedule an appointment with Elleni here.
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