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Why take my yoga class?
In addition to being a qualified registered yoga teacher and have taught over 100 classes, I am an Occupational Therapist (OT). I have a wealth of knowledge on anatomy, human movement, disabilities, and human conditions and how to modify, adapt and rehabilitate people to live their best life. Being an OT furthers my ability to provide you with an individualized, just-right, challenge-appropriate yoga class. I teach creative flows and sequences that will never bore you. These sequences are focused on the functional movements of everyday life. Whether you are sitting at a desk or constantly on the move, I have a yoga class for you. I am also trilingual and can provide my classes in French, Spanish, and English, reaching a larger audience. Our world has shifted in the pandemic and it's time you take care of your mental and physical health. Sign up for yoga!
Yoga and Occupational Therapy
Hi, Welcome! I am an Occupational Therapist and Yoga Teacher here to improve my clients' daily functioning and quality of life, one breath at a time.
Occupational therapists (OT) seek to improve the quality of life by providing meaningful interventions with everyday activities.
Yoga seeks to unite the mind, body, and soul to reach a state to steady the fluctuations of the mind through meditation, yoga practice, or asana and service.
Together yoga and OT are therapeutic and offer a high sense of wellbeing and quality of life.
Learn more about yoga and occupational therapy work hand in hand on my blog.
Benefits to Yoga Practice
Yoga Benefits are both for overall health physiologically and mentally (Harkess, et al., 2017).
Below you will find a listed chart of yoga practice benefits.
Improves Overall Health as proven in the studies cited below:
Improved emotional health especially anxiety and depression. (Lemay, Hoolahan, & Buchanan, 2019; Smith, et al, 2011; Saeed, Cunningham& Bloch, 2019)
Psychosocial wellbeing and social relationships (Bolton, et al, 2020)
Relieves stress and improves mood and quality of life (Bolton, et al, 2020; Hepburn, & McMahon, 2017); Villate, 2015)
Cognitive functioning (response inhibition) is related to PTSD, improved sleep quality (Zaccari, et al, 2020)
Improves mindfulness and awareness (Tripathi, & Bharadwaj, 2021)
Mindfulness, focus and memory, and a sense of calmness of people with ADHD and or Brain Injuries (Chimiklis, et al, 2018; Combs, Critchfield, & Soble, 2018; Lawrence, et al, 2017)
Positive body image in people with eating disorders, obese or insecure of their body image (Cramer, et al, 2016)
Improves digestion (Sharma, Anand, & Kumar, 2020)
Serves to improve specific conditions such as the following:
Improves mobility, balance, and coordination, reducing stiffness and for conditions like Parkinson’s Disease and osteoarthritis (Kwok, et al 2019; Ban, et al, 2021)
Glycemic control in comparison to physical exercise (Jayawardena, et al, 2018)
Reduces negative effects of epilepsy (Shawahna, & Abdelhaq, 2020)
Yoga breathing techniques are an effective intervention for people with COPD (Cramer, et al, 2019)
Strengthens pelvic floor muscles for pregnant people and postpartum recovery (Kai et al, 2021)
Offers a healthy coping strategy instead of substance abuse (Lutz, et al, 2019)
Reduction of pain perceived stress, fatigue, and improved quality of life for people with musculoskeletal pain and conditions (Biman, et al, 2021)
Overall regulation, improved sleep, reduction of anxiety, and increase awareness of emotions for children with autism (Tanksale, et al., 2021)
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