Category: Yoga Therapy
-
Yoga and Schema Therapy: Similar Ideas from Different Angles
“Try to respect the reasons your lifetrap developed in the first place. In your childhood, it was essential for your emotional survival. But what was once a help to you is now hurting you, and it is time to give it up. It is time for you to begin the slow journey out of self-denial…
-
Yoga and resilience to stress
Yoga has been prescribed by doctors in India for ages. Only recently, our modern Western society has discovered the benefits of yoga as well. Yoga can be especially helpful to develop resilience to stress. In this blog, you will learn why this is so important for health and wellbeing in general.
-
Yoga Therapy: A Long-Term Process of Self-Development
I’ve been teaching yoga therapy workshops for a few years now. A recurrent question that people ask me is: what’s the difference between yoga and yoga therapy? In this blog, you’ll find three core ideas on yoga therapy. In its essence, yoga therapy is a long-term process of self-development. It is about becoming aware of…
-
How does yoga help to cope with emotions?
It takes courage to experience your emotions fully. Many people learn to be more open, accepting and compassionate towards themselves when they practice yoga. In this blog, I’m sharing with you how yoga can help to cope with difficult emotions – including a short exercise you can do at home!
-
Self-care for caregivers
If you are a health care professional, it is vital to take care of your own needs as well. However, taking the advice that you give to others to your own heart is often easier said than done. How do you maintain your personal self-care habits as a caregiver?
-
Yoga & Ayurveda for a balanced lifestyle
Yoga and ayurveda are both Eastern approaches towards life, with the purpose to find balance in body and mind. How exactly are yoga and ayurveda related, and how can you develop a personal yoga practice for a healthy, balanced and fulfilling life?