Yoga Therapy
What is Yoga Therapy?
Yoga Therapy is a person-centered, integrative mind-body approach to therapy or healthcare. It looks at the entire person and works with the body, breath and mind to restore balance in the physiological systems of the body, and help you find more peace and harmony within yourself.
Yoga Therapy sessions utilise evidence-based practices from many fields, including yoga and mindfulness, as well as psychotherapeutic principles from both a modern Western and ancient Eastern perspective. It cleverly weaves together modern biomedical science, psychology and trauma sensitive training, with ancient yoga wisdom and perspectives to provide a uniquely holistic, person-centered, somatic form of therapy.
Who is Yoga Therapy for?
Yoga Therapy is for anyone struggling with a physical, mental or emotional wellbeing need. Perhaps you have already tried traditional medicine or talking therapies and you're looking to develop more agency over managing your own health and wellbeing.
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Mental Health Conditions YT might address:
Anxiety, Depression, Trauma & PTSD,
Eating Disorders, Addiction & Recovery
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Health Conditions YT might address:
Stress or burnout related illness, CFS/ME,
Autoimmune conditions (such as MS, RA, IBS), Progressive neurodegenerative conditions (such as Parkinson’s, Dementia), Recovery from Stroke/TBI, Respiratory conditions (such as Asthma, COPD),
+ Chronic Pain / Low-back Pain
How might we work together?
It is my passion and with compassion that I hope to support you in your journey towards improved health, wellbeing and happiness, so that you can feel better and feel more you.
I am here to support you in that journey, to teach you how to understand your own body and regulate your own nervous system, to improve your overall health and eliminate symptoms of a dysregulated system as a result of ill-health or trauma.
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We do this together, in partnership, and it's a process, not a quick fix. It's a process of learning about yourself, understanding the messages from your body and the influence you have on your biology, holding space for what comes up along the way to be seen and felt, and it takes time to build new and healthy patterns in the breath, body and mind and eliminate default habits.
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Therefore, I recommend a minimum of six sessions to begin with, including an initial intake session to discuss your goals and start to understand how we might work together long-term.
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Cost per session: £65 per hour
Initial Intake Session: £75 for 75 minutes
I have found yoga therapy so empowering. It has given me the starter tools to check in with my body and consider how I might balance my energy through yoga therapy practices. Prior to this, I felt so anxious about starting this journey, and didn’t know what to expect but I cannot recommend Marie’s approach enough. She is so knowledgeable, and takes a really compassionate, validating and non-judgemental stance.​
Throughout the initial 6 sessions, I was able to explore my experiences and use the space to identify differences when using different yoga therapy techniques. I also learnt how moving forward I can continue to embed these practices into my journey. I learnt how to understand my embodied experience and saw how different practices could influence my physiological response, at the same time allowing me to be present with the experience I was having in the room because the space felt safe to access with Marie.
​Given that I had barely practiced yoga before, I felt able to come into this space without judgement and could explore some of the thought processes and feelings I was having with Marie without any barriers.
Marie has an incredible healing talent. She has helped me and given me tools to release deeply blocked emotions and taught me breathing and relaxation techniques which have allowed me to calm my nervous system and improve the quality of my day-to-day life.
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I feel the Yoga Therapy sessions I am having with Marie are finally helping me on the path towards recovery from my eating disorder.
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Thank you for your warmth, gentleness and openness in your approach to yoga therapy and helping people heal.