I am a fully-qualified Yoga Therapist, accredited with the British Wheel of Yoga. I graduated from the Sadhana Mala yoga therapy training course in Summer 2016, a course recognised by the BWY.
Yoga therapy, derived from the Yoga tradition of Patanjali and the Ayurvedic system of health care refers to the adaptation and application of Yoga techniques and practices to help individuals facing health challenges at any level manage their condition, reduce symptoms, restore balance, increase vitality, and improve attitude.
Yoga Therapy is used treat many conditions, both physical and psychological.
Yoga therapists prescribe specific regimens of postures, breathing exercises, and relaxation techniques to suit individual needs. Medical research shows that Yoga therapy is among the most effective complementary therapies for several common aliments. The challenges may be an illness, a temporary condition like pregnancy or childbirth, or a chronic condition associated with old age or infirmity.
In its ideal application, Yoga Therapy is preventive in nature, as is Yoga itself, but it is also restorative in many instances, palliative in others, and curative in many others.
Call me to discuss your needs and to establish whether Yoga Therapy would be appropriate for your condition.
Last updated Nov. 27, 2019, 8:20 p.m. UTC
Yoga for Balance is taught by Ann-Marie Larkin, DipBWY, DipYTI
Says Ann-Marie: I have been practising yoga for 25 years and teaching for 12.
I hold two yoga teaching qualifications. At primary level, the Teaching Diploma awarded by Yoga Therapy Ireland and at advanced level The British Wheel of Yoga's Accredited Teaching Diploma.
I have studied with many experienced teachers including Philip Xerin (pranayama studies), Mukunda Tom Styles, and Hanne Gillespie.
In 2013 I completed the 500-hour Sadhana Mala teacher training course in this Viniyoga tradition, led by Hanne Gillespie, and which resulted in the award of my British Wheel of Yoga advanced qualification. In 2016, I graduated from the Sadhana Mala Yoga Therapist training programme, and opened a yoga therapy practice in Greystones. My YOGA THERAPIST qualification is recognised by the British Council for Yoga Therapy, the Yoga Alliance, and the Association for Yoga Studies.
I am inspired by the classical yoga text 'The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali'. I enjoy practising the work of Sri T Krishnamacharya, who is considered to be the father of yoga, and Srivatsa Ramaswami, his student of 30 years.
