YOGA THERAPY AT SANCTUARY BY THE SEA

Yoga Therapy meets you exactly where you are. Not where you think you should be. Not where you were before the injury, the diagnosis, the grief, the burnout. Right here, right now, in the body you're actually living in.

As a C-IAYT certified Yoga Therapist with over 27 years of clinical experience - working in hospitals, hospice, trauma recovery, and private practice - I've seen what happens when people feel safe enough to slow down and listen to their own bodies. Things shift. Pain softens. Patterns change. Life opens up.

Every class and session here is trauma-informed, somatically grounded, and shaped around the understanding that healing isn't linear - and it doesn't have to be hard.

What we work with

Yoga Therapy draws from the full toolkit of the yogic tradition - not just postures, but breath, meditation, sound, mudra, philosophy, and the deep science of the nervous system. Sessions and classes may include:

• Gentle, somatic movement to release held tension
• Pranayama for nervous system regulation
• Yoga Nidra - yogic sleep and non-sleep deep rest
• Mantra, mudra, and meditation
• Chair-supported modifications always available

This is for you if...

• You're managing chronic pain, illness, or injury
• You're a caregiver who needs someone to care for you for once
• You're navigating grief, trauma, or a major life transition
• You're a yoga teacher or healthcare provider looking to deepen your own practice
• You've never done yoga and you're a little afraid of it — welcome, this is exactly the right place
• Your nervous system is exhausted and you're ready to rest

"Yoga Therapy utilizes asana, mudra, meditation, pranayama, and philosophy to help integrate and balance the whole person — and create tools for a lifetime."