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Yoga, as Therapy

This class was developed for anyone desiring to feel at home in their own body while alleviating the stress and strain of modern life. It offers support through Yoga practice for common health concerns, including musculoskeletal discomfort, spinal conditions, respiratory, cardiovascular and digestive issues, mental health challenges, sleep disturbances, and postural changes associated with aging.

Students experiencing pain or restriction in the spine, joints, and supporting muscles will benefit from a systematic approach grounded in the principles of Iyengar Yoga. Postures are adapted using props to meet individual needs.

Class size is limited to ensure personal attention and appropriate guidance. Sessions begin and end with nurturing, restorative postures to support both body and mind. No prior yoga experience is required—just an open mind and a willingness to move in new ways.

*Yoga as a supportive and educational practice is not a substitute for medical diagnosis or treatment.

More about Yoga, as Therapy

All Yoga is inherently therapeutic. Its practice restores health and happiness (sukha) to the body and mind and cultivates contentment (santoṣa). While Yoga is not medical treatment, it can provide students with practical knowledge about how to skillfully relate to—and often reduce—the sources of pain (duḥkha) experienced in the body and mind.

Iyengar Yoga emphasizes individualized sequencing, the intelligent use of props, precise timing within postures, and hands-on guidance by highly trained teachers. Together, these elements create a holistic, student-centered approach that responds to the unique needs of each individual.

If you are interested in joining the Yoga, as Therapy group class, please send an email to iyogawithnicky@gmail.com for location and details.

(Fridays 9 AM - 10:30 AM ET)

Pricing for class is donation based. I will be teaching these classes under the supervision of my mentor as part of my preparation for achieving my next level of Iyengar Certification.

Sundays @ 10:00 AM ET: Salamba Sirsasana: Progressing in Headstand, not Regressing (May 3, 17 & 31st)

Learn to build AND preserve the strength and suppleness vital to balancing on your head in Sirsasana. Established practitioners will refresh and reawaken the intelligence of the limbs to preserve the integrity of the neck and shoulders over time. Teachers will learn to sequence the āsanas and link their primary actions in a way that prepares students for Śīrṣāsana—body and mind, physically, physiologically, and psychologically. Co-taught with Holly Kostura, CIYT-Level 3. Offered by donation!

If you are interested in joining this series, please send an email to iyogawithnicky@gmail.com for location (or link) and details.