Yoga Seeker
I was recently asked a very interesting question from a writer on LinkedIn that made me ponder. “If I picture my ideal client, what is the yoga seeker looking for that they didn’t find in other modalities?”
First, I thought of all my clients past and present and considered them as a whole. Within them is someone who is an anxious, hard-worker, who gives a lot and takes little to no time to truly discover the layers of themselves. They may have tried massage, acupuncture, physical therapy, psychotherapy, and supplements for their pain and/or physical ailment. They don’t consistently stick to a healthy diet or exercise.
So what did the yoga seeker find in yoga that they found nowhere else?
Most importantly, In yoga therapy, h/she is asked to slow down and pause to care for him/herself. H/she is important and worthy of love, including the love that comes from within. It is in the pause, h/she notices breath, where it feels stuck. Noticing that is where his/her grief, pain, sadness, anger, shame, guilt, jealousy or whatever other emotion you can imagine, lies. H/she is being taught look at it, see it for what it is, and let it go. Whether the letting go happens in the form of tears, movement, breath, meditation, or deep relaxation. Or simply in the fact that someone is truly listening to him/her and holding the space for him/her to feel connected, welcome, and heard. H/she finds him/herself again, that is what h/she is seeking.
What are you seeking in yoga?
Lastly, my ideal client is men/women in physical/emotional pain who wish to achieve healing by getting to the root of the problem holistically. These people may have suffered injuries/surgery or have chronic pain/illness. As well as trauma/life crisis that has set them back from achieving their goals of health. Stopped them from doing the things that bring them joy. And also often have accompanied anxiety, depression, or grief. These people are ready to do the work to feel better in their bodies. And are ready to take some control over their lives, and are ready for sustainable change.
Most people who come to yoga therapy are new to yoga and have been told their conditions are in their head, that they need a pill or surgery to solve their problem. Yoga Therapy is used to heal many women who have pelvic floor dysfunction/symptoms as well as frozen shoulder that has not healed with physical therapy.
I can work with these people virtually, in person (in Huntsville and New Market locations) and make house calls for a fee. HSA/FSA/Flex plans pay for yoga therapy when referred by a Doctor.
