Yoga Therapy
A holistic and embodied approach
Yoga therapy offers a transformative, body-focused approach to enhancing your health and well-being. By blending the ancient wisdom of yoga with modern scientific insights, yoga therapy provides meaningful support as you navigate life’s challenges.
Each session is tailored to your needs and may include:
~breathwork
~mindfulness and meditation
~gentle yoga or movement
~creative expression.
These practices are designed to nurture your mind, body, and spirit, empowering you to cultivate balance, resilience, and vitality in your daily life.
Services are covered by extended employer health benefits in the provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and PEI (Bluecross, Industrial Alliance and Equitable excluded)
What makes Yoga Therapy different than a yoga class?
1. Group Instruction vs. Individual Care
Yoga teacher: Leads general classes designed for a group, with broad themes and sequences.
Yoga therapist: Works one-on-one or in very small groups, tailoring practices specifically to your body, nervous system, health history, and goals.
You’re not adapting yourself to a class — the practice is adapted to you
2. Fitness & Wellness vs. Therapeutic Support
Yoga teacher: Supports general wellness, flexibility, strength, and stress relief.
Yoga therapist: Supports people navigating pain, trauma, chronic stress, injury, illness, life transitions, or recovery.
If you’re dealing with something specific — not “just wanting a workout” — you receive informed, therapeutic care
3. Sequence-Based vs. Assessment-Based
Yoga teacher: Typically follows a planned class sequence.
Yoga therapist: Begins with an intake and assessment, then designs practices that evolve as you change.
Your sessions respond to how you’re actually feeling — physically, emotionally, and neurologically — not a preset flow
4. Instruction vs. Regulation
Yoga teacher: Teaches poses and techniques.
Yoga therapist: Focuses on nervous system regulation, safety, pacing, and restoring a sense of agency.
Especially after trauma, burnout, or medical experiences, feeling safe in your body is the foundation — not pushing or performing
5. Class Experience vs. Collaborative Healing
Yoga teacher: You attend, follow along, and leave.
Yoga therapist: You collaborate, reflect, and build tools you can use outside the session.
You leave with practices that support you in real life — sleep, pain flares, anxiety, recovery, intimacy, or daily stress
How I can help you with yoga therapy
Personalized Care, Tailored to Your Needs
I offer customized one-on-one sessions and small group therapeutic care, designed to support individuals as they navigate life’s challenges and heal from past traumas. My compassionate, tailored approach provides the tools and guidance needed to foster growth, resilience, and lasting well-being.
Expertise in Specialized Care
With advanced training, we provide compassionate support for clients facing grief, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, sexual concerns, substance use, and persistent pain. Our tailored approach empowers you to overcome challenges, foster healing, and reclaim your sense of well-being.
Holistic Support with a Polyvagal Perspective
Using a holistic and Polyvagal-informed approach, we work together to develop the skills and capacities needed for deep rest, self-regulation, and greater resilience. This empowering process helps you navigate life’s challenges with confidence and ease.
Client Testimonial
“My counsellor suggested I work with Jen. Connecting the breathing from Yoga Therapy with the work from my Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist has been hugely beneficial to my overall healing from birth and worth every penny! I’ve definitely found that the biggest benefit for me has been to discover a genuine appreciation and enjoyment in yoga. I think I’ve got a firm grasp now on some important “basics” and regularly practice on my own. This is a big development for me.”
— Mother with multiple prolapses
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