{"id":3747,"date":"2022-03-28T17:49:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T17:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stillpointcounselingandwellness.com\/healing-through-movement-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T17:49:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T17:49:52","slug":"yoga-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stillpointcounselingandwellness.com\/?p=3747","title":{"rendered":"Bring Your Body to Therapy: An Introduction to Yoga Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Lillie Hewitt, IAYT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Imagine, you\u2019re in the car and a song comes on the radio. It\u2019s a top 40\u2019s track from your middle school days, and if you\u2019re like me, you can imagine exactly where you were when you heard this song for the first time. You inherently begin to sing along, catching all the nuances of the artist\u2019s vocals, bobbing your head in rhythm with the beat\u2026 almost like you\u2019re at the middle school dance all over again.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Now that I\u2019ve got you thinking about finding those CD\u2019s from back in the day, let&#8217;s take that same scenario and apply it to other, more complex or traumatic, lived experiences &#8211; for example, disordered eating, heartbreak and loss, an injury or accident, physical, emotional or psychological assault and\/or abuse, bullying, world crisis\u2026 to name a few.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the same way that we can seamlessly fall back into the lyrics of an old, forgotten song, our bodies develop reactions and responses to experiences now, based on experiences we\u2019ve already lived. In the case of song lyrics, it may be harmless and even entertaining to reconnect with those old memories, but what about those traumatic experiences?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In Yoga Therapy, we recognize that the body has wisdom and insight to contribute to therapeutic dialogue. All of your lived experiences are harbored on a cellular level in your body, and by exploring physical sensations, you are able to \u201cfeel\u201d what is true for you in the dialogue of your thoughts, feelings, and emotions. It\u2019s from this foundational approach to healing that we can use present-centered awareness to build new habits and cultivate a life that leads from what\u2019s true for you.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you\u2019re interested in learning more about how Yoga Therapy can support your healing journey, contact the office to schedule your free 20 minute connection call!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Your body is talking, are you listening?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Lillie Hewitt, IAYT Imagine, you\u2019re in the car and a song comes on the radio. It\u2019s a top 40\u2019s track from your middle school days, and if you\u2019re like me, you can imagine exactly where you were when you heard this song for the first time. You inherently begin to sing along, catching all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3749,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,10,11],"tags":[114,116,180,286,298],"class_list":["post-3747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mindfulness","category-wellness","category-yoga","tag-healing","tag-healing-movement","tag-nervous-system","tag-trauma-sensitive-yoga","tag-yoga-therapy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stillpointcounselingandwellness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stillpointcounselingandwellness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stillpointcounselingandwellness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stillpointcounselingandwellness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stillpointcounselingandwellness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stillpointcounselingandwellness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stillpointcounselingandwellness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stillpointcounselingandwellness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stillpointcounselingandwellness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stillpointcounselingandwellness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}