YOGA + SOMATIC THERAPY | WHOLE BODIED HEALING
Curiosity | Exploration | Self-inquiry
“Cultivate the ability to sense and feel, to trust your own inner sensory experience and to know what to do with it”
A therapeutic yoga session will apply the tools of yoga - posture, movement, breathwork, presence, feeling, and body sensing - to address your unique physical, mental, and emotional needs while supporting you to become an active participant in your own healing process.
All yoga is potentially healing but it depends on how and when (and sometimes why) it is applied.
There are no "magic" yoga poses for any physical or emotional condition. A group yoga class may ease general aches and pains but might not be therapeutic for your shoulder or back injury. Like most of life, HOW we do what we do is often more important than what we do.
As a practice and philosophy for wellbeing, yoga supports whole person healing and thriving.
The yoga model of health and vitality works on the premise that life is relationship - every part of our body and our body systems are seen as integrally related to the whole of us.
In a yoga therapy session, we look at, work with, and treat the whole body and whole person.
What happens in a Yoga Therapy session?
The first appointment is an opportunity to undertake a full assessment of your needs, your goals and any health limitations you may currently have.
From there you will be offered a fully individualised and holistic programme complete with home practice resources and suggestions.
Various yoga tools are utilised, including physical postures (asanas), mindful movement, breath work (pranayama), meditation, and relaxation techniques.
What can Yoga Therapy help with?
Manage chronic pain or support the healing of an injury
Increase stability & resilience around your joints, supporting hypermoblity & other related syndromes
Build strength while increasing bone density through healthy weight bearing for osteopenia/osteoperosis
Support chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis & other autoimmune disorders
Support chronic disease such as cancer, heart disease & respiratory issues
Support reproductive health & fertility, increase balance & resiliency for healthy ageing
Navigate mental health challenges such as depression, anxiety & trauma
Support emotional wellness & nervous system health
What are the benefits of Yoga Therapy?
Enhances flexibility, strength, and balance.
Reduces stress, anxiety, and depression.
Alleviates chronic pain and promotes healing.
Fosters a deeper connection between mind and body.
Addresses the root causes of health issues rather than just symptoms.
“Yoga therapy is a highly collaborative and individualised process that takes into consideration what works for you and what doesn’t, through the process you will learn the tools to support your nervous system and find ways to cultivate present moment awareness. ”
“Movement is an essential tool for learning to recognise our habitual responses and an ideal mechanism for rewiring our neural pathways and structures. Movement can tap into the body’s innate ability to influence our minds. Learning to focus on our sensory experiences can help us connect to our bodies, and improve our ability to stay in our bodies instead of checking out and disconnecting.”
Yoga + somatic movement therapy offers a unique and empowering approach to your health and well-being by harnessing the ancient wisdom of yoga in a modern context.
It can provide you with the tools to take an active role in your healing journey, promoting harmony and balance in all aspects of your life.
All yoga + somatic therapy sessions are 75 minutes long and held in the beautiful and fully equipped studio in the Osteopathic Centre, Hong Kong.
In the first appointment Charlotte will make a full assessment of your needs, your goals and any health limitations. From there you will be offered a fully individualised yoga + somatic therapy programme complete with home practice resources and suggestions.
Charlotte offers a free 30 minute phone call to those interested in working with her, an opportunity to ask questions and find out more.
To make an appointment with Charlotte please contact the Osteopathic Centre, Hong Kong, on
tel: +852 2505 2220
email: contact@ochk.hk
Please do enjoy this 7 minute guided meditation on the breath - you may download it and save it to your phone.
