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Yoga Therapy

Therapy sessions by appointment.

Therapy sessions return February 2022:
Tuesdays 11 – 2pm
Saturdays 1pm

Bookings essential.

 

Our Yoga Therapy classes are designed to assist students on their yoga path. Whether you’re new to yoga, returning after a break, or seeking guidance for how to take the correct approach to yoga, Yoga Therapy can help.

In our Yoga Therapy classes, we have worked with students dealing with conditions such as MS, Vertigo, Sciatica, Knee & Hip post-surgery recovery.

Through one on one consultation with the Principal Teacher at the Centre, Simon Joannou, students receive a personalised approach to sequencing and practice in Yoga Therapy.

You can book a session during the week by emailing us –  info@marrickvilleyoga.com.au or calling us on 02 9569 1776.

First time Therapy Student? Please fill in and email the registration form to us with your booking email. Download Form Here.

 

How does Yoga Therapy work?

Yoga Therapy is run by Simon with 1 or 2 students attending at a time. Students need to get in touch with us via email (info@marrickvilleyoga.com.au) or give us a call on 02 9569 1776 to book a time between 12 – 4pm Monday – Saturday.

The sessions are $60 per session and run from 1 to 1.5 hours, depending on your individual needs.

What Is Yoga Therapy?

The practice of Yoga Therapy is highly effective in bringing a balance to the systems of the body. Yoga Therapy is not a treatment as such, nor is it aligned with any medical system or practice. Rather, Yoga Therapy allows people to access the healing benefits of yoga through the use of props, support and specialised sequencing.

Who Can Attend Yoga Therapy?

Yoga Therapy can also be of benefit to new or existing students who have ongoing health issues or problems with various parts of the body. It is also suitable for people with no yoga experience but looking for an alternative approach to an existing condition or injury. Some common ailments which bring people to Yoga Therapy include:

*Arthritis *Asthma*Anxiety *Back pain *Blood disorders *Cancer *Cardiovascular disease *Circulatory disorders *Diabetes *Depression *Fatigue *Heart abnormalities *Immune disorders *Migraines *Muscle pain *Obesity *Skeletal-muscular disorders*Thyroid disorders

About Simon:

Simon Joannou is an experienced senior Iyengar teacher with specialised skills and knowledge in Yoga Therapy. Simon has worked closely with the Iyengars in their medical classes at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, India over many years. He has also trained with leading Iyengar yoga therapist Stephanie Quirk and continues to work closely with Steph assisting her in her therapy training courses running in Asia.

Testimonials

“I began yoga about 6 years ago after a quadruple heart bi-pass, a family member recommend yoga with Simon as it helped him to recover from an illness. I started yoga 6 months post surgery, my body was falling apart, I was not feeling very good and I wanted to get my physical and emotional health back. I felt the energy yoga brought back to my life. Yoga helps my mobility enormously, my body is getting older but what is interesting, small ordinary things like getting out of bed, bending to pick something up, I can do now very much better. In this regard I think it has helped delay the aging process. I am able to live in my own home. I have had the occasional fall but yoga has helped me to and my feet. Simon has an acute awareness of peoples emotions and bodies, he has guided me over the years with the use of yoga therapy to bring awareness into my body its limitations, capabilities and capacity.I will be turning 90 in a few months and that is old, I do not feel old, but I am. Yoga helps keep me calm , I am doing this for myself.”

Margaret Fulton
Australian food and cooking ‘guru’, writer, journalist, author, and commentator.