Global Yoga Therapy Day. Around the World and in Waltham.

Yoga has become one of the world’s most popular exercises but on August 14, Yoga Therapists around the world are trying to lift awareness beyond yoga as exercise, with the message: If you can breathe, you can practice yoga. Medical research has show yoga to improve symptoms and quality of life in over 100 dis-eases.

TriYoga Boston in Waltham will be hosting a complementary Free the Spine class at 6:30 pm. This is a group class for those suffering from back pain. There will also be free individual yoga therapy sessions offered during the day (a few slots are still available, check our website (http://www.TriYogaBoston.org). “Many of my students find relief from lower back pain after their first class or session,” said Brahmi Gold-Bernstein, Director of TriYoga Boston and a certified yoga therapist. “One of our yoga therapy clients who has found significant relief from severe back pain and sciatica is sharing his story.”

What is Yoga Therapy?

Yoga Therapists are highly qualified yoga professionals specifically trained to work with individuals working through various health concerns (everything from mental challenges like depression & anxiety to chronic pain, cancer, sleep challenges and cardiovascular disease).

You’ll find them in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, on army bases, prisons and schools. Together in a therapeutic relationship, they work individually with their clients to assess a person’s specific needs and create tailored practices to shift physical, mental, emotional and spiritual suffering, and offering group therapeutic classes.

What is Global Yoga Therapy Day?

Global Yoga Therapy Day aims to educate about the emerging field of Yoga Therapy as a complementary modality. Supported by the app, Yoga for Better Health (www.yogabetterhealth.com), the public can find and connect with Yoga Therapists participating in the Global Yoga Therapy Day (globalyogatherapyday.com). Search for therapists based on keywords (i.e., chronic pain, diabetes, cancer) and location.

Yoga Therapy and TriYoga Boston

The Therapeutic Yoga Program at TriYoga Boston is led by Brahmi Gold-Bernstein and Lorrie (Lośīnī) Jacobsohn. Both are certified Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT) and E-RYT 500 yoga teachers, and continuing education providers for the Yoga Alliance. Brahmi has been practicing yoga for over 43 years and has healed from decades of back pane and multiple joint surgeries. Lośīnī is an advanced practice nurse in psychiatric and mental health nursing, holistic nursing and addiction nursing. She works in the Mass General Hospital on the inpatient Addiction Consult Team and at the outpatient Bridge Clinic.

Together they created an 8-week program for those new to Parkinson’s as well as a 5-day teacher training program for working with students who have Parkinson’s with the support of the Boston chapter of the ADPA. They created a training for doctors and social workers on Yoga for Trauma, along with numerous other programs including Yoga for Anxiety and Depression; Yoga for Insomnia; Yoga for Neck, Shoulder and Hand Pain; Yoga for Hip, Knee and Foot Pain. They also wrote a chapter on “Yoga for Brain Health” that will be included in an upcoming book. TriYoga Boston was established in 2000, became a non-profit organization in 2008, and moved into its current large studio in 2011. TriYoga Boston offers daily classes for all levels, therapeutic classes, free weekly breathing and meditation classes, and private yoga therapy. The center also offers other healing modalities including therapeutic massage and energy healing, and hosts weekly classes for Yoga for Autism. The TriYoga method, established by founder Yogini Kaliji, is taught in over 40 countries by more than 2000 certified teachers. Sixty TriYoga Centers and Communities have been established, including centers in Australia, Austria, China, Denmark, Germany, India, Russia, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine and the United States.