Our Approach
Through in-person and online trainings, Yoga Medicine® provides yoga teachers of all styles with a holistic learning environment to expand and apply their knowledge to create individualized therapeutic yoga practices. Yoga Medicine® teachers are trained to work within a variety of settings to provide individualized programs and group classes inspired by research and traditional practices to:
- Healthcare settings: to support both the doctors and healthcare providers as well as the patients
- Corporations and businesses: bringing the practice to your work for a more efficient workspace
- Athletic teams: providing cross training, performance enhancement, recovery support and injury prevention strategies
- Yoga studios: to provide the highest caliber of yoga specific offerings and teacher trainings
- Anyone interested in using a yoga practice to improve their quality of life
We believe bridging the gap between yoga and medical systems is a crucial therapeutic adjunct to modern healthcare.
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Testimonials
Monisha Bhanote - 200hr YTT 2017, current 500hr YTT
I looked at a lot of programs before I decided on this training and the Yoga Medicine® training exceeded my expectations. It was the best decision I made and anyone would benefit from it! This program reviews anatomy at the level of some medical schools, in fact, I always joke that this program is the Ivy League of yoga trainings.
Sophie Tashkovski - 500hr YTT
There is no doubt that I become a better teacher with each training I attend. Yoga Medicine® trainings have fine tuned my understanding of anatomy, and helped me understand how to better support my individual clients. I’ve also learned so much about my own body and how to treat it with kindness. Yoga Medicine® trainings have changed my yoga perspective, now I can appreciate where I'm at on any given day and find ways to support whatever I need.
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Mindfulness Meditation in Silicon Valley
By Michelle Pendleton for Yoga Medicine®. When I started teaching at a prominent Silicon Valley corporation in 2017, I immediately noticed the intensity and achievement-oriented energy of many of the class participants. These students told me that they sought out yoga for life balance and centering, but I noted they were primarily offered (and also gravitated to) fast-paced vinyasa and power yoga sessions which reinforced an emphasis on speed, pushing oneself to the limit, and focusing on an end goal instead of the process. According to Boston Consulting Company, mindfulness boosts the potential for corporate agility initiatives and seamless transformations.1 It helps people to inspect and adapt their behaviors in short cycles, relax so that they can rewire established attitudes and think clearly in the midst of overwhelming digital stimuli. As yoga and meditation teachers, we are aware of the stress reduction and cognitive benefits of these practices, but how do these practices
