Yoga Therapy
A gentle, personalized path toward emotional, physical, and spiritual healing.
Yoga therapy is a one-on-one, clinically informed approach that combines therapeutic movement, breathwork, somatic practices, and Christian mindfulness to support whole-person wellness. Unlike a traditional yoga class, yoga therapy is deeply customized to your story, your nervous system, and your goals.
At Graceful Balance Wellness, yoga therapy sessions provide a safe, compassionate environment where you can move at your own pace, reconnect with your body, release stored tension, and cultivate peace in the presence of God.
If you’ve been longing for healing that honors your mind, body, and spirit, yoga therapy can help you find your way back to grounding, clarity, and rest.
Yoga therapy is the therapeutic application of yoga postures, breathing techniques, and somatic tools to address emotional, physical, and spiritual needs. It is grounded in both wisdom and modern science, recognizing that spiritual health, emotional health and physical health are inseparable.
Unlike a typical yoga class, where instruction is taught to a group, yoga therapy is fully individualized. Your practitioner works with you privately to understand your specific concerns, limitations, and goals. Sessions may include:
Yoga therapy meets you exactly where you are—whether you’re flexible or stiff, experienced or brand new, anxious or uncertain.
Unlike a typical yoga class, where instruction is taught to a group, yoga therapy is fully individualized. Your practitioner works with you privately to understand your specific concerns, limitations, and goals. Sessions may include:
- Gentle stretching and restorative movement
- Breathwork to calm the nervous system
- Trauma-sensitive body awareness practices
- Guided mindfulness or Christian meditation
- Hands-on or prop-supported alignment
- Somatic grounding techniques
- Education on stress and the nervous system
- Scripture reflection or prayer
Yoga therapy meets you exactly where you are—whether you’re flexible or stiff, experienced or brand new, anxious or uncertain.
What Is Yoga Therapy?
The body holds experiences long after the mind has moved on. Stress, fear, trauma, and chronic overwhelm often show up as:
- tight shoulders
- shallow breathing
- chronic fatigue
- trouble resting or sleeping
- muscle tension
- difficulty regulating emotions
- feeling disconnected from your body
- moments of numbness or overwhelm
- irritability
- chronic stress responses
Why Yoga Therapy Works:
Yoga therapy helps unwind these patterns by addressing the physiological root of emotional distress.
Yoga therapy is one of the most powerful ways to heal the mind through the body—and the body through the mind—while staying deeply connected to God.
- It calms the nervous system
- It reconnects body and mind
- It integrates movement with breath
- It supports trauma healing
- It honors the spiritual components of healing
Yoga therapy is one of the most powerful ways to heal the mind through the body—and the body through the mind—while staying deeply connected to God.
At Graceful Balance Wellness, we honor the belief that God designed your nervous system with the ability to heal. Our approach to yoga therapy is rooted in:
✔️ Trauma-Informed Care
You will be invited—not pushed.
You remain in control of your movement, your pace, and your comfort level.
✔️ Christian Mindfulness & Scripture
As desired, sessions may include:
Christian meditation
Breath prayers
Reflection on Scripture
Gentle spiritual grounding
Everything we offer aligns with biblical values and is designed to help you feel safe, seen, and supported.
✔️ Somatic Awareness
Our practitioners help you understand how anxiety, trauma, and stress show up in the body—and how movement and breath can bring relief.
✔️ Whole-Person Healing
We believe emotional, physical, and spiritual wellness are woven together.
Yoga therapy integrates all three.
A Faith-Centered & Trauma-Informed Approach:
Yoga therapy can be beneficial for:
Many clients describe yoga therapy as the missing piece they didn’t realize they needed—especially when talk therapy alone doesn’t fully address the bodily impact of stress or trauma.
- Anxiety
- Chronic stress
- Trauma recovery
- Grief or emotional heaviness
- Burnout and overwhelm
- Regulating emotions
- Panic symptoms
- Difficulty resting or sleeping
- Feeling disconnected from your body
- Chronic pain or tension
- Mind–body disconnect
- Faith-based emotional support
- Depression-related fatigue
- Posture and mobility issues
- Nervous system dysregulation
Many clients describe yoga therapy as the missing piece they didn’t realize they needed—especially when talk therapy alone doesn’t fully address the bodily impact of stress or trauma.
What Yoga Therapy Can Help With
Benefits You May Experience
Clients often report:
- a calmer mind
- deeper, slower breathing
- reduced anxiety
- improved emotional regulation
- feeling grounded and centered
- greater body awareness
- release of tension and tightness
- improved flexibility and mobility
- better sleep
- increased ability to rest
- decreased overwhelm
- greater closeness with God
- more compassion toward themselves
- increased resilience
- a sense of safety in their body again
Who is Yoga Therapy For?
You may be a good fit for yoga therapy if you:
Yoga therapy is accessible to all body types, all experience levels, and all abilities.
No yoga experience is necessary.
- feel overwhelmed, tense, or burnt out
- want a faith-based somatic approach
- are healing from trauma or chronic stress
- prefer gentle movement over intense exercise
- want to integrate body-based practices into your emotional healing
- feel disconnected from your physical self
- have difficulty relaxing or quieting your mind
- want support beyond traditional counseling
- are navigating grief, anxiety, or life transitions
- want to understand the mind–body–spirit connection
- need a safe, supportive environment to move and breathe
Yoga therapy is accessible to all body types, all experience levels, and all abilities.
No yoga experience is necessary.
What Happens During a Yoga Therapy Session?
Every session is personalized, but typically includes:
1. Conversation & Check-In
You’ll share how you’ve been feeling emotionally, physically, and spiritually so we can tailor the session accordingly.
2. Breathwork
Gentle breathing practices help regulate the nervous system and prepare the body for movement.
3. Movement or Stretching
Slow, accessible poses chosen based on your needs. These may include:
4. Somatic Tools
You'll learn grounding skills, awareness practices, and body-based techniques to use outside the session.
5. Restorative Integration
A relaxing, supported posture (similar to savasana) helps your body integrate the session’s work.
6. Reflection
We may close with:
1. Conversation & Check-In
You’ll share how you’ve been feeling emotionally, physically, and spiritually so we can tailor the session accordingly.
2. Breathwork
Gentle breathing practices help regulate the nervous system and prepare the body for movement.
3. Movement or Stretching
Slow, accessible poses chosen based on your needs. These may include:
- restorative shapes
- gentle somatic movement
- tension release work
- supported postures
- guided stretching
4. Somatic Tools
You'll learn grounding skills, awareness practices, and body-based techniques to use outside the session.
5. Restorative Integration
A relaxing, supported posture (similar to savasana) helps your body integrate the session’s work.
6. Reflection
We may close with:
- a grounding exercise
- breath prayer
- Scripture reflection
- journaling prompts
- spiritual encouragement
How Yoga Therapy Supports Counseling & EMDR
Yoga therapy is a powerful complement to traditional therapy because it helps:
Many clients share that yoga therapy helps them feel safer, calmer, and more confident going into counseling sessions.
- regulate the nervous system
- reduce physical symptoms of anxiety
- make EMDR sessions more effective
- prepare the body for deeper emotional work
- increase tolerance for intense emotions
- strengthen grounding skills
- enhance mind–body awareness
- It is particularly beneficial for clients in:
- EMDR Phase 2
- trauma recovery
- faith-based healing
- mind–body integration
- burnout and overwhelm
- chronic stress
Many clients share that yoga therapy helps them feel safer, calmer, and more confident going into counseling sessions.
All of our yoga therapy sessions are offered exclusively online, allowing you to receive trauma-informed, Christ-centered support from any safe and comfortable space in your home. Virtual sessions make it possible to fully relax, stay grounded, and move at your own pace without the pressure of traveling or entering a new environment.
Because yoga therapy is an educational and wellness service—not a clinical or licensed mental health service—we are able to serve clients:
Clients love the flexibility, privacy, and accessibility of virtual yoga therapy, and many share that they feel more comfortable, relaxed, and supported in their own environment.
Whether you’re curled up in your living room, on a mat in your bedroom, or in a quiet corner of your home, this space becomes your sanctuary for healing and restoring your nervous system.
Because yoga therapy is an educational and wellness service—not a clinical or licensed mental health service—we are able to serve clients:
- Across Maryland
- Across Pennsylvania
- Across the United States
Clients love the flexibility, privacy, and accessibility of virtual yoga therapy, and many share that they feel more comfortable, relaxed, and supported in their own environment.
Whether you’re curled up in your living room, on a mat in your bedroom, or in a quiet corner of your home, this space becomes your sanctuary for healing and restoring your nervous system.
Virtual Sessions — From the Comfort of Your Home
Begin Your Healing Journey
We believe God meets us in our bodies, not just our minds. You deserve a space where your body feels safe, your mind can rest, and your spirit can breathe deeply again.
Yoga therapy can help you return to that place.
Session Options & Pricing:
45-minute Individual Yoga Therapy Session — $150
30-minute Individual Yoga therapy Session — $100
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