ABOUT US
At Panchamaya Yoga Therapy, we believe that all aspects of the individual are connected.
About Our Clinic
Panchamaya is a Yoga Therapy Clinic dedicated to helping individuals live a more integrated version of themselves by utilizing the tools of yoga in a 1:1 relationship with a skilled Yoga Therapist.
Our therapists are trained to understand the specific needs of your body, mind, circumstances and nervous system. They will help you set goals for your own wellness and achieve them through supported daily practice.
We’ve assisted clients in experiencing a more fullfilling life through:
- Freedom from pain
- Enhanced focus
- Emotional regulation
- Ease of mobility
- Better sleep
- Improved relationships
- And much, much more!
It is our great honor to serve you in your recovery to health. We are confident in the results we can achieve and we hope you will take the journey with us.
Our Roots
Our roots are found in the Viniyoga Tradition. Viniyoga is the legacy of Sri Krishnamacharaya. a renowned Indian yoga teacher, Ayurvedic healer, and scholar who is often referred to as the ‘Father of Modern Yoga.’ The therapeutic nature of his yoga work was passed down to his son T. K. V. Desikachar, who later opened the first Yoga Therapy Clinic in Chennai, India called Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandarim (KYM).
Western teachers and practitioners have carried on his legacy by continuing to refine yoga therapy as a modality and assisting clients in improving their health and well-being. Gary Kraftsow, Chase Bossart, Dr. Dolphi Wertenbaker M.D., Leslie Kaminoff and Sonja Nelson are directly descended from this lineage and provide immeasurable value to the field and study of yoga therapy.
We offer them our deepest gratitude for carrying on the wisdom of this tradition.
Our thoughts are not simply engineered by the brain, they are influenced by our experiences of joy, sensations of physical pain, memories of loss or regret and patterns in our daily lives. We might think that meditation or Dhanya, for example, is the only tool that can help the mind, but this is not true. Focus on positive experiences, singing, chanting, mantra, or movement in the body can all have beneficial effects on the mind.
— Meet Our Yoga Therapists —
All members of our team have been trained specifically through the Viniyoga tradition, whose lineage is linked to the renowned KYM Center for Yoga Therapy in Chennai India and have received certification from the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT).
Our teachers and practitioners at Panchamaya are well schooled in a variety of modalities including Yoga Therapeutics, Feldenkrais, Trauma Therapeutics, Orthopedics and Occupational Therapy. They have graduated top of their fields with great honors and work closely with the medical community.
