Yoga Therapy
Yoga for common conditions
Yoga can be a gentle, steadying support for specific needs — easing stiffness, calming the nervous system, aiding sleep and digestion. These 46 guides are grouped by what you want to work on. Each is practical and honest about what yoga can and can’t do.
Better sleep
Stress relief
Mobility
Weight management
Digestion
- Yoga for Acidity & GERDGentle yoga and slow breathing may ease acidity and mild acid reflux (GERD) by reducing stress, supporting digestion and…
- Yoga for ConstipationGentle yoga may relieve constipation by stimulating the gut through twists, forward folds and gentle compression, and by…
- Yoga for DigestionGentle yoga may support digestion and ease bloating or gas by gently massaging the abdomen, encouraging movement through…
- Yoga for IBS & Gut HealthGentle yoga may help people with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) by calming the gut-brain axis, easing stress, and gently…
Women's health
- Yoga for EndometriosisGentle yoga may support people living with endometriosis by easing tension, calming the nervous system and offering comf…
- Yoga for FertilityGentle yoga may support people trying to conceive by lowering stress and encouraging relaxed, regular movement — both he…
- Yoga for Ovarian HealthGentle yoga may support women's reproductive wellbeing by easing tension in the hips and lower abdomen, calming the nerv…
- Yoga for Women's HealthGentle yoga may support women's wellbeing across life stages — easing period discomfort, supporting hormonal balance, an…
Focus & clarity
Healthy ageing
- Yoga for Healthy AgeingGentle yoga supports healthy ageing by maintaining strength, balance, mobility and confidence, which can help reduce fal…
- Yoga for Healthy Bones (Osteoporosis-Safe)Weight-bearing, balance-focused yoga may support bone health and reduce fall risk as we age — gentle standing poses load…
- Yoga for Prostate HealthGentle yoga may support prostate and pelvic health in men, mainly by improving circulation to the pelvic area, strengthe…
- Yoga for Vertigo & BalanceGentle, carefully-chosen yoga may help improve balance and steadiness and reduce the anxiety that dizziness brings — but…
Energy & vitality
Back comfort
- Yoga for Back PainGentle yoga may help ease everyday back discomfort by improving spinal mobility, releasing tight hips and hamstrings, an…
- Yoga for Desk Workers & Tech NeckShort, simple yoga — much of it doable at your desk — can undo the toll of long hours at a screen: 'tech neck', rounded …
- Yoga for Neck & Shoulder PainGentle yoga may ease everyday neck and shoulder tension — often caused by posture, screens and stress — by releasing tig…
- Yoga for ScoliosisGentle yoga may support people with scoliosis by building awareness, lengthening the spine and easing muscular tension a…
Diabetes support
Heart & circulation
- Yoga for CirculationGentle yoga may support healthy circulation by encouraging movement, promoting blood flow through poses and breathing, a…
- Yoga for High Blood PressureGentle yoga and slow breathing may help support healthy blood pressure, mainly by reducing stress and encouraging relaxa…
- Yoga for Varicose VeinsGentle yoga — especially legs-up-the-wall and mild leg inversions — may ease the aching and heaviness of varicose veins …
Hormonal health
- Yoga for Menopause & PerimenopauseGentle yoga may ease the transition through perimenopause and menopause — helping with stress, sleep, mood, joint comfor…
- Yoga for PCOSGentle yoga may support women managing PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) by reducing stress, encouraging activity and sup…
- Yoga for PeriodsGentle yoga may help ease period discomfort and cramping by relaxing the body, releasing tension around the hips and low…
- Yoga for Thyroid HealthGentle yoga is traditionally used to support thyroid health and general wellbeing, mainly by reducing stress and encoura…
Pain relief
- Yoga for Arthritis & Joint PainGentle yoga may ease arthritis and joint stiffness by keeping the joints mobile within a comfortable range, strengthenin…
- Yoga for Cervical SpondylosisGentle yoga may support people with cervical spondylosis (age-related neck wear) by easing stiffness, releasing tension …
- Yoga for Foot Pain & Plantar FasciitisGentle yoga and targeted stretches may ease plantar fasciitis and everyday foot pain by stretching the calves and the so…
- Yoga for Frozen ShoulderGentle, gradual yoga may help maintain and slowly restore movement in a frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis), easing st…
- Yoga for Migraine & HeadachesGentle yoga may help reduce the frequency and impact of tension headaches and migraines for some people, mainly by easin…
- Yoga for SciaticaVery gentle yoga may ease sciatica — pain along the sciatic nerve from the lower back down the leg — for some people, by…
- Yoga for Wrist Pain & Carpal TunnelGentle yoga may ease wrist pain and carpal tunnel symptoms — common with desk and screen work — through wrist and forear…
Breathing & lungs
Pregnancy & postnatal
- Postnatal Yoga: Recovery After BirthGentle postnatal yoga supports recovery after birth — gradually rebuilding core and pelvic-floor strength, easing tensio…
- Prenatal Yoga: Safe Yoga in PregnancyPrenatal yoga offers gentle, pregnancy-safe movement and breathing to support comfort, strength and calm through pregnan…
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