67% of Yoga Professionals aren’t confident when a student presents with a chronic health concern or injury; yet 2 of 3 people report they currently have a health challenge that impacts their enjoyment of every day life*
* As found in the Safe Yoga for Everybody Global Survey of 1357 individuals, conducted July 2019.
But, not all Yogic practices are good for every body.
Indeed, some yogic practices can exacerbate health concerns and even cause serious harm.
With 69% of of the public experiencing a current health concern or injury, it's up to you to keep them safe in their practice.
Created to help you do just that, Yoga Therapeutics Pro (YTP) brings the therapeutic applications and cautions for 350+ of the most popular yogic practices (across the eight limbs) to your fingertips.
Brought to you by YogaMate, YTP provides a trusted resource that gives confidence to your teaching.
Whether you're a new teacher or are many years into your career as a yoga therapist, YTP helps you keep your students & clients safer.
Yoga can provide profound benefits to an individual's health and well-being. Learn more about how Yoga can be therapeutically applied to help support over 100 health challenges. Search the evidence based benefits and therapeutic applications for more than 350 different Yogic practices (including postures, breath work, meditations & relaxation as well as yogic philosophy).
Learn which practices are cautioned for
Health Concerns & Injuries
Yoga can be safely practiced by EVERYONE. Indeed, if you can breathe, you can practice Yoga. Yet, not all practices are safe for every one and some yogic practices are strongly cautioned for specific health concerns. If someone walks into your class with a history of stroke, or a herniated disc, can you keep them safe in their practice? As their teacher, it's your responsibility. Keep them safer - with the knowledge in the palms of your hands.
Trusted knowledge at your fingertips
Learn the Way You Like
Search practices in English or Sanskrit, by specific health concerns or drill down by category / focus. Want to see which practices are cautioned for people with anxiety? Or have someone present with high blood pressure? Quickly be reminded which practices are safe (and most importantly, which aren't!). Plus, extend your knowledge with access to some of YogaMate's best professional development webinars on Yoga Therapy.
Yoga Should Be Accessible to All
Everyone deserves access to this wisdom. YogaMate & Yoga Therapeutics Pro hope to shift western misperception that Yoga = asana (physical postures). If you can breathe you can practice Yoga.
Marsha Banks-Harold
Certified Yoga Therapist, Teacher & Teacher-Trainer, VA USA
As a certified yoga therapist, I am elated to have such an amazing tool at my finger tips. Yoga Therapeutics Pro allows me to continue to exceed my clients needs by serving as a resource to verify or gain additional information about conditions that my clients are faced with. As a yoga teacher trainer this tool will be a wonderful resource for the trainees in my yoga teacher training yoga programs. Thanks for centralizing such valuable information!
Staffan Elgelid
PhD, CYT, RYT-500 GCFT, PT
This is the best, smoothest, easiest to navigate app I have ever used. Soooo easy to use and so informative. It's a game changer.
Stephanie Lopez
Yoga Therapist
I just purchased the app - It's an incredible resource! Intuitive, accessible, and a wealth of information at your fingertips. Thank you and congrats, Ann Marie and your stellar team!
Ingrid Wirsig
Yoga Teacher, Yoga Therapist, Ontario CA
I am thrilled about the launch of Yoga Therapeutics Pro. When a student lets me know about a health condition right before class, I have information at my fingertips to ensure they can practice safely; and when I am looking for inspiration for my practice or the next class I teach, I can scroll through the categories. And with this app, my yoga therapy clients are empowered to experiment with new poses safely and effectively. Well done!
Carla McAdams
Yoga Teacher & Yoga Therapist; Marlyand, USA
I just proudly purchased the Yoga Therapeutics Pro app as soon as I got your email! I’m already planning ways to use it in my yoga classes and especially with my yoga therapy clients. Thank you for undertaking such a daunting amount of work to create such a valuable tool for all of us who teach yoga.
Yoga Therapeutics Pro
Keep your students safe
Quickly search against injuries and health concerns
Learn more about the therapeutic application of various Yogic practices
Empowered teaching
Therapeutic Application
Quickly search for the practices that are therapeutically beneficial for over 100 of the most common health concerns
Learn more about Yoga's Therapeutic Benefits
Evidence-informed knowledge of the safe and therapeutic application of yoga. Empower your teaching, empower your students.
Know which Yogic practices to avoid
Not all practices are safe for every body. Keep your students and clients safer with quick access
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Curated resources for serious Yoga Professionals
Access YogaMate’s library of articles and knowledge provided by some of Yoga Therapy's best therapists; plus six of YogaMate’s top webinars
The Data Behind Our Library of Practices
Websites, research papers, books and over 1,000 hours of direct work (& a life time of knowledge from many contributors) went into our Yogic Practices library.