Sessions available in Frenchtown NJ and New Hope PA.
Bonnie Pariser is a Certified Structural Yoga Therapist. She has successfully applied Structural Yoga Therapy to alleviate the discomfort of many clients who have suffered pain due to scoliosis, back injuries, hamstring injuries, sciatica, shoulder strain, general stress and more.
The initial consult is 1 hour and 15 minutes, follow up appointments are 1 hour.
The fee for appointments is $75. E-mail and phone contact is highly encouraged during your treatment to discuss any areas of concern.
Conditions that can improve with a Structural Yoga Therapy practice include
- physical manifestations of stress
- scoliosis
- back pain
- sciatica
- sports injuries
- asthma
- MS
- neck pain
- high blood pressure
- rotator cuff injuries
- the negative effects of cancer therapies
The Structural Yoga Therapist
- Identifies and eliminates problematic movements that limit range of motiondetects muscle weaknesses that contribute to imbalancere-educates the body to move as it was designed to move through classical yoga posturesensures the client understands and properly executes the postures by demonstrating the exercises and observing the client perform themprovides handouts for home practice and encourages ongoing contact with the therapist periodically reassesses and adjusts the program to address changes
- Encourages continued progress
In addition to using yoga poses to strengthen and realignthe body, Bonnie takes into account the client'spersonality, lifestyle, attitude and stress level. As necessary, she incorporates other yoga techniques such as
* breathing and meditation/relaxation methods
* lifestyle adjustments based on ayurvedic therapies
Recent medical studies confirm the value of therapeutic interventions known to yogis for thousands of years. By employing these techniques, Bonnie gently invites her clients to find the personal yogic path that will carry them to spiritual growth and transformation and health. 
This method was created in 1976 by Mukunda Stiles, creator of Structural Yoga™, andauthor of the seminal book, Structural Yoga Therapy andother works on therapeutic yoga and philosophy, including the recently published Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy. Mukunda Stiles is currently on the Advisory Board of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and is the founder of the Yoga Therapy Center ( www.yogatherapycenter.org )
“The purpose of yoga therapy is to lead us to the Self. Once there, bliss is experienced”
-Mukunda Stiles
Training of Structural Yoga Therapists
Structural Yoga Therapists undergo a rigorous two year, 700-hour training that involves extensive studies in anatomy, biomechanics, the application of therapeutic movement, and yogic psychology, as well as the application of the more subtle aspects of classical yoga and the related field of Ayurveda. To date over 40 graduates of the training have written papers adapting SYT approaches for specific conditions. These papers are submitted to the International Association of Yoga Therapy for publication in its professional journal (www.iayt.org).