Sharmila's Yoga Therapy

CUSTOMIZED PRACTICE TO RELIEVE CHRONIC PAIN

Sharmila's Yoga Therapy

About Yoga and Yoga Therapy

Mission

My mission is to achieve the best possible results for my students and clients as a Yoga Teacher, Yoga Instructor and Yoga Therapist.

As a Yoga Teacher: My mission is to provide solid foundation of yoga philosophy, anatomy and asana to my students for them to offer a safe practice in the community. Encourage them to be a student filled with curiosity, and then allow teaching to follow after.

As a Yoga Instructor: My mission is to create a safe, non-judgmental, and non-competitive environment for students while practicing. Encourage them to explore new levels of possibilities in their bodies and mind through breath. Educating student that Yoga is a journey of finding balance, both on and off the mat, which lead to honor their authentic selves and accepting limitations.

As a Yoga Therapist: My mission is to treat each client as a unique individual and customize the practice to address the root cause of their condition. Empower them to implement and evolve personalized yoga practice, that not only addresses the illness in a multi-dimensional manner but also aims to alleviate his/her suffering in a progressive, non-invasive and complementary manner.

Help to prevent the occurrence or re-occurrence of underlying causes of illness and move towards improved health and well-being.

Experience and Professionalism

My Yoga journey began in 2008, when I attended a 90-minute yoga practice at a local fundraising event. She was raising funds for Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto. The reason I attended was because I could not say no to my friend. It was in our town, it was a friend and it was for a good cause, I just could not find a reason to say no. It was my first time prating yoga in North America and I was intrigued by the practice. I understood that yoga is beyond curvy poses and competition. The feeling during the practice was very unique for me, I was mentally present, connected, energetic and yet very relaxed. I lost the sense of time and space during the practice and wanted to last that experience forever. At the end of the practice, there was no chatter in my mind and no pain in my neck and shoulders. I wanted to have the same experience often and therefore decided to join the weekly practice to explore further into this wellness field. It took two years for me to move from "do I have to go to practice to can I attend multiple times in a week". After two years, I felt the strong need to share the experience with others and decided to go through formal training.

Since 2010, my formal Yoga training includes:

Member of IAYT (International Association of Yoga Therapist)
Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT 1000 hours) and visiting instructor at Hot Yoga Wellness, Ontario. (2015 - present)
Comprehensive Yoga Therapy CYT 300 hours and 500 hours of Yoga Teachers Training program from Welkin Yoga Life Institute (RYS and IAYT member), Brantford, Ontario. (2014 - 2015)
Certificate as a Yoga Exercise Specialist, East to West Yoga, Toronto. (2013)
Diploma in Yoga from Yoga Sadhana, Pune India. (2010)

Experience:

I have gained valuable experience over the last 16 years and learned a lot through dealing with various clients/students. It made me a better student and educator. I will always be a student first and a teacher later.

Currently, I am offering my therapeutic practices through online and in-person (maximum five in a group).

I also work as a Yoga Therapist for the Chiropractor's patients who suffer from chronic pain for a long time and can be benefitted by adding gentle yoga stretches and breathing practices to complement with the treatment.

I have also worked for community connections in Whitby for 4 years teaching Hatha, Vinyasa and Restorative yoga.

I have worked as a supply yoga instructor for the abilities Center in Whitby, teaching yoga for seniors and children with multiple limitations/abilities.