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Now accepting referrals for telehealth and in our Madison, Trumbull, Watertown, and New Haven offices

Yoga Therapy Associates implements yoga therapy programs for the treatment of mental health conditions within private practices and institutions. We provide yoga therapy training and integrative health education services for clinicians. We accept referrals for yoga therapy for individuals suffering from mental health conditions for telehealth and in-person services in CT.

08/10/2025

We’re offering a workshop through The Connecticut Women’s Consortium in September! The details ⬇️

Yoga for Depression: Integrative Health & Clinical Skills

This on-site training equips clinicians with trauma-informed tools to support clients experiencing persistent depression symptoms like fatigue, low motivation, and sleep disruption.

📅 September 26, 2025

🕘 9 AM – 4 PM

📍2321 Whitney Ave Hamden, CT

💲$100

🪪 6 CECs

➡️ Led by Yoga Therapy Associates Co-owners, Christine Saari & Sara Merrick-Albano.

✅ Approved for social work & addiction CECs in CT, MA, RI, and VT.

🔗 Register: womensconsortium.org & sign up for our monthly newsletter at yogatherapyassociates.com

08/03/2025

We meet the body where it is–no pushing, no forcing–just space to notice and be.

07/20/2025

Why Trauma Therapists Are Embracing Yoga Therapy for Anxiety Treatment:

🧠 Anxiety isn’t just mental—it’s deeply physical.

That’s why more trauma therapists are weaving yoga into their treatment plans. When anxiety shows up in the body as shallow breathing, digestive unrest, racing heartbeats, and muscle tension, talk therapy alone isn’t always enough.

🧘 Yoga helps clients:
• Regulate their nervous systems
• Build body awareness and agency
• Release held tension and trauma
• Anchor into the present moment

This is especially important for trauma survivors who may struggle with dissociation or hyperarousal. Gentle, attuned movement practices help them safely reconnect with their body—and begin to feel again.

Yoga isn’t a replacement for therapy. It’s a powerful complement.

✨ Curious about how yoga therapy can support anxiety recovery?

💻 Read the full article and sign up for our monthly newsletter at yogatherapyassociates.com

07/13/2025

🌙 Still struggling with sleep after all the usual advice? Here are 4 yoga therapy tools you may not have tried yet.

🔹 Build a hormone-friendly bedtime routine
🔹 Use midday Yoga Nidra instead of napping
🔹 Do gentle movement + breathwork instead of intense workouts after dark
🔹 Get down on the floor. Trust us.

Sometimes your nervous system doesn’t trust that it’s safe to rest. Sleep becomes disrupted not because you’re doing something wrong, but because your system has learned to stay ready, just in case. This isn’t a failure of willpower. It’s a survival response that needs recalibration, and yoga therapy can help.

🔗 Link in bio to read the full article with details on these practices!

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07/06/2025

A complementary yoga therapy approach can help children and adults with ADHD by:

• Improving emotional control with meditation practices

• Grounding the body via movement and proprioceptive feedback

• Nervous system regulation with breathing and mindfulness practices that soothe overstimulation

This isn’t a replacement for medical care—it’s a supportive tool that helps you feel more present, in control, and at ease.

🌿 Learn more about this evidence-based approach on our blog—link in bio.

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06/23/2025

🌿 Stress isn’t always loud—it often whispers through sneaky symptoms like jaw tension, digestive upset, or insomnia.

In our latest blog article, we unpack 7 hidden signs of stress and share how yoga therapy can address each one:
• Breath Holding? Add restorative breath breaks with extended exhale
• Gut trouble? Practice Supine Knees to Chest and Supine Windshield Wiper Twist to help reset the stress-digestion connection
• Fatigue? Try Prana Nidra, guided rest that helps restore depleted energy stores

It’s not about fixing, it’s about attuning.

Yoga helps you feel again: your breath, your bones, your capacity. It’s not about touching your toes. It’s about noticing when your body is whispering before it has to scream.

Stress management isn’t just what you do when things get bad. It’s how you stay connected to what you actually need even when life is full.

👉 Link in bio to explore the full list.

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06/16/2025

Feeling vulnerable about low bone density? You don’t need high‑impact workouts to rebuild strength.

Yoga therapy provides an evidence-based approach to building bone density and improving balance, all from the comfort of your home.

• Holding poses for at least 30-90 seconds provides the necessary stimulus for bone growth.
• Progressive loading ensures continued improvement. This means that as muscles get stronger, the poses and time held must evolve over time to maintain the necessary challenge.
• Maintaining accessible alignment and muscle engagement reduces the risk of fractures and injury, making the practice both safe and effective over time. 💪

This isn't about flexibility—it’s about reclaiming strength, safety, and confidence.

Here's your free sequence to try at home: https://yogatherapyassociates.com/yoga-for-osteoporosis-sequence/

Interested in practicing this along to a video? Fill out the form below the written sequence to get emailed a link to a video practice led by our co-founder, Sara!

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06/12/2025

Feeling like you’ve tried everything for depression, but the heaviness won’t lift?

Yoga therapy offers a gentle approach to healing—no pressure, no performance, just support at your own pace.

Whether it’s breathwork from your couch or simple movements in bed, yoga therapy meets you where you are.

Discover how this personalized practice can complement your journey towards being truly well.

🔗 Link in bio to learn more.

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06/04/2025

Meet Corina Parkmond, C-IAYT - your teacher for our Yoga Therapy for High-Risk Pregnancy series in Watertown, CT!

Corina believes that the ancient teachings found in yoga offer an individualized route to experience optimal health and well-being. She specializes in supporting clients through high-risk pregnancy, those with functional movement issues, and clients suffering emotional and spiritual disconnect. With a background in kinesiology, Corina holds a Masters of Science degree in Yoga Therapy from Maryland University of Integrative Health.

This 6-week small group series offers a sanctuary for individuals navigating high-risk pregnancies. In these classes, Corina will teach soothing strategies for both physical and emotional relief. Know someone who might benefit from the series? Tag them below!

🌿 Starts Saturday, June 7th!
💻 Register here: https://yogatherapyassociates.janeapp.com/locations/watertown/book #/staff_member/3/treatment/8
Spots are limited for this small group series. All trimesters and high-risk conditions are welcome.

05/30/2025

🤍 NEW SERIES STARTING NEXT WEEK:

Yoga Therapy for High-Risk Pregnancy

A gentle 6-week small group series for people navigating pregnancy with added medical or emotional complexities.

🧘 Movement tailored to your trimester

💤 Restorative postures

🌬 Breathwork for nervous system regulation

🧘‍♀️ Meditation to ease emotional stress

🤰 All trimesters and high-risk conditions welcome. No yoga experience needed.

📍 Watertown, CT

🗓 Saturdays: 6/7, 6/14, 6/21, 6/28, 7/12, 7/19

⏰ 10–11:30am

💻 Register here:
https://yogatherapyassociates.janeapp.com/locations/watertown/book #/staff_member/3/treatment/8

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05/14/2025

Yoga therapists are the only practitioners fully qualified to apply yoga techniques to treat mental and physical health conditions. Our yoga therapists use clinically effective practices from a variety of traditional yogic lineages, informed by the latest Western medical research.

Yoga therapy is private, one-on-one, and individualized for each client. Most of our clients start seeing results in 4 sessions or less.

📍 In-person in Connecticut  💻 Telehealth available nationwide ✨ Curious if it’s right for you? DM us any time.

05/12/2025

... As their primary mental health provider, I have seen patients make tremendous gains when adding yoga therapy to their treatment.

Patients learn new ways to connect to their bodies, calm their minds and regulate their emotions. Christine teaches simple and effective techniques that her clients can use at home. She is easy to collaborate with and has a unique perspective that provides therapists with new insights into their patient’s struggles. I highly recommend working with [Yoga Therapy Associates.]”

Michelle M. Reynolds, Ph.D.
Owner, Licensed Psychologist
LifeCatalyst Therapy and Coaching

Mental Health Providers - DM us to learn more about referring your patients for yoga therapy.

Interested in yoga therapy for yourself? We provide in-person yoga therapy in Connecticut and are available nationwide via telehealth 💻

Address

157 Church Street
Downtown New Haven, CT

Telephone

+12032128795

Website

http://www.yogatherapyassociates.com/

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