Integrative Medicine
Integrated medicine with Gwen Yeager, C-IAYT, a yoga therapist certified through the
International Association of Yoga Therapists.
Integrated Medicine: Supporting Clients' Licensed Medical Healthcare Partners
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.’
Beyond Treatment: A Collaborative Approach with Integrative Medicine
Have you ever felt like there could be more to your healthcare plan? Integrative medicine offers a complementary approach that works alongside traditional medicine to achieve optimal well-being.
What is integrative medicine? It considers the whole person – physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual, as well as environmental factors. Integrative medicine practitioners, like yoga therapists and massage therapists, collaborate with doctors and other healthcare professionals to create a personalized plan for healing and optimal health. This approach ensures you receive the most comprehensive care possible.
Integrative medicine strengthens the healthcare team. Incorporating evidence-based alternative therapies alongside conventional medicine offers a broader range of tools to manage conditions, relieve symptoms, and promote overall well-being. Yoga therapists can design plans that support a patients’ doctors to provide a more holistic approach to patient care.
Empowering Patients, Partnering for Health. Integrative medicine views patients as active partners in their health journey. This collaborative approach fosters informed decision-making about your well-being.
Ready to explore integrative medicine? Several complementary practices can be integrated into your healthcare plan. Talk to your doctor about how integrative medicine practices can enhance your well-being.
Unlocking Personalized Wellness with Yoga Therapy
Yoga therapy takes yoga to the next level, offering individualized practices designed to empower you and improve your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.
Beyond the Studio: Expertise for Individual Needs
Unlike yoga teachers at studios or gyms, yoga therapists are highly qualified professionals with extensive training (often exceeding 1,000 hours). This specialized training equips them to work with individuals navigating various health concerns. Whether you're battling depression or anxiety, chronic pain, cancer, sleep issues, or even cardiovascular disease, yoga therapy can offer support.
Where to Find a Yoga Therapist:
Yoga therapists can be found in a variety of settings – not just yoga studios! You might encounter them in private practice, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, military bases, prisons, and even schools.
Empowering You Through Symptom Management:
Yoga therapy goes beyond poses. It empowers you to manage your symptoms and improve your quality of life. Through targeted practices, you can experience a reduction in fatigue, pain, depression, anxiety, and other unpleasant symptoms.
Integrative medicine and yoga therapy can help people experiencing:
Cancer
Chronic pain
Fatigue
Hypertension
Insomnia
Musculoskeletal pain
Autoimmune disease
Many other conditions
Many major U.S. hospitals have Integrated Medicine departments: Cedars-Sinai, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and Johns Hopkins. Recently, the Department of Defense officially recognized yoga as an alternative therapy for treatment of chronic pain, PTSD and post-concussive symptoms like fatigue.
