Yoga therapy
for Health and Wellness
Tailored and effective care for health, wellbeing and life satisfactionblending therapeutic yoga, somatic coaching, mindfulness and compassion.
Benefits of Yoga Therapy.
Yoga therapy is recommended by healthcare practitioners
for many health and wellness topics including:
Stress reduction
Sleep difficulties
Pain
Mobility, functional strength and flexibility
Recovery
Heart health
Diabetes
Burnout
Mild anxiety
Chronic illness
General discontent
Lifestyle management and more
Yoga therapy offers you
✔️Caring tailored support, practical relief and greater resilience
✔️More ease and balance with difficulty, pain or stress
✔️Take control with a tailored plan for your health and wellbeing
✔️Greater connection with yourself and what’s important to you
✔️Accessible for any body
✔️No long waitlists to get support
Flexible Options for you
No experience required!
Available online
Location in Haarlem Zuid
Haarlem Noord (coming soon)
1 on 1
Small groups
Bring your friend(s)
Welcome!
On this page, you can discover more about how Yoga Therapy can support your healing journey. Before jumping in though, I just want to say Hi and introduce myself.
My name is Skylar. My practice is called Collaborative Motion because I view all my work with clients as a partnership which supports flow and movement. Whether physically, emotionally, mentally, in external circumstances or as is so often the case, all of the above.
Yoga and Mindfulness have empowered me in my own journey with health, wellness and personal transformation. There’s nothing quite as satisfying as getting to journey with others and support them in discovering ways to thrive more.
You can read more about my credentials here.
Want to get a better sense of working with me?
Feel free to get in touch for a free consultation or sign up to get free guided practices to support you with sleep, pain and relaxation.
Who is Yoga Therapy for?
A key reason why I’ve completed 1000+ hours of training in biomedical knowledge, psychological knowledge and yoga knowledge, is to be able to tailor treatment to you so that it is therapeutic and safe. In other words, there’s more to yoga therapy than just being a well intentioned yoga teacher
Yoga therapy is:
✔️ Suitable for people with no yoga experience, advanced Yogi’s and everyone in between
✔️ Accessible for those with injury, physical limitations and fatigue
✔️ Effective whether done online or in person
✔️ A way to take ownership of your health and wellness
✔️ Effective with a wide variety of issues (see below for a list)
Working together will support:
✔️ Your innate healing potential
✔️ Movement towards your goals
✔️ Reduction of unwanted symptoms
✔️ Greater ease with yourself, your body and the challenges and stresses you face
Whatever brings you here, there are ways yoga therapy can empower you to take action that can improve your health and wellbeing naturally. You’ll discover yoga practices we can do together and that you can do at home to support your health and wellness. They can even integrate with what you are already doing or when applicable, with what your doctor, physical therapist or other provider have asked you to do.
Get in touch or keep reading to learn more about how yoga therapy can support you with specific topics.
Spotlight on yoga therapy for...
Yoga Therapy for Stress
Yoga therapy for stress offers restful support in moving from surviving towards THRIVING. Some of what you can expect is to:
Discover the wisdom of your body and nervous system. Learn to recognise and trust the information it gives you.
Learn strategies for increasing resilience, decreasing stress, and managing energy levels.
Discover movement and breathing techniques that help to regulate your nervous system and stress levels.
Use movement, breathing, diet, yoga nidra and sleep patterns to increase energy levels
Identify what matters most to you and increase your capacity to stay aligned with it
Yoga Therapy for Pain
Yoga therapy for pain offers kind support that helps you THRIVE. There are different kinds of pain: aches, lower back pain, migraines, chronic pain. Each of these requires an adapted approach. Regardless of the type of pain, you can expect some similarities in the approach:
Discover strategies for pain management leading to pain reduction and/or greater ease and peace in the presence of pain
Use suitable movement, breath, diet, mental, postural and lifestyle strategies to reduce pain and soothe the nervous system
Tune into what matters most to you in life and find ways to align with it
Discover movements and activities that can be done with less discomfort or even no pain
When applicable, do exercises that relax muscular tension, increase active range of motion and improve mobility and coordination.
Yoga Therapy for Sleep
Yoga therapy for sleep offers renewing support that helps you THRIVE. Sleep is such a critical part of a healthy body and mind. It contributes to or undermines our resilience, stress levels, pain levels, emotions and more.
In yoga therapy for sleep you will:
Identify the type of sleep troubles you are having
Discover lifestyle, diet, movement and breathing patterns that will help you prepare for sleep
Improve your sleep hygiene
Learn tools that will help you sleep better and get back to sleep when you wake up in the middle of the night
Learn how to enjoy the time when you are lying awake
Improve the overall quality of your sleep
Yoga Therapy in 4 Steps
It’s me again. Here’s a basic overview of what to expect.
All your sessions will be with me and can be online or at Studio ZOED in Haarlem Zuid.
1. Intake
Book a free online 45m consultation
Complete the intake form
60 - 90m intake conversation.
2. Personal Assessment
1-2 sessions
Building on the intake, we will do a 60 - 90m physical assessment exploring movement and breathing.
After assessment, you may receive advice regarding referrals.
3. Treatment
3 or more sessions
60-90m sessions (generally weekly or bi-weekly)
Home practice with supporting materials as needed
On average, I work with people for 6-8 sessions.
The total number of sessions is based upon your wishes / needs
Ongoing tailoring and evaluation
4. Check & Adjust
Many clients report that yoga therapy was a powerful time for them that empowered them with tools and skills they could use for long after the work together was finished. Throughout the process we will regularly evaluate and tailor the treatment. Read more about what clients have to say and the available yoga therapy packages below.
“When I started yoga therapy, I wasn’t sleeping well, I had high blood pressure and chronic lower back pain. After 8 sessions, my blood pressure was back to normal, my back pain was significantly reduced and I had tools to help me fall back asleep at night if I woke up. I can’t recommend working with Skylar high enough.”
— R.T.
Yoga Therapy Packages
Packages are helpful for providing clarity about the initial length of time we will work together and my rates.
Remember though that this is absolutely not a one size fits all thing. All sessions are tailored to you in collaboration with you to ensure that you are getting the result you want and tools that will support you even long after our work together is done.
Discovery Package
Ready to gain practical tools that will help you take control of your health and wellbeing so you can feel better, manage your health and discover more ease so you can enjoy the life you have?
Here’s what you get:
Initial consultation
Intake session (1hr)
Assessment (60 - 90m)
6 60m Yoga Therapy Sessions (3-6 months)
Recorded materials tailored for your goals
Essential Oil Kit
(optional add on)
Investment in yourself & your future
249 / mth for 3 months
More Space
You get everything from the Discovery Package plus extra space and time. Each session is 90m instead of 1hr providing more space to talk and practice useful and enjoyable rest and restoration techniques.
Here’s what you get:
Initial consultation
Intake session (1,5hr)
Assessment (1,5hr)
6 90m Yoga Therapy Sessions (3-6 months)
Recorded materials tailored for your goals
Essential Oil Kit
(optional add on)
Investment in yourself & your future
279 / mth for 4 months
Health Coach Partnership
You’re ready to make big changes in your life for the sake of your health and wellness. With this package, you get the best of Yoga Therapy and Health Coaching rolled into one. With this high-touch package, you’re getting a yoga therapist, coach, personal trainer, accountability partner and sounding board all rolled into one.
You’ll gain practical tools, motivation and a deeper understanding of your strengths and how to overcome obstacles you face.
You even get a private link to schedule 15m check-ins when needed!
Here’s what you get:
Initial consultation
Intake session (1hr)
Assessment (1hr)
1 CliftonStrength Assessment & 60m debrief
8 60m Yoga Therapy Sessions (~4-6 months)
5 60m Health Coaching Sessions (~6 months)
Private link to schedule 15m check-in calls (max 10)
Recorded materials tailored for your goals
Essential Oil Kit
Investment in yourself & your future
325 / mth for 10 months
Common yoga therapy topics
Here is a list of common topics that clients come to me for help with:
✔️ Yoga for stress & energy management
✔️ Yoga for back pain
✔️ Yoga for aches & pains
✔️ Yoga for injury recovery
✔️ Yoga for chronic conditions and illnesses
✔️ Yoga for burnout prevention
✔️ Yoga for burnout recovery
✔️ Yoga for sleep difficulties
✔️ Yoga for digestive problems
✔️ Yoga for mental health
✔️ Yoga for anxiety and depression
✔️ Yoga for personal development
Can yoga therapy really help with all of these things?
While the issues, causes and reasons for seeking support differ, what connects many of them is the desire to have more personal agency over one’s own wellness and to improve quality of life and health, now and for the long-term.
One of the beautiful things about yoga is that it contains a range of diverse practices developed to help reduce suffering. Western science is still discovering all the ways that these practices can impact the varying systems in our body and mind in beneficial ways.
Yogic wisdom and science agree that the mind and the body are interrelated and can work together towards health or illness. Yoga therapy aims to increase health and wellbeing by working with the body, mind and spirit to create conditions that support health and inner balance.
Treatment is always tailored to you and might include therapeutic movement, breath work, relaxation, visualisation, yoga nidra, mindfulness, meditation, lifestyle advice, sound, art, philosophy, clinical somatics and/or other therapeutic techniques. There is a wealth of research showing the effectiveness of each of these tools and disciplines in improving physical, mental, emotional and social health outcomes. Yoga therapy can be done alongside other treatments and medical care.
Check out the blog for links to research papers about yoga therapy and mindfulness.
Want to know more?
Schedule a free consultation to find out how yoga therapy can support you or read on to discover more about what clients have experienced and as well as information about logistics.
What people are saying.
“When I started yoga therapy I was recovering from burnout. I didn’t like yoga but heard yoga therapy could be helpful so I tried it. I had no energy and my thoughts just ran in circles. I’m not sure how they did it but it really felt like every session was exactly what I needed on the day. If I was exhausted, I left feeling more energized. If I was stressed, I left feeling calmer. After a few months of working together, I noticed a big overall impact. My energy increased, I made important changes in my life and I learned how to take better care of myself. Thank you!” - F.M.
“I was recovering from a shoulder injury when I started yoga therapy. I had worked with a physical therapist but hit a plateau. Over the months of yoga therapy, I discovered so much about my body and mind and found ways to support my recovery. The pain I experienced went away and my range of motion improved. Alongside the recovery of my shoulder, I was surprised at the other improvements in my life. It’s like I found a new way of living that left more space for me, increased my confidence and even reduced the anxiety I was experiencing.” - J.W.
“Yoga therapy offered me a safe space where I learned ways to take care of myself that have truly made a difference in my busy stressful life.”
— A.M.
Yoga therapy online or in person
Skylar is a yoga therapist and health coach who offers yoga therapy in Haarlem. They work with clients from Amsterdam, Haarlem, Velserbroek, Santpoort and throughout the Netherlands. Skylar also offers yoga therapy online to clients from all over the world.
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