{"id":5321,"date":"2020-10-02T19:27:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T19:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wondermentgardens.com\/?p=5321"},"modified":"2020-10-02T20:19:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T20:19:33","slug":"four-step-model-for-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wondermentgardens.com\/four-step-model-for-healing\/","title":{"rendered":"Healing the causes of suffering – A four-step model for healing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Yoga Therapy as a Healing Modality<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Offerings like \u201cYoga for Back Pain\u201d and \u201cYoga for Stress Relief\u201d are common, and seemingly increasing every day. But the truth is that no one set of tools or approach works to resolve\u00a0any<\/i>\u00a0diagnosis or problem.<\/p>

Yoga therapy works best when it is personalized. This means that rather than a set of exercises or a protocol for, say, arthritis, yoga therapy looks beyond the diagnosis\u2014and sometimes even beyond the symptoms\u2014to find the underlying cause of someone\u2019s suffering. The goal of yoga therapy is to help someone move from\u00a0vyutthana,<\/i>\u00a0or suffering, to\u00a0nirodhah,<\/i>\u00a0its cessation.<\/p>

Because everyone is unique, individualizing a yoga practice means more than changing up postures or giving modifications; it means looking at the whole person. When developed with this approach, a personalized practice will look different for each person\u2014even when they experience similar symptoms or diagnoses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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A four-step model for healing<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Patanjali\u2019s\u00a0Yoga Sutras<\/b><\/a>\u00a0outline a four-step model of healing called\u00a0vyuha<\/i>. This model helps us to identify the underlying cause of each symptom. What we uncover acts as a guide as we set our compass in the direction of healing.<\/p>

Yoga therapy clients certainly don\u2019t need to know these steps, but understanding a bit about the model can also be a pointer toward wellness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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1. Heyam: The symptoms<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Suffering comes in all shapes and sizes. With\u00a0heyam,<\/i>\u00a0we start by making a list of everything going on, no matter how momentous or trivial symptoms may seem. Yoga therapists will typically work with clients over time to understand the full picture of how suffering is arising for them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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2. Hetu: The cause<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Causes of suffering can manifest in many ways. Two people with the same diagnosis, such as migraine headache, may have similar symptoms with different root causes; likewise, a single symptom can point to different issues within the same person.<\/p>

Underlying all suffering is\u00a0avidya,<\/i>\u00a0a misperception or a disconnect from one\u2019s true Self\u2014we suffer because we can\u2019t differentiate between the Self and everything else. However, yoga therapists don\u2019t need to know the immediate cause of someone\u2019s suffering to begin working with them. Often, they begin by focusing on reducing symptoms, and the process itself brings the primary causes to the surface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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3. Hanam: The goal<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Yoga therapy often has multiple goals. The long-term aim, however, is to help calm the mind, clear perception, and create connection with the spirit (however the client conceives of this). Connection with one\u2019s inner Self is liberating\u2014what a relief to understand that we are more than our disease or circumstance, especially when dealing with a life-threatening or chronic illness! When connected with our spiritual selves, we are not easily knocked off balance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The short-term goal is to feel better and to reduce uncomfortable symptoms, a path the yoga therapist will choose carefully alongside the client. There are many ways to travel from Los Angeles to New York; we change the plan as needed and work first with the symptoms that will have the biggest impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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4. Upayam: The tools<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Yoga therapy also has many tools, all aimed at alleviating suffering and helping us return to our center.\u00a0Asana,<\/i>\u00a0or physical postures, are probably the most well-known in the west. The physical work is a great tool, but asana does not always have the biggest impact, and it may not be suitable for clients for a variety of reasons. Other tools include\u00a0pranayama<\/i>\u00a0(breath-based practices),\u00a0bhavana<\/i>\u00a0(visualization),\u00a0mantra<\/i>\u00a0(sound and chanting), other kinds of meditation,\u00a0pratyahara<\/i>\u00a0(looking inward), and more.<\/p>

Anything that reduces suffering and increases peace and clarity of mind, body, or spirit can be considered a tool of yoga. Choosing and combining appropriate tools is an art. Personal practices can and should be changed and rearranged as the person experiences deeper connection with themselves.<\/p>

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Yoga therapy often involves slow, step-by-step change. The methods are informed by long tradition and rich practices like the vyuha model, but all clients really need to know is that this kind of sustainable transformation can bring great relief.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Annie Jones, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, CYT is a yoga therapist in the lineage of T. K. V. Desikachar, a Vedic chanting instructor, and a clinical herbalist.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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This post originally appeared on yogatherapy.health<\/a>, <\/em>published by the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Used with permission.<\/p>

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