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Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy

Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy is a bridge between the body and the soul.  It provides us with the tools to go deeper into ourselves and develop the understanding of how to heal through the wisdom and guidance that we each inherently possess.  Everything we need to know is inside each of us, and with the help of a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist, we can access this inner knowledge and begin to heal and grow.

As we are gently guided into a pose by our therapist, or practitioner, we encounter a physical edge, a place where we experience sensations in the body at a profound level.  During a regular yoga class, we must support ourselves alone, therefore, we rarely get the chance to stay at this so called edge and explore it.  With an experienced therapist physically holding our bodies in this safe place, we can allow ourselves to surrender into the posture, and explore what lies beyond the physical feelings that come up.  We can let go and move deeper into other realms of our true nature (emotional, mental and spiritual).  Many people begin to make connections between physical sensations and a particular memory or experience.  Others find that their bodies have been holding in pain that they are now able to release.  Really, all of us use our bodies unconsciously as vessels for all of life’s experiences, both positive and hurtful.  Oftentimes the painful ones get stored within us in the form of tension, stress and even physical pain.  A Phoenix Rising Therapist’s job is to be the supportive witness as we journey inward and discover exactly what our bodies are holding.  For those who wish to speak about what they are feeling, an open, client-centered dialogue can help to deepen the experience.  A practitioner can help their clients to integrate what is happening in their body with how they live their life.  It is this holistic form of body therapy that makes one’s yoga practice so much richer, filled with new depth and awareness of one’s self.

Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy is designed for all.  You do not need to have had any yoga experience because your therapist will help you find your edge in any pose.  Each posture is selected to encourage opening, surrender, grounding, strength, or healing, depending on the client’s needs and wants.  Yoga therapy is beneficial in times of struggle when answers or guidance are needed.  It is helpful during moments of stress as a form of deep massage and release.  It encourages healing on a profound level in times of grief and sadness.  It promotes inner strength when growth and transformation are upon us.  The tale of the phoenix bird rising from the ashes symbolizes the act of being reborn.  We are at all times in our lives dying to who we have been and being born to who we are becoming.   We let go of old baggage we no longer need to carry and are reborn without, renewed and free.

To read more about Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, please visit www.innerjourneyyoga.com or www.pryt.com. 

About the Therapist

Jennifer Brown found Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy 8 years ago following the birth of her son.  As a new parent, she found herself struggling with her new identity. Yoga therapy provided her not only with a strong support system, but also helped her deepen her awareness of long buried pains that had manifested into physical tension.  With yoga as a tool of insight into her body and lifestyle, she was able to make positive growth changes that have guided her through all the challenges and joys that life presents.  Inspired to share the gift with others, she spent two years training and was certified in 2004.  Jennifer began seeing clients in Washington and later became a certified and registered yoga teacher as well, through the Hatha Yoga Center in Seattle in 2006.  Jenni has been teaching yoga and practicing yoga therapy since then, and now lives on a farm near Bayside with her family.