A Yoga Therapist is a specialised Yoga Teacher with additional skills and knowledge in the application of yoga in a therapeutic setting. 

A Yoga Therapist draws from the principles of yoga and a full range of yoga practices, bio-medical knowledge and assessment skills and establishes a professional relationship with their client to develop a self empowering therapeutic program appropriate to their needs.

While some Yoga Therapists provide services built solely upon the traditions of Yoga, a number of practitioners bring skills from other modalities in which they are qualified. In the Find Therapists pages, you will be able to see any secondary modality that particular Yoga Therapists offer. However all AAYT registered Yoga Therapists need to have a background of Yoga teaching prior to their training as a Yoga Therapist. Practitioners of other health-care modilties who may have undertaken some short course in aspects of Yoga Therapy without having a background in Yoga teaching are not regarded by the Association as Yoga Therapists.

Practitioners of Yoga Therapy who meet the Association's standards and are accepted as members, are regarded as registered Yoga Therapists, and may use the registered Yoga Therapist logo (as shown on the Find Therapists pages).

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