Larger Group Yoga Therapy for Broader Categories
Our larger group yoga therapy sessions are specially designed to address the needs of broader categories, such as pregnancy, teens, and other specific groups.
These sessions accommodate 6-8 participants, striking a balance between mainstream yoga and small group yoga therapy. Each session utilizes therapeutic techniques tailored to the unique needs of the group, ensuring a comprehensive and supportive practice. By combining the benefits of traditional yoga with targeted therapeutic approaches, we aim to create a nurturing and effective experience for all participants.
What to Expect: Process
Step 1 : Individual Intake:
This is designed to gather information that is relevant specifically to you so that practices can be cued accordingly, with your and the group’s requirements in mind.
Step 2 : Individual Physical and Breath Assessments:
We corroborate the details from the intake with both a physical and respiratory evaluation so that group practices may be cued accordingly.
Step 3 : Targeted plans:
We develop and implement tailored practices and therapeutic plans, adapted to the nature of the group’s requirements, keeping your individual requirements in mind and to the largest extent possible, so that prompts can be provided accordingly
Step 4: Empowerment and Education:
We educate you as we progress so you may make informed and life-enhancing decisions through empowering practices.
Step 5 : Progress and Adaptation:
We monitor your progress and adapt the approach and our practices based on progress made by the group and the evolving nature of presenting issues within the group.
Why subscribe to a Larger Group Yoga Therapy Class?
- Specific Health Categories: You wish to receive targeted attention for broader health categories such as pregnancy, ageing or adolescence.
- Supportive Community: You want to practice in a close-knit group setting with individuals sharing similar experiences.
- Comprehensive Education: You are keen to gain a deep understanding of your presenting matter.
- Home Practice: You wish to receive targeted home practices.
- Evidence-Based Practices: You would like to engage in practices rooted in scientific evidence and/or biomedical knowledge.
- Holistic approach: You wish to benefit from a practice that is not only bio-psychosocially informed, but also spiritually and emotionally oriented.
- Motivation and Alignment: You would like to practice with others to ensure motivation and correct alignment.
Considerations
- Upon registering interest to join or form a group, participants will be sent an email containing our enrolment form. This form must be completed, signed, and returned by email before we can proceed with group placement. The form assists in determining whether large group yoga therapy or another service offered by Baobab Yoga Therapy is the best fit for you, while also supporting the safety and suitability of the group as outlined in ‘Group Formation’ below. Should the enrolment form reveal red flags, complexity, or uncertainty about group suitability, we may recommend a one-off paid intake for further evaluation before group formation. This will contribute toward the final fee and process. While an intake does not guarantee immediate or automatic placement into a group, it contributes to the all-rounded preparedness and safety, once a group is formed. It also supports the holistic safety of the individual should another service be deemed more suitable.
- Initial Intake and Physical and Breath Assessment: Large group yoga therapy sessions require an individual intake and assessment for each participant to ensure utmost safety. These take approx. 1.5 hours per person, but may take up to 2 hours maximum, thus please plan accordingly when booking your initial sessions. Cost for these initial sessions, is reflective of a one-to-one session, as applicable. Pricing thereafter is reflective of large group yoga therapy.
- By participating, clients agree to Baobab Yoga Therapy’s Terms & Conditions, release and waiver of liability, and privacy and security policy, all of which are noted in the above-mentioned enrolment form.
- We donate €1.00 per person per class for different charities as part of our Karma Yoga Practice.
- Our ‘refer a friend’ offer applies.
Group Formation
Should a group be already fully enrolled, not yet at minimum capacity, or not yet formed, individuals may either formulate their own group or wait until there is sufficient interest from others with similar needs. Participants will be placed on a waiting list until a suitable group can be arranged. We keep group sizes limited to ensure we can uphold the therapeutic quality promised in our larger group yoga therapy sessions.
Participation in large group yoga therapy is subject to Baobab Yoga Therapy’s evaluation to ensure:
- that participants do in fact fall under the same category of the group.
- that participation does not affect the remaining participants adversely.
- the safe practice of all participants, taking into consideration any other serious red flags and/or contra-indications that need to be taken into account for all concerned, including the individual in question.
Baobab Yoga Therapy reserves full discretion on such decision. Following confirmation of suitability, the individual will be:
- allocated to the respective large group yoga therapy program or
- placed on a waiting list and notified as soon as a suitable group can be formed, if one is not immediately available. Alternatively, we may work one-on-one until a group is formed.
When group participation in large group yoga therapy is deemed unsuitable for safety or ethical reasons, discussions will be held with the individual/s in question to find a solution, while the group will need to fulfil the minimum number of participants before commencing.
Looking for a group tailored to your specific health need?
If you’re navigating a shared experience such as ageing, adolescence, pregnancy, stress, fatigue or similar, and would benefit from large group yoga therapy, we’re always open to creating new groups based on community interest.
Let us know what you’re looking for or register your interest, by using our contact form, and feel free to invite others who may benefit from exploring a more general therapeutic approach within a community. Simply mention the focus you’re interested in, and we’ll be in touch.
