December 2008 Yoga Journal Excerpt from article: "Talk to Me. Adding yoga to talk therapy can create a more direct path to emotional healing." "I had already done traditional psychotherapy groups and wanted to do something other than talk,"...confronting her emotions through this unique approach, which addressed her symptoms on the physical, intellectual, and emotional levels, helped her depression and anxiety subside. "Yoga gave me the courage to be my true self,"..."And the research says:While data specific to the integration of yoga and talk therapy is hard to come by, Phoenix Rising Center reports that, over the past four years, participants of an eight-week group program have typically experienced a 54 percent reduction in stress and anxiety symptoms." ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... April 2009 Time Magazine Excerpt from article: "Psychotherapy Goes from Couch to Yoga Mat" "Emotional memories are stored in your body," Visceglia says. "A group yoga class, is not structured to enable you to process that. Ideally one would want to work with someone who is paying attention to both the physical and emotional experiences.That's the philosophy behind yoga therapy instruction at Phoenix Rising in West Stockbridge, Mass., where yoga therapists, who do not need to be mental-health practitioners, learn to address both the mind and body in one-on-one sessions and group classes. A Phoenix Rising yoga therapist puts clients in assisted yoga postures and does a kind of "verbal exploration" of the present moment. The yoga therapist acts as a witness to clients' exploration, with empathy and positive regard for their experience." | 
