Treating Depression with Yoga Therapy
Brandesigns2021-02-13T14:03:29-07:00Ena Rodriguez' video on Yoga for Depression is designed for those both diagnosed with depression or feeling symptoms of depression.
Adapting Private Practice to Your Life Doesn’t Have to Hurt
Brandesigns2021-02-13T13:00:12-07:00A healthy business rolls with the changing cultural tides. Treetop Yoga Therapy has had to adapt to the changing needs of my life and family, reinforcing a strong belief in spirit and dharma.
Anxiety and Insomnia
Brandesigns2021-02-13T14:02:56-07:00Ena Rodriguez teaches us simple poses, pacing, breath work and focal points that calm the nervous system and quell anxiety.
Integrative Restoration (iRest®)
Brandesigns2021-02-13T13:00:22-07:00Since our first fire-pit gatherings, the human experience has been a popular discussion. We have expressed our stories through cave drawings, dance and war. We realized purpose through hard won spoils and loss. We have regaled and reflected on our adventures. But, we are not unscathed. After battles and narrow escapes, we shook at the scrape of a tool on a stone or is it a tiger?
Therapeutic Yoga
Brandesigns2021-02-13T13:00:33-07:00Certified Yoga Therapist, Ena Burrud- Rodriguez, works with ex-Marine Jordan Blake to overcome symptoms of his past traumatic stress by incorporating iRest Yoga Nidra’s breath work and relaxation techniques. iRest Yoga Nidra focuses
Yoga: Helping Map the Path Home for Veterans
Brandesigns2021-02-13T13:01:11-07:00This is an interview with Ena Burrud-Rodriguez, E-RYT500, a certified yoga therapist working with veterans in Colorado and Wyoming. Herself diagnosed with PTSD from chronic trauma, she has been offering iRest (integrative restoration) since 2012; and began sharing the practice in VA facilities in 2014.
Take Two Downdogs and Call Me in the Morning
Brandesigns2021-02-13T13:01:19-07:00Mary rubbed her neck softly while she stepped away from her doctor's office and carefully maneuvered herself into her car. After a severe automobile collision a year ago, several surgeries later, she was still in pain-and sick of it. The doctor knew that Mary really needed to regularly stretch her neck and she was frustrated with her circumstances. He suggested Yoga.
iRest® Yoga Nidra
Brandesigns2021-02-13T13:01:26-07:00On a rainy day last September, I sat across from a psychotherapist on a carpeted floor at Kripalu. Both of us were in a training, studying a form of yoga nidra called iRest. Facing each other, my eyes closed, he skillfully led me into deep relaxation with his own techniques and the ones we were learning in our training that day.
The Four Yogas – Philosophy that Heals
Brandesigns2021-02-13T13:01:34-07:00Within the scope of Yoga Therapy, yoga philosophy and applied yoga psychology are powerful modes of healing. Sometimes, a sprinkle will do depending on the client, like healing from an injury. But, for addressing depression, anxiety, or abuse, it can be a huge part of the work.
The Character of Dosha
Brandesigns2021-02-13T13:01:44-07:00The dramatic irony of yoga is that we seek to identify with ourselves knowing ultimately, this path leads to letting it all go. We yearn to express our uniqueness. Yet, difference is baffling.