Yoga Therapy Community Clinic

We are currently accepting applications for the spring/summer session of our Community Clinic.

Want to experience yoga therapy? Come work with our yoga therapist trainees and their supervisors to see how yoga-based protocols can help you. Our community clinics are open to everyone who can commit to attending nine clinic sessions within a three-month period. Each appointment is about one hour long, and you will receive an individualized treatment plan. All sessions are free.

Donations are never expected, however always appreciated.

Our classes are open to Spanish speakers. We provide bilingual assistance for those who need it.

Nuestros cursos están abierto a hispanohablantes. Ofrecemos servicios de traducción para todos que los necesitan.

What We Do

Our yoga therapists have worked with the following conditions:

• Spinal cord injuries
• Severe scoliosis
• Parkinson’s
• Foot issues
• Shoulder conditions
• MS
• Breast cancer survivors
• Fibromyalgia
• Respiratory conditions
• Autism
• Anxiety and depression
• PTSD
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Hip replacement
• Neuropathy
• Alzheimer’s and dementia
• ADD/ADHD
• Lower back pain
• and more!

What Our Clients Are Saying

“Thank you for the tools that have forever changed how I care for myself. The qualities the yoga therapist practice and hold are a golden reflection of the training and teachings the Shala has done.” —E. O.

“I really feel a major transformation since we began our sessions together in the beginning of
COVID virus. I carried a major tension in my chest that was there daily, that is now gone. … I use the breath and movement to care for me, to relax and energize. I am setting boundaries with my body through yoga and in my life and opening up new space for myself in my body and life. … The attention these sessions have brought to me have provided connection physically and mentally during a time of isolation.” —E. O.

“I am so very thankful about AUM Shala, your spirit, your enthusiasm, your love of helping us!! I don’t have words! I am so grateful…I think I have finally ‘discovered’ my passion, thanks to AUM Shala!” —M. C.

“Dear Melinda and Adam, you guys are awesome. I want you to know that my blood pressure was normal after the session yesterday!!!! This is amazing work!” —M. H.

“Our yoga therapy sessions helped me as I was able to stop taking sleeping pills since I started the sessions … I am getting relief with restorative poses and slowing down the movement with breath. The structure of these sessions has been so helpful.” —J. L.

[The course] met and exceeded my expectations with information I’m able to use in the future to improve my practice. … Having the sessions on Zoom is very practical and helpful. Would suggest continuing that even after COVID restrictions are lifted.” —T. K.

“For so long I had struggled with physical, mental and spiritual weakness. But once I began with and open mind and heart to be part of this free clinic at the Shala, with Anne as my therapist I began to understand how much love was within me and I began to heal. … I feel changes in all three vessels of my essence; my body, mind and spirit. I feel more confident and more accepting of my heart condition and how the changes I’ve made have put less stress on it, how my physical pain has decreased unless I have a hard day, but how I can quickly cope with it by doing the asanas I was shown. … I now can flow with my day with the kind of mentality I received in yoga therapy sessions, being aware of presence, my breath and going into my day like each asana.” —E. O.

“I am more calm and relaxed … Rose is an amazing teacher, very knowledgable and very patient.” —E. P.

“It met my expectations by addressing the 4 main areas of pain I have been fighting for years. I found obvious improvement.” —D. R.

“I have improved a lot in different areas, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Physical pain that I would have at the end of my work week has been rarely felt, actually I can’t think of the last time I had noticeable aches or pains from work, in my back or my knees. The most incredible part is that recurrent depression has not been part of me in a while, probably more than a month. … I have also developed an immense appreciation for myself and my own life. Motivation and feelings of love have been great benefits that I can only thank from my time doing the Yoga Therapy with Anne Hurley.” —E. O.

“[My sessions] increased my body awareness, my strength, and my overall sense of feeling comfortable with myself. I feel less restricted mobility in my hip and shoulders.” —M. L.

“This experience changed my life … Great therapist…Thank you.” —S. V.

“Twenty minutes after I left, my lower back pain was 100% gone—it was like magic. [The session] felt so good not only physically, but also because of the encouragement and positive reinforcement I received.” —O. S.

“Yoga therapy taught me how to communicate with my own body. I can now alleviate pain as well as prevent it from returning—something I could never do before.”—V. C.

“One thing I have noticed is the increase of serenity I have and natural energy. Not like having a coffee, but more like I am aware and awake without the after crash from coffee.
Last week I had to go for a walk after the session because I needed to just enjoy the energy I had without going back inside to sit.” —E. O.

“I have been using the counting meditation and it has really helped me to sleep. I have been able to go off the sleep medication that I have been on for a decade since we started the yoga therapy. I am retraining my body….so relaxing.” —J. L.

“Before I started, I was full of fear and was unable to move. Now I can move in a chair. [Yoga therapy] helped to improve my flexibility and mobility. No fear! Thank you, I am very grateful!” —H. C.

“I have no insurance and Medicaid will not cover the therapies I need. This was truly a blessing. My life is better because of the yoga therapy I received. And, as a yogi, it was so educational. Thank you, thank you, thank you!” —R. C.

“Since I began yoga therapy, have experienced increased physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. I believe that healing my physical injury has allowed for the all around effects of well-being, and my experience serves as a testimony to the mind-body connection.”

“While I came to yoga therapy with the intention of addressing pain and weakness associated with a long-term back injury, I was amazed to find that I progressively experienced increased physical, emotional,and spiritual well-being. Much of my pain has been alleviated, and after a very stressful year I now walk through the world in a more mindful and centered fashion. I feel immensely grateful to Melinda and everyone associated with AUM Home Shala for offering our community a most valuable service of hope and healing in the form of yoga therapy.” —L. R.

“When [my yoga therapist] said to think of a mantra I heard the words ‘I love you, we are one’ … the words were so clear and didn’t come from my thoughts … they manifested themselves to me so quickly. I felt like I needed to share that because that’s how much trust I have during my sessions.” —E.S.

“I have made more progress here than I have in the last seven years.” — M. B.

“I want to extend my gratitude for the amazing school you have and for the people you have helped and the many more that will continue to benefit from this school and its therapists. As someone who cares for people I couldn’t have felt more at home at AUM hOME Shala and more interested in Yoga in general.
I hope that as I continue to learn about Yoga one day I could become a certified teacher and even be a candidate at your school.” —E. O.

“I really enjoyed our sessions and how I was able to address the tightness in my hips. I appreciated the use of props and the wall and have found that I have greater ease into the pose and better alignment and flexibility. … I will use this in my home practice. I am glad that we had this private session opportunity as with the isolation of Covid, it provided a routine and structure with interaction and a physical benefit. … I definitely feel a change even in my response to stress, it is rolling off my back more.” T.K.

“Thank you Aum Home Shala and Melinda and Grisell et al for this opportunity and work! Im so thankful for you and our sessions Anne!”

“Anne is exceptional and knowledgeable. I only felt confident enough to try because of her. Because I knew she could. Her experience as a yoga teacher and therapist is very evident. I am thankful for her journey and for the opportunity to be a testimony of her work.” —E. O.

“It exceeded my expectations in every way: the clinician listened to and was responsive to my individual needs and input, not only during the sessions but in email follow up.” —M.J.

We also offer free Yoga Therapy Sessions for Those with Parkinson’s and Other Neuro-motor Degenerative Diseases. Find out more.

Please note: The yoga therapy components of our course are based on IAYT accreditation, not derived from our status as an RYS® with Yoga Alliance Registry.