Who we are

Yoga Health Connect is a Community Interest Company that offers a unique, professional approach that integrates the therapeutic potential of yoga as a key health intervention within the health sector, academia, and the community.

Based on people’s specific needs our organisation connects individuals who may be in receipt of support from healthcare providers, with experienced, quality assured yoga therapists and therapeutic yoga teachers.

Yoga Health Connect:

• applies professional high standards and quality service appropriately designed with specific small client groups to ensure the positive impact of yoga therapy and therapeutic yoga is accessible to the public,

• supports health and wellbeing in an affordable and effective manner,

• works in conjunction with health specialist to achieve the most impactful outcomes,

• works to increase the evidence base of quality yoga therapy and therapeutic yoga research to support the integration and awareness of findings and benefits into the healthcare profession,

• raises awareness of the legitimacy of yoga therapy within the healthcare framework as a holistic lifestyle medicine, as a free or low-cost service, for sustainable health and relieve the burden on healthcare services,

• supports the priorities identified by Welsh policy and legislation, including around wellbeing and resilience,

• always supports people with empathy, dignity and humility, including those who experience a lack of social or economic privilege,

• will connect people who may be involved in local community services with suitable therapeutic yoga or yoga therapy based on their needs,

• employs assessment tools to meet people’s biopsychosocial health needs, and

• designs person-centred services with specific client groups in mind.