MediYoga is a therapeutic form of yoga developed in Sweden for the Swedish healthcare system, and it is now being taught in the United States. With a focus on quality assurance and patient safety, MediYoga’s gentle, yet powerful exercises balance the whole of you: physically, mentally and emotionally. MediYoga can be individually adjusted for chair, floor mat, or bed to suit all physical abilities. [Read more]
Norway: A MediYoga course by instructor Anne Vatne Myhre has had a profound effect on inmates in Arendal Prison’s high security wing. In her own words, and those of the inmates, she talks about the experience that has also had a profound effect on her too.
Since February, MediYoga Instructor Pia Lundén has been working as a volunteer at Olivar de Quintos Hospital outside Seville, Spain, providing MediYoga sessions to cancer patients in Proyecto Mariposa, (Butterfly Project). The project aims to find complementary therapies in cancer care.
Husband and wife Per Torell and Ann-Loou sold all their possessions, packed their bags and moved to Thailand to work with MediYoga.
At the Royal London Hospital patients who have recently undergone heart surgery are now practicing MediYoga as part of their cardiac rehab programme. It’s a great success. MediYoga Teacher & Therapist, Shima Ghamari, is behind the yoga programme funded by the NHS trust, Barts Health.
