For yoga therapy to be most effective, it must be individualized. Imbalances can occur in the body in the skeletal alignment, muscle action, and/or the energetic system, and these imbalances lead to or contribute to pain and injury. Through careful observation, teacher and student must gain an understanding of what imbalances are present and how to work to correct them.

Correction of musculoskeletal and energetic imbalances can be achieved through the use of proprioceptive feedback. This helps the student achieve proper alignment, action, and resistance in appropriate poses in order to re-educate the neuromusculoskeletal system. The key is ultimately for the student to develop an ongoing personal practice and continue this motor relearning.

Michele Wensman practiced and studied High Energy Yoga from 1999-2004, under the late Roger Eischens, yoga master. As a licensed physical therapist, Michele has many years’ experience in the treatment of musculoskeletal dysfunction. In her yoga therapy, Michele works with individuals and their health challenges by utilizing a blend of both High Energy Yoga techniques and her experience as a physical therapist. She is available for private sessions at Mound Street Yoga Center. She can be reached at (608) 354-6803 or e-mailed at [email protected].