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Yogic assessment lies at the core of yoga therapy. This fact is often not understood, especially by those who are limited to working only with a medical diagnosis. Yet the yogic way of assessing a patient should enhance, if not replace, medical diagnosis in our work. ssss1 is therefore dedicated to presenting a few different assessment tools. Although the appropriate assessment will depend on the nature of the therapist–client relationship and the environment in which the sessions are held, we hope you will find these helpful.

The assessment tools, among other factors, illustrate the level of knowledge and skill required of yoga therapists. And so, having a deeper understanding of what yoga therapy is and what tools we have at our disposal, we are ready, in ssss1, to look at who yoga therapists are, what makes them “good,” and how they differ from yoga teachers.

The origins of the philosophical and metaphysical teachings of yoga lie in a timeless history that is said to have originated in Hiranyagarbha, the causal germ plasm itself. This transcultural art and science of humanity grew from the roots of the traditional pan-Indian culture and way of life (Sanatana dharma), with a detailed codification presented by the great sage Patanjali through his Yoga Darshana, said to have been written more than 2500 years ago.