Nydia’s Yoga Therapy is a unique practice and lifestyle approach that melds fitness and neuromuscular rehabilitation with western physical therapy and traditional eastern Hatha yoga practices. This practice addresses the “whole” person and focuses on acknowledging everyone’s unique history and abilities. This focus helps individuals be at peace when they recognize limitations as they present themselves. This practice is effective in helping to reduce the suffering of those who experience acute and/or chronic pain and empowering those individuals who want to avoid suffering future orthopedic or neuromuscular challenges. This practice is directed towards helping individuals improve their physical function to positively affect their quality of living. This practice aims to teach those who are willing to learn— as much as they care to know about their physical bodies, to help reduce the fear of the unknown and to empower them to make informed choices about the care of their most precious possession—their whole health.

I present this practice to the community via Nydia’s Yoga Therapy studio and the Open Hand Institute (LINK) in San Antonio, Texas. The studio’s presence allows me to act as an ambassador for yoga in the San Antonio medical community and facilitates the continuing education of the general community and its community of medical and yoga professionals. I can dispel misconceptions about yoga and promote safe and effective yoga instruction and practices that emphasize breath centered awareness, functional mobility and stability, use of proper technique and balanced spinal/joint alignment modified to meet the needs of the individual whether they practice alone or in a group setting. The studio presence also allows me to mentor and train my team of yoga instructors and participate in yoga research through the Open Hand Institute, so that the healing and transformational approach that is Nydia’s Yoga Therapy can positively impact as many lives as possible.

Yes, you need to check in with me before scheduling to attend on-site or livestream classes. My studio is now operated on private property, and I want to make sure that I am offering the form of practices that will be most effective for your needs. This involves your reaching out via a low-stress email (insert link). In some situations, some individuals may wish to schedule a private Therapeutic Yoga Assessment (link) when they have an old history of injury or want to start their therapeutic yoga journey in a private class.

I operated my first studio at a commercial / public location for 10 years and knew that I eventually wanted to have my studio on my own property. In 2017, I closed the commercial location and moved my studio on to my own private property. My studio is smaller now, but I still offer excellent small group therapeutic yoga classes that are designed to meet everyone’s needs when they practice with me over time—as they learn how to use the practices to benefit their own individual selves. The address is 1403 Blue Crest Lane, San Antonio, TX 78232.

My studio is located at 1403 Blue Crest Lane. You will see that the front fence is made of off-white stucco. The front gate opens about 15 minutes before class begins. When you arrive, drive through the opened gate, and take a right turn directly on to the rock parking area. There are five parking slots directly in front of the house/studio. Please fill these slots first if there is an open spot. The remaining cars can line up along the right-hand side on the semi-circular drive (and can even park behind the first 5 cars since all are leaving at the same time at the end of class. More cars can park along the left hand or inside of the circular drive, all the way up to meet the concrete drive. Do not park on or drive forward on the concrete drive, as it needs to remain clear for maintenance vehicles or in case of emergency. Please drive slow and mindfully on the premises. The safety of each of our students is of primary importance.

I recommend that all students who are new to our studio begin with the Gentle Therapeutic Yoga class that is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This class introduces the breath as a fundamental part of the structured sequence that is practiced lying on the yoga mat and will gently and therapeutically mobilize every major joint and connective tissue in your body. It will feel good. All levels are encouraged to attend. You can create an online account, purchase a class pass, and schedule your first class here. (See schedule).

I recommend the Gentle Progressive Therapeutic yoga class that is held on Wednesday’s at 10 am. This class introduces the Therapeutic Sun Salutation© that helps us learn and practice getting down on to the floor and back up off the floor with my signature movement sequence that also serves as a wonderful warm up for the practice to follow. We then move into a few standing postures and then move back on to the floor for seated and lying down postures. I guide us in some extra breathing activities and sometimes a meditation practice too. It is a wonderful bridge between the Gentle and the Progressive classes. All levels are encouraged to attend, especially those who wish to begin working on balance and coordination in the upright position. (See schedule).