Exploring the Koshas in Yoga Therapy: An Embodied Approach for Client and Classroom

Gain a practical, embodied understanding of the Pancha Kosha model and how to apply it in therapeutic work.

Informed by over a decade of research, LaMor Clements presents a framework for using the Pancha Kosha model to inform yoga therapy. She applies the model to asana, mantra, mudra, pranayama and meditation and suggests how to make choices that embody each of the Koshas.

With clear guidance, sample session outlines, and meditation scripts, this book helps yoga therapists design practices that embody each of the five layers of our being. It also offers suggestions for communicating with clients about the model, provides accessible tools and handouts to help in the yoga therapy assessment phase, and presents how common conditions may relate to imbalances across the Koshas.

Grounded in tradition and designed for use in daily life, this book shows you how to incorporate the Koshas in ways that empower clients on their personal journeys of self-awareness, insight, and healing.

LaMor Clements is a trauma-informed certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), 500-hour E-RYT, and Yoga Alliance Continuing Educator Provider (YACEP). She offers yoga classes, individualized yoga therapy, ayurveda lifestyle coaching, meditation and yoga nidra gatherings, and sound bath sessions. She also serves as an accredited yoga therapy school faculty member and cohort mentor.

LaMor integrates evidence-informed practices to support holistic and therapeutic yoga both in group settings and in working with individuals and has found great value - both personally and professionally - in exploring ourselves through the lens of the Pancha Kosha model. Her passion is in helping others discover both the healing potential of yoga and the healing potential within each of us that yoga helps us to uncover - at any age and stage of life.