Essential Yoga Therapy offers a gentle, therapeutic orientation to yoga that is supportive of those with limited mobility, or who are living with chronic pain and illness. Founder Robin Rothenberg specializes in assisting people in their recovery from Long-COVID. If you or a loved one is suffering from the fatigue, brain-fog, neurological and cardiac symptoms associated with long-hauler’s syndrome, contact Robin today! She will facilitate your journey back to health and the life you love!

Trainings and Upcoming Events


Sutras 1:30-1:41 - Unbinding the Antarayah - April 14th - June 11th, Mon/Weds

Have you ever noticed how distraction in all its forms hijacks your mind? Two thousand years before cell-phones, gaming, and social media, Patanjali identified nine primary ways in which our minds can get thrown off course and deter us from our best intentions.

FREE Webinar: Functional Breathing for Low Back Stability -July 2nd at 6 PM PDT / 9 PM EDT (USA) July 3rd at 11 AM AEST (Australia)

Join internationally renowned yoga therapist and author Robin Rothenberg for a free live webinar exploring the powerful connection between breath and spinal health. In this transformative session, Robin will introduce the foundational principles of functional breathing and how they directly support core stability and low back resilience.

Finding Refuge in Times of Conflict - July 12th, 1-4 PM

How do we maintain a sense of internal equilibrium when the world is reflecting back chaos? The teachings and practices of yoga have endured through millennia, reminding us that while turbulence, war, and hardship come and go, the capacity of the human mind and heart to remain open stays constant. 

Yoga Practice as a Refuge Retreat - July 13-15, 2025

Join Robin for a deeply restorative and transformative Yoga Practice as Refuge retreat in the serene surroundings of Red Wing, Minnesota.

 

Online Classes

Robin Rothenberg’s workshops at YogaU offers online yoga education for every body. Her online classes help you develop a better understanding of how the body and mind function. Participate from wherever you are in the world.

 

IAYT Accredited Therapist Training

The Essential Yoga Therapy Therapist Training program takes seasoned, mature, yoga teachers and provides them the skills and knowledge to become competent yoga therapists.

 
 

Breathing Lite and Restoring Prana with Robin Rothenberg


Prana is the animating force that supports and sustains us — akin to the concept of ‘qi’ in Chinese Medicine. Cultivating a rich reservoir of prana is the essential goal of yoga practice and pranayama the primary tool to actualize it. It is the containment of prana that enables our vitality to thrive. This requires us to train ourselves to need less breath — not more. Click below to learn about Robin’s new book, Restoring Prana: A Therapeutic Guide to Pranayama and Healing Through the Breath, for Yoga Therapists, Yoga Teachers and Healthcare Practitioners.

 

Work with Robin

Yoga therapy practices are precisely adapted for people who suffer from chronic pain or illness to respect their limitations. Work with Robin in a group setting, individually, or in a personalized breathing lite workshop.

 
 
 

Start your Journey with Essential Yoga Therapy

We’d love to hear from you! Book a training, ask a question, send a comment, or just say hello. We’d love to talk about what’s prompted you to reach out and how we can help you along your personal journey.

 
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