For clinicians and allied-health professionals

A conservative referral pathway with a clear scope

For professionals who want a client's stated restrictions respected while yoga remains an educational wellbeing practice—not delegated clinical treatment.

Discuss a referral pathway Read our scope boundary

How it can work

Permission, minimum information, documented restrictions

Participant chooses and consents

The participant controls whether professional contact details and restrictions are shared.

Satv Yog screens for fit

We may defer participation and ask the person to return to an appropriate professional.

Instructor follows scope

Only relevant limitations and permitted activities are exposed to the assigned instructor.

Escalate, do not improvise

New or worsening symptoms lead to stopping and referral—not a yoga diagnosis.

Illustration of a woman and man following a careful guided yoga session — A careful, participant-centred approach to guided yoga practice.

Referral contexts

Common conversations, distinct clinical boundaries

Mobility and return to activity

Suitable only after clinical red flags and restrictions have been handled by the relevant professional.

Pregnancy and postnatal

Programme selection depends on individual context; obstetric advice takes priority where indicated.²

General wellbeing

Yoga may be one part of a broader plan; evidence varies by outcome and does not justify cure language.¹

Urgent symptoms

No website or yoga class is emergency care

Possible urgent conditions—including symptoms consistent with a blood clot—require immediate medical assessment, not participation or an instructor opinion.³

Request a professional conversation

Sources and disclosures

NCCIH — Yoga: Effectiveness and Safety.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists — Exercise During Pregnancy.
CDC — About Blood Clots.
Professional referrals remain participant-led and within Satv Yog’s stated non-clinical scope of practice.