The goal of Yoga Therapeutics is to use yoga and holistic medicine to help treat health problems like asthma, diabetes and stress. Dr. Sylvia Washington has an MPH in Epidemiology, ND in Naturopathy and a PhD. A yoga enthusiast since 1995 and become a certified and registered teacher through Yoga Alliance in 2010. This certification was completed through her training in Kriya Yoga in the lineage of Goswami Kriyananda. In October 2010 she will complete her CYT-500 Iyengar based training with Prairie Yoga whose emphasis was on yoga therapy .

Yoga Therapeutics classes are offered privately and semi-privately to help clients overcome depression, back pain, digestive disorders, arthritis, diabetes, anxiety, asthma, chronic pain and inability to relax or concentrate. Each class is tailored specifically to the needs of the student(s), thus all students should register and speak with the instructor prior to attending.