Yoga A Day to Keep the Doctor Away

Our main solution involves making health & wellness popular within the community of hospitality workers. We believe by highlighting yoga & meditation--movement and health for preventative care and for certain chronic issues is a smart approach to good medicine. We anticipate by utilizing these practices over time both doctor visits and eventually prescribed medication could lessen. Our program only reinforces the providers role with patients by supporting the delivery of quality healthcare and reducing costs. The idea is to create a program, marketing plan & direct outreach efforts to the French Quarter hospitality community signing them up to receive yoga & meditation services for daily health maintenance and for specific issues yoga is well known for helping with like chronic pain, headaches, sleep, energy and focus. In order to attend & participate in yoga classes with us each patient has to keep their regular doctor and clinic visits. Additional incentives could be to have insurances and/or companies cover or reimburse a patients yoga membership. All hospitality workers participating would take weekly surveys on our app to collect information on their progress. This is an exciting opportunity for providers to start and or augment the use of 80 years worth of research on yoga and its benefits. We are dedicated to using yoga in progressive ways while being diverse, inclusive & affordable-- our location is 1 block away from French Quarter employers. We know that real health improvements depend on making lifestyle changes. These changes get reflected on during a yoga class, nurtured by the teachings and reinforced by the community. Our team shares a similar cultural and geographical demographic as the hospitality workers which allows for unique & viable opportunities. We believe our capacity to provide quality and intentional care that is affordable, central & all within a comprehensive facility is quite outstanding!

Hospitals benefit by having less of a patient load. Hospitals also benefit by having patients who are informed, involved and proactive with their daily health care practices. With more emphasis on preventative care we truly believe health care will become much more manageable, affordable and effective allowing everyone to benefit. This will require a continued shift in the medical & technology field by becoming even more inclusive & progressive in programs, research and methods.

This could be a model for many to follow which will inherently generate a positive ripple of new approaches and practices to consider in health care. A shift to make room for more wholisitc practices is on the rise world wide. Long term health is dependent on day to day health. Moving preventative care to the top of everyone's list is paramount for our program and others like it to succeed.