Julia teaches therapeutic yoga, restorative yoga, and chair yoga in New York City as well as in Hoboken and Weehawken, New Jersey.  In private sessions, she helps individuals with a range of physical and emotional difficulties—including stress, back pain, and chronic illness.  She teaches an annual two-day chair yoga teacher training and  workshops on a variety of topics, including mudras, chakras, back-care, and stress reduction.

When Julia took her first series of yoga classes in the 1970s, she felt as though she had come home to her body.  During her career in psychology publishing, she continued yoga studies in Manhattan and at  Kripalu and Omega, with an early introduction to restorative yoga with Judith Lasater and to the chakras with Todd Norian.

Ten years ago, Julia made a career change and trained to be a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist.  She soon followed through with training in Integrative Yoga Therapy and began teaching in the New York area.  Subsequently, she became a Relax and Renew Trainer with Judith Lasater, apprenticed in medicinal herbs with Robin Rose Bennett, and became certified in Yoga of the Heart with Nischala Joy Devi.  In addition she has trained in restorative yoga with Jillian Pransky and with Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, and she is certified in Integral Yoga’s Gentle Yoga and Extra Gentle Yoga Training.  She is a member of the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500) and a reviewer for the International Journal of Yoga Therapy.

“Each one of us has a unique and wonderful gift to give the world.  Once we are in touch with who we are and allow our true nature to blossom, this gift is easier to give.”—Michael Lee, Creator and Founder of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy

Based on the belief that true healing takes place from the inside out, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy combines yoga techniques with elements of contemporary psychology to focus on your body’s inner wisdom.  During a session Julia holds you in gentle yoga postures and helps you explore sensations and feelings through open-ended dialogue.   Your body releases chronic tension and pent-up emotion, freeing you to access deep intuition, which she then helps you process and apply to your daily life.

“I had a wonderful Phoenix Rising experience with Julia.  I wasn’t sure what to expect, but she took plenty of time explaining the therapy to me.  Then when we got going, I felt really well cared for.  Julia has a great touch – steady and compassionate.  As she put me into a sequence of poses, she constantly checked in to see how I was doing.  It was great.  I recommend Phoenix Rising Therapy and I recommend Julia Hough.”—Howard Siegelman, New York City

“Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy is wonderful.  I felt stretched, protected, relaxed, opened to a new experience.  I came into tune with myself.  Julia’s voice, manner, calm and warmth made me feel complete trust in working with her.”—Jan Rood-Ojalvo, Haddonfield, NJ

“I felt deeply relaxed during and after the session.  The experience was quiet but powerful, and I felt cared for and guided throughout.  I enjoyed the gentle manipulation, and I was surprised by the deep state I reached.”—Miriam Seidel, Narberth, PA