About Dharma Care Institute

Dharma Care Institute is an applied space focused on understanding stress, behavior, and human complexity within real-world care environments.

This work exists at the intersection of:

• yoga therapy

• nervous system awareness

• behavior understanding

• and disability and social service settings

It is grounded in the reality that:

what is taught in wellness spaces often does not translate directly into care environments

The Purpose

The purpose of this work is simple:

to help people respond more clearly, steadily, and effectively in the environments where care actually happens

This includes:

• direct support professionals and caregivers

• people working in disability and social service systems

• yoga practitioners who feel called toward care work

• healing artist looking for steady support

How this work is approached

This work is not:

• abstract philosophy

• performative wellness

• or overly clinical training

It is:

practical, relational, and grounded in real situations

We focus on:

• understanding behavior in context

• recognizing the role of the nervous system

• simplifying complex situations

• supporting clearer responses in real time

About Zaria

Zaria Rochester is an E-RYT 500, Certified Yoga Therapist and Supported Living Coordinator working within disability services.

Her work is shaped by:

• direct experience in care environments

• formal training in yoga therapy and embodied practice

• ongoing study in disability studies and human services

She works at the intersection of:

• individual support

• team dynamics

• and system-level realities

Rather than separating yoga from real-world environments, her approach focuses on:

applying yogic understanding in ways that are relevant, responsible, and grounded in the realities of care work

Zaria has completed over 2,000 hours of training in yoga, yoga therapy, and embodied studies, and is currently completing a degree in Disability Studies.

Her work is informed by both:

• formal study

• and lived experience within care systems

The direction of this work

Dharma Care Institute is developing a training pathway that bridges:

• yoga teacher training

• yoga therapy

• and real-world care and social service environments

The goal is to support practitioners in developing the clarity, skill, and grounded understanding needed to work responsibly within care systems.

This work is unfolding gradually and is built from real experience rather than theory alone.

At its core, this work is about:

learning how to meet real situations with clarity, steadiness, and care

This work comes from a desire to bridge what is meaningful in yoga with what is required in real life—especially in spaces where people are often under-supported and unseen.