by Deb McDermott | May 31, 2024 | Accessible & Adaptive, Caregivers, How Yoga Therapists Work, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Older Adults, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
By Joanne Hader In 2023 I received a grant from the Seniors’ Secretariat in Prince Edward Island (PEI) to share an 8-week yoga for self-care program for hospice volunteers like myself. In working through the details of offering such a program, I knew I wanted to share...
by Deb McDermott | May 16, 2024 | Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
Yoga therapists understand that trauma is stored in the body and that healing trauma therefore necessitates working with the body, especially the nervous system. Yoga therapy uniquely supports the development of somatic awareness—that is, awareness of our physical...
by Deb McDermott | May 10, 2024 | How Yoga Therapists Work, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Pain Management, Trauma-Informed Approach, Women's Health, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
By Julia Romano A central tenet of yoga therapy as I share it is that awareness is healing in and of itself. New mothers, who make up the majority of my client work, often come to me feeling stuck in depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, rage, disappointment, guilt, or...
by Deb McDermott | May 2, 2024 | Incarcerated Populations, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
Innovative researchers studied the relationship between practicing yoga and violence in a public housing community. Can practicing yoga change how violent societies are? A few years ago, an innovative study published in IAYT’s International Journal of Yoga Therapy...
by Deb McDermott | Apr 25, 2024 | How Yoga Therapists Work, Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
By Deborah King Part of my yoga therapy practice is supporting survivors of intimate partner violence. Anyone who has experienced abuse is a survivor—whether they are still in the relationship or have had the privilege to get out. In abusive relationships, the nervous...
