by Deb McDermott | Mar 28, 2024 | Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
The term triggering has been widely used in recent years, partly because of our increasing understanding of how our nervous systems and bodies work with our psychology. According to Dennis Pelon, PhD, a clinical psychologist and IAYT-certified yoga therapist who...
by Deb McDermott | Mar 14, 2024 | Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
Yoga, often seen as supporting mental and physical health, is perhaps the best practice for delivering a spiritual dimension to health care. And a number of studies link spirituality to better health outcomes. According to the Harvard School of Public Health,...
by Deb McDermott | Mar 10, 2024 | Cancer Care, Children & Youth, How Yoga Therapists Work, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
By Tonia Kulp Yoga therapy is fully integrated into the care model at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), where I work. As a yoga therapist in the integrative oncology program, I am able to follow a child from diagnosis, through treatment, survivorship, and...
by Deb McDermott | Feb 29, 2024 | Accessible & Adaptive, How Yoga Therapists Work, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pain Management, What Is Yoga Therapy?
By Erin Ehlers For 14 years, I owned a small yoga studio and cultivated my yoga therapy business from my long-term presence in my community. I taught small-group yoga therapy sessions and had lots of ability to see clients one-to-one. I also offered massage therapy...
by Deb McDermott | Feb 18, 2024 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Sleep & Fatigue, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
People who suffer from insomnia struggle with sleep—and with the anxiety and fear cycle that can perpetuate the trouble of getting enough quality rest. Stress is a prime reason for insomnia, and as sufferer and IAYT-certified yoga therapist Charley Hickey says, “I...
