by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Aug 8, 2024 | Arthritis, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pain Management, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Sleep & Fatigue, Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
Dr. Catherine Justice is an integrative physical therapist, an IAYT-certified yoga therapist, and the program manager for the Division of Integrative Medicine at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis, Minn. She is also associate editor of the International Journal of...
by Alexa Owen | Sep 29, 2022 | Arthritis, Pain Management, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
Research shows that yoga can help improve the pain and symptoms that accompany osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. But how does yoga work, and what techniques relieve arthritis pain. In this article, Steffany Moonaz, PhD, C-IAYT, answers questions about...
by Alexa Owen | Apr 29, 2021 | Arthritis, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pain Management, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
Yoga therapy can help relieve stiffness and pain for individuals with arthritis. In this short guided practice video, Steffany Moonaz, PhD, C-IAYT, teaches yogic techniques to relieve stiffness, articulate the joints, and prepare for activities that require increased...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Sep 19, 2019 | Arthritis, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Musculoskeletal Concerns, What Is Yoga Therapy?
Clients often arrive at yoga therapy after they’ve tried seemingly everything to alleviate their pain and suffering. As yoga therapist Cheryl Gordon, C-IAYT, notes in this article, suffering is about much more than physical pain—and so is yoga therapy. Cheryl...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Feb 28, 2019 | Arthritis, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, What Is Yoga Therapy?
One aspect of an illness usually takes center stage in our awareness, so it can be easy to forget that physical conditions have mental/emotional components and vice versa. (Here’s a great explanation of how yoga therapists work with the panchamaya model, the...
