How yoga therapists work: Somatics and yoga
By Carrie Meyer Yoga therapy is mind-body medicine with a basic—if not always simple—understanding at its heart: True healing encompasses the mind, body, and spirit. SomaYoga, which is the style I practice, blends somatics (Thomas Hanna’s system of neuromuscular...
Yoga: “It really is as healthy as people say,” according to The New York Times
A recent article in The New York Times declared that yoga “really is as healthy as people say,” listing a convincing number of potential health benefits including Stress relief Better sleep Improved cognition Reduced back pain Improved balance, strength, and...
Back off! Yoga therapy and scoliosis: Part 2
By Gabriella Barnstone During a class I was teaching on scoliosis, one of the students—a vital, stylish woman in her 80s—mentioned that her friend was constantly pestering her about her posture. “Tell her to back off!” I said. Let me explain. This woman was in...
A key to aging gracefully?
Two IAYT-certified yoga therapists, Carol Krucoff and Kimberly Carson, have just published a paper in the medical journal Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation detailing the elements of safe yoga practice for seniors. They write that more than a third of the people who...
