Breath control for pain control
Pranayama, or yogic breathing exercise, is a tool for working with the energies of the body-mind-spirit. As described in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and other historical texts, pranayama is part of a method for progressively balancing and transforming the human system....
Self-directed help for mental health
In this quick video, hear from psychiatrist Gregory Scott Brown on some of the recent research into yoga’s therapeutic potential in mental health. As Dr. Brown says, “patients are actively looking for ways to take control of their health, and there’s...
Surviving or thriving? Yoga therapy and the cancer journey
By Robyn Tiger As a physician, I spent many years in diagnostic radiology. My job was to help clinicians identify what was causing their patients’ symptoms, and unfortunately we sometimes discovered cancer. Although patients were incredibly grateful that I had “saved...
Want to be a yoga therapist?
By Ann Swanson So you think you might like to become a yoga therapist? Great! The world needs more professionals who have effective ways of addressing suffering, including from the chronic conditions and lifestyle concerns that Western medicine can’t always fully...
