by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Sep 25, 2025 | Chronic Illness & Recovery, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Pain Management, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
Chronic pain is a common reason people seek care with IAYT-certified yoga therapists. Affecting nearly 21% of U.S. adults, this kind of long-term pain is not just debilitatingâit can also lead to depression and other mental health conditions, Alzheimer’s and...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Sep 3, 2025 | Chronic Illness & Recovery, How Yoga Therapists Work, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Working with Healthcare Providers, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
By Cheryl Albright Youâre sitting in your doctorâs office, having consulted with them for a chronic problem youâve had for some time. Toward the end of the visit, they say, âMaybe you should try yoga.â You nod, smile politely, and walk out with no real idea of what to...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Mar 31, 2025 | Chronic Illness & Recovery, How Yoga Therapists Work, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pranayama, Sleep & Fatigue, Working with Healthcare Providers, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
By Janus Tsai When someone suffers from chronic pain (persistent pain), why might yoga therapy be a worthwhile option to consider adding to their conventional healthcare? For starters, Western medicine often takes a specialized approach to treating various conditions,...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jan 23, 2025 | Chronic Illness & Recovery, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, What Is Yoga Therapy?
By Kristine (Kaoverii) Weber Change is hard. Everyone knows that it takes time, practice, energy, and commitment to change your thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and habits. It also takes time to change a relationship, learn a new language or a musical instrument, or to...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jan 2, 2025 | Cancer Care, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
Join yoga therapist Julie Shaw, MEd, LMT, C-IAYT, for an accessible yoga practice of alternate-nostril breathing in this 5-minute video. Julie explains how she used the technique, which is often used to encourage balance between the rest-and-digest and...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Aug 29, 2024 | Addiction & Recovery, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day And the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) designates September as Recovery Month Addiction and substance use problems stem from a number of causes. Read on to learn how the...
