by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Aug 12, 2024 | Cardiovascular & Circulatory, LGBTQ+ Communities, Subtle Body, What Is Yoga Therapy?
Every August 14, IAYT’s Global Yoga Therapy Day (GYTD) brings together an international community to share about the practice and profession of yoga therapy as it evolves. The event also provides professional development for yoga therapists and a window...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jul 25, 2024 | LGBTQ+ Communities, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Women's Health, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
In June 2024, Melissa Shah (she/they), MPH, C-IAYT, was one of the accomplished speakers at IAYT’s Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research (SYTAR), an annual gathering devoted to advancing the practice of yoga therapy. When she’s not offering professional...
by Alexa Owen | Feb 24, 2022 | LGBTQ+ Communities, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
By Skylar Haven Research has consistently demonstrated the importance of culturally competent healthcare for LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer community) people and the negative health outcomes that result from lack of access to such care....
by Alexa Owen | Nov 4, 2021 | LGBTQ+ Communities, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
In a recent interview with Kerala Ayurveda, Steven Inghram, MS, C-IAYT, shared how holistic medicine and complementary therapies like yoga therapy can—and should—lead the way in LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer community) education for healthcare....
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | May 29, 2020 | Grief or Loss, LGBTQ+ Communities, Musculoskeletal Concerns, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
By Antonio Sausys We are living in unprecedented times as a result of the coronavirus/COVID-19 and associated restrictions. Although we all know—on at least some level—that all things are impermanent, we become attached to the continued availability of things or...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Oct 10, 2019 | Accessible & Adaptive, Addiction & Recovery, LGBTQ+ Communities, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Women's Health
Following are just a few of the great books recently authored by IAYT-certified yoga therapists and other yoga professionals to support the use of yogic practices for a range of populations. Full reviews appeared in Yoga Therapy Today. Yoga for Amputees: The...
