by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jul 8, 2026 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
By Antonio Sausys If you’ve ever awakened in the middle of the night with your mind already rehearsing tomorrow, you know how convincing anxiety can be. A conversation you need to have. A medical appointment still days away. A decision not yet made. Before long, the...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | May 21, 2026 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, News, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
How comfortable are you with death? If you’re like many Westerners, you may not be very comfortable at all—or you may not give your own inevitable final rest much thought. Even if you’ve practiced yoga and enjoyed the usual class conclusion of...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jan 14, 2026 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
By Kim Miller Imagine an approach to easing anxiety that doesn’t require a prescription, has largely only positive side-effects, is accessible from anywhere, and helps people reconnect to their own capacity to heal. That approach does exist—it’s called yoga therapy!...
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 debilitating—it can also lead to depression and other mental health conditions, Alzheimer’s and...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Aug 21, 2025 | How Yoga Therapists Work, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Pain Management, Veterans & Military, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
By Stephanie Singleton If you had told me 10 years ago that today I would be a wellness entrepreneur—and a yoga therapist!—I would have certainly laughed. I was an eager 20-something news producer, climbing the corporate ladder and moving across the United States to...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Aug 1, 2025 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
Global Yoga Therapy Day is almost here! Every year on August 14, the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) honors the field of yoga therapy in a worldwide celebration of transformational healing potential. With a full (and free!) schedule of programming...