by Deb McDermott | May 31, 2024 | Accessible & Adaptive, Caregivers, How Yoga Therapists Work, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Older Adults, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
By Joanne Hader In 2023 I received a grant from the Seniors’ Secretariat in Prince Edward Island (PEI) to share an 8-week yoga for self-care program for hospice volunteers like myself. In working through the details of offering such a program, I knew I wanted to share...
by Deb McDermott | Aug 24, 2023 | Older Adults, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
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...
by Deb McDermott | Aug 10, 2023 | Older Adults, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
We are always changing, but during our senior years the shifts may become more noticeable to us. Two prevalent physical changes are the loss of muscle mass and the stiffening of our tendons, both of which lead to many functional changes. Although yoga therapy cannot...
by Deb McDermott | Jul 6, 2023 | Older Adults, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
By Robyn Lewis For more than 8 years I have provided group seated yoga practices in residential elder-care and day-respite as well as younger-onset dementia-care settings. Although dementia begins with deterioration of mental functions, the condition has clear effects...
by Deb McDermott | Dec 9, 2022 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Meditation, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Older Adults, Pain Management, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, What Is Yoga Therapy?
Western science and medicine professionals are increasingly researching yoga. Robust research not only helps yoga practices to be accepted in Western healthcare (and importantly, delivered to people in need), it also helps yoga therapists and teachers to understand...
by Deb McDermott | Dec 1, 2022 | Breath & Nervous System Regulation, Older Adults, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
Research shows that yoga can significantly improve cognitive functioning in people with dementia. These studies primarily used yoga as a movement practice. New research on yoga breathing practices (pranayama) shows that specific breathing patterns can affect...
