by Deb McDermott | Nov 3, 2022 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Older Adults, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
New research shows that yoga is equally as effective as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety in older adults. Participants showed lasting improvement in anxiety symptoms, even 6 months after stopping either therapy. Multiple studies have shown that anxiety...
by Alexa Owen | Mar 31, 2022 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Older Adults, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
Interest in yoga for seniors is growing, and understanding what this population needs to stay safe and engaged on the mat is crucial to their well-being. Since 2007, yoga therapists Carol Krucoff, E-RYT 5OO, C-IAYT, and Kimberly Carson, MPH, C-IAYT, have developed a...
by Alexa Owen | Jan 14, 2022 | Older Adults, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
By Beth Hughes I worked in an adult day health care program for years teaching daily yoga classes and iRest yoga nidra meditation. All clients had some sort of cognitive deficit—such as traumatic brain injury, mild cognitive impairment, dementia, or Alzheimer’s...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jul 9, 2020 | Children & Youth, Incarcerated Populations, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Older Adults, Working with Healthcare Providers, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
Meet the 2020 finalists for IAYT’s Seva Award Seva (selfless service) is recognized in yogic traditions as a key to personal and spiritual transformation. As an act performed without any expectation of reward (or results), seva can profoundly change the person...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Sep 26, 2019 | Accessible & Adaptive, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Older Adults, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
By Vasanthi Srinivasan Next year, I’ll reach the half-century mark—the Big 5-0—and I can probably look forward to plenty of “over the hill” messages to mark the occasion. With gag gifts, black balloons, and cakes in flames to celebrate our birthdays, Western society...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | May 30, 2019 | Musculoskeletal Concerns, Older Adults, Pain Management, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
By Michelle Andrie “I don’t want to die on the toilet,” said a new yoga therapy client, a vibrant 90-year-old we’ll call Karen. My mind flashed to Elvis Presley—overweight, weak, and depressed, the King had fallen from his throne in just this way. Why is it that some...
