by Alexa Owen | Apr 8, 2022 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Meditation, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pain Management, Pranayama, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
By Maureen Grosse When most people think of yoga, they think of physical flexibility: the foot behind your head or handstand postures you see in magazines. Those poses have their place and purpose—and there are a plethora of other ways to practice yoga too. Yoga isn’t...
by Alexa Owen | Jan 27, 2022 | Breath & Nervous System Regulation, Metabolic Disorders, Pranayama, What Is Yoga Therapy?
By Joann Lutz Our mood and thoughts are intricately connected to our physiological state, and shifting our physiology is one of the most powerful ways to positively impact our well-being. Many inner explorers, including Stephen Porges, PhD, developer of polyvagal...
by Alexa Owen | Jun 24, 2021 | Chronic Illness & Recovery, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Pain Management, Pranayama, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Sleep & Fatigue, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
Millions of people experience chronic pain worldwide, and yoga therapy can help. In this article, yoga therapist Marlysa Sullivan, DPT, PT, C-IAYT, discusses how yoga therapy practices support individuals living with chronic pain—including exactly how these mechanisms...
by Alexa Owen | Jun 17, 2021 | Breath & Nervous System Regulation, Pranayama, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
By Robin Rothenberg The breath is our greatest inner resource, and breathing skillfully can support immune and respiratory health. Breathwork, or pranayama, is a key component of yoga therapy. Initially, training your breathing may feel awkward, but the more you...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Apr 16, 2021 | Accessible & Adaptive, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Meditation, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pranayama, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
By Ingrid Yang, with Laurie Hyland Robertson Give Back Yoga University and the International Association of Yoga Therapists have partnered on an initiative to support patients as well as healthcare and yoga professionals dealing with the effects of long COVID. This...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Dec 31, 2020 | Children & Youth, Pranayama, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
Therapeutic yoga can be a healthful way of building resilience. Many of us have learned the value of this trait in new ways in 2020, and as the year draws to a close we thought it would be fun to revisit a few suggestions for practices anyone can enjoy. In her April...
