by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Apr 8, 2026 | How Yoga Therapists Work, Trauma-Informed Approach, What Is Yoga Therapy?
By Meredith Phipps “I got a job!” The excitement in the client’s voice was palpable even over Zoom. We had started yoga therapy sessions months before, when her life circumstances made holding a job unmanageable. But on this day, there was victory in her voice,...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Apr 24, 2025 | How Yoga Therapists Work, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Trauma-Informed Approach, Veterans & Military, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
By Noriko de Guzman My role teaching yoga to military personnel in a mental health clinic on a U.S. base represents a unique opportunity that requires sound knowledge as well as sensitivity. Understandably, the rigorous training, operational deployments, and inherent...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Nov 26, 2024 | Accessible & Adaptive, How Yoga Therapists Work, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Meditation, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pain Management, Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
By Michelle A. Thielen One morning in 2009 while watching television, I heard a story about 5-year-old girls who “serviced” up to 20 men a day. I was horrified at this news and ended up on the floor weeping into the afternoon. This was the day that turned my world...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Sep 12, 2024 | Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
As this blog has previously highlighted*, a conference that brings together yoga therapy professionals is an event like no other! The annual Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research (SYTAR 2024) celebrates the field and its health-promoting promise while offering...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Aug 29, 2024 | Addiction & Recovery, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day And the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) designates September as Recovery Month Addiction and substance use problems stem from a number of causes. Read on to learn how the...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Aug 8, 2024 | Arthritis, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pain Management, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Sleep & Fatigue, Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
Dr. Catherine Justice is an integrative physical therapist, an IAYT-certified yoga therapist, and the program manager for the Division of Integrative Medicine at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis, Minn. She is also associate editor of the International Journal of...
