by Deb McDermott | Sep 14, 2023 | Chronic Illness & Recovery, Lifestyle & Prevention, Mantra, Sleep & Fatigue, Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
A recent article in The New York Times declared that yoga “really is as healthy as people say,” listing a convincing number of potential health benefits including Stress relief Better sleep Improved cognition Reduced back pain Improved balance, strength, and...
by Deb McDermott | Feb 23, 2023 | Trauma-Informed Approach, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
Safety, in relation to health, is usually about physical safety: Will I get hurt doing these movements? Will this medication or supplement cause harm? The work of Drs. Peter Levine and Bessel van der Kolk to understand trauma response and healing has brought the...
by Alexa Owen | Jun 18, 2022 | Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
Last week the International Association of Yoga Therapists, with the support of Give Back Yoga Foundation, recognized Regina Barrett, C-IAYT, for her work in bringing yoga therapy to asylum seekers and new immigrants at the U.S. border. Barrett was the recipient of...
by Alexa Owen | Feb 10, 2022 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
As a psychotherapist and yoga therapist, Kathryn Templeton, MA, LPC, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, has a wealth of insight into the links between yoga, health, and genetics. In this article Templeton shares how, from a yogic standpoint, “physical, emotional, and behavioral...
by Alexa Owen | Aug 20, 2021 | Trauma-Informed Approach, Veterans & Military, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
When recent events in Afghanistan prompted some veterans to reach out to Veterans Yoga Project for support, founder and executive director Dan Libby, PhD, responded. “Over the past few days, we have heard from a number of our veterans who have served in...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Aug 27, 2020 | Trauma-Informed Approach, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
yogatherapy.health recently talked with Gail Parker, PhD, C-IAYT, about ideas from her book Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma. Restorative Yoga emphasizes the deliberate practice of mindful rest, something with which many in the West have...
