by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Nov 6, 2025 | How Yoga Therapists Work, Veterans & Military, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
By Anneke Sips When I entered nursing school in 1998, I also stepped into psychiatry—and, almost simultaneously, into yoga. Those early years were a strange kind of initiation: learning how to steady myself amid human crisis while finding ways to quiet my inner world,...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Aug 21, 2025 | How Yoga Therapists Work, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Pain Management, Veterans & Military, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
By Stephanie Singleton If you had told me 10 years ago that today I would be a wellness entrepreneur—and a yoga therapist!—I would have certainly laughed. I was an eager 20-something news producer, climbing the corporate ladder and moving across the United States to...
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 | Apr 16, 2025 | Lifestyle & Prevention, Veterans & Military, What Is Yoga Therapy?
We’ve written about the U.S. Veterans Health Administration’s approach to holistic, person-centered care on the yogatherapy.health blog previously. This model matters not just because it’s an effective way of addressing ALL of the components that...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Feb 5, 2025 | How Yoga Therapists Work, Veterans & Military, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
By Melissa Aguirre My work as a yoga therapist has taken many forms, shaped by my environment, the communities I serve, and the evolving needs of those who seek my support. Yoga therapy is not just about teaching postures; it is about offering an integrative,...
by Deb McDermott | Dec 15, 2023 | Trauma-Informed Approach, Veterans & Military, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
By Karen Schwartz Our understanding of trauma has developed—and changed—significantly in the past 20 years, and so has our understanding of how to help people suffering from trauma. The concept of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was first included in the...
