by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Nov 20, 2025 | How Yoga Therapists Work, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Working with Healthcare Providers
By Cheryl Albright When people hear the words yoga therapy, they often picture stretching or deep breathing in a quiet room. What they don’t picture is the admin work, the collaboration emails, the insurance questions, or the client intake form that reads more like a...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Sep 3, 2025 | Chronic Illness & Recovery, How Yoga Therapists Work, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Working with Healthcare Providers, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
By Cheryl Albright You’re sitting in your doctor’s office, having consulted with them for a chronic problem you’ve had for some time. Toward the end of the visit, they say, “Maybe you should try yoga.” You nod, smile politely, and walk out with no real idea of what to...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Mar 31, 2025 | Chronic Illness & Recovery, How Yoga Therapists Work, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pranayama, Sleep & Fatigue, Working with Healthcare Providers, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
By Janus Tsai When someone suffers from chronic pain (persistent pain), why might yoga therapy be a worthwhile option to consider adding to their conventional healthcare? For starters, Western medicine often takes a specialized approach to treating various conditions,...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Oct 31, 2024 | Cancer Care, Working with Healthcare Providers, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
October is celebrated internationally as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Beyond shining a spotlight on prevention and screening for this second most common of all cancers worldwide, it’s a time to reflect on what it really means for ourselves or a loved one to...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Aug 15, 2024 | How Yoga Therapists Work, Working with Healthcare Providers, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
By Rebecca Quigley During my last term of graduate school, I started working at a large private psychiatric hospital as a yoga instructor, transitioning to yoga therapist after earning my certification. I am currently still employed full-time at the same hospital as...
by Deb McDermott | Nov 30, 2023 | Trauma-Informed Approach, Veterans & Military, Working with Healthcare Providers, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
The effects of war, on those who survive it, can be horrific. In recent years we have learned a lot about trauma, and especially about how this condition deeply affects the integrated mind, body, and spirit. Yoga therapy has emerged as a unique support for trauma,...
