by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jul 17, 2025 | Addiction & Recovery, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
By Michelle Arington Addiction of all kinds creates separation and suffering, disconnecting us from ourselves, our loved ones, our community, and our purpose. In my yoga therapy sessions for recovery support, I integrate the practical tools of Yoga of 12-Step Recovery...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jun 6, 2025 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
Therapeutic yoga, including meditation, brings a range of benefits for those seeking to increase or preserve their neurological health. Here’s a look at some of the research: This 2019 article, “Yoga effects on brain health: A systematic review of the...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | May 19, 2025 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
When you think of getting older, do you automatically picture a life of less mobility and more pain? Maybe you remember grandma’s perpetually sore back or Uncle Joe’s weather-forecasting joints, or you have your own tweaky knee that makes navigating stairs...
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 4, 2025 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
Although stress is unavoidable, it need not control your life! The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, part of the National Institutes of Health of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, recently published an explainer on how to...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Mar 13, 2025 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Sleep & Fatigue, Yoga Nidra, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
As part of “an international campaign to raise public awareness of sleep health,” the World Sleep Society has designated March 14, 2025, as World Sleep Day. This day of recognition falls within the U.S. National Sleep Foundation’s Sleep Awareness...
