by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Feb 14, 2025 | What Is Yoga Therapy?, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
Yoga therapists offer practices in a range of styles. The way they work is often based on the yoga lineage they follow in their own personal practice, as well as the styles in which they have received the most training. No matter the style, all yoga therapy is by...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jan 16, 2025 | Cancer Care, Yoga Nidra, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
Yoga nidra is a powerful yet extremely accessible practice that promotes profound rest—and unless you frequent yoga spaces you’ve probably never heard of it! The biomedical world is catching on to the potential therapeutic benefits of this infinitely adaptable...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jan 2, 2025 | Cancer Care, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
Join yoga therapist Julie Shaw, MEd, LMT, C-IAYT, for an accessible yoga practice of alternate-nostril breathing in this 5-minute video. Julie explains how she used the technique, which is often used to encourage balance between the rest-and-digest and...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Nov 14, 2024 | Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
By Monica Le Baron In Part 1 of this post, we explored the stress cycle and how everyday pressures like traffic, receiving a phone call, and work can trigger it, creating a constant state of tension. Simply managing stressors isn’t enough to break this cycle; our...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Sep 20, 2024 | Musculoskeletal Concerns, Women's Health, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
By Cator Shachoy Did you know that headaches, broken teeth, sinus infections, root canals, tinnitus, and vertigo could all be related to clenching and grinding your teeth? What about neck tension, shoulder pain, tightness in the chest, poor digestion, and pelvic...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jul 25, 2024 | LGBTQ+ Communities, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Women's Health, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
In June 2024, Melissa Shah (she/they), MPH, C-IAYT, was one of the accomplished speakers at IAYT’s Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research (SYTAR), an annual gathering devoted to advancing the practice of yoga therapy. When she’s not offering professional...
