The art of smooth transition

Nov 19, 2020 | Blog | 1 comment

By Karina Klimtchuk Notice what you feel in your body when you contemplate “transition.” Perhaps a moment of pause, maybe a sense of bracing that shows up as held breath or rigidity in the shoulders. Maybe a strange sensation of knottiness in the stomach or slight...

International nonprofit uses yoga to help communities practice sustainable self-care

Nov 13, 2020 | Blog | 1 comment

Therapeutic yoga is part of the active self-care toolkit for World Spine Care (WSC), a nonprofit organization that aims to offer sustainable solutions for musculoskeletal disorders in underserved and unserved communities. The group’s Yoga Project trains students so...

Practice DOESN’T make perfect: The pain of perfectionism

Aug 6, 2020 | Blog | 0 comments

By Caroline McCarter As a yoga therapist, I’ve worked with many clients who suffer from an overbearing perfectionistic voice that makes them falsely believe they can’t take charge of their own well-being. I’ve heard them say, “I don’t trust myself to do it correctly...

Yoga therapy for grief in homicide survivors: Part 1—Finding ease in the storm through breath and awareness

Jun 25, 2020 | Blog | 0 comments

By Nazaahah Amin I have practiced yoga therapy in my hometown of Baltimore City for nearly 10 years. Within that time span the city has seen over 2,700 homicides, most in lower income communities that already experience socioeconomic disparities and a lack of...

Therapy with yoga in the age of coronavirus

Jun 18, 2020 | Blog | 1 comment

Because therapeutic yoga is a practice you undertake for yourself, to improve your own health and well-being, it can be a powerful part of self-care during the age of coronavirus. All you need to practice at home is a bit of space—even a chair or the floor in front of...