by Deb McDermott | May 31, 2024 | Accessible & Adaptive, Caregivers, How Yoga Therapists Work, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Older Adults, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
By Joanne Hader In 2023 I received a grant from the Seniors’ Secretariat in Prince Edward Island (PEI) to share an 8-week yoga for self-care program for hospice volunteers like myself. In working through the details of offering such a program, I knew I wanted to share...
by Deb McDermott | Feb 29, 2024 | Accessible & Adaptive, How Yoga Therapists Work, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pain Management, What Is Yoga Therapy?
By Erin Ehlers For 14 years, I owned a small yoga studio and cultivated my yoga therapy business from my long-term presence in my community. I taught small-group yoga therapy sessions and had lots of ability to see clients one-to-one. I also offered massage therapy...
by Deb McDermott | Dec 27, 2023 | Cancer Care, Incarcerated Populations, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pain Management, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Yoga Nidra
Yoga therapy is whole-person care, which is, in general, a different approach than Western medicine takes. As the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) works to advance yoga therapy as an option in a healthcare system that approaches care as pieces or...
by Deb McDermott | Oct 26, 2023 | Cardiovascular & Circulatory, Pranayama, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Nidra, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
We can measure countless processes in our bodies to get a picture of our overall health. Heart rate variability (HRV), the very small fluctuations in the time between heartbeats, is one window on overall health—and on stress and disease. Yoga has been shown to...
by Deb McDermott | Aug 31, 2023 | Accessible & Adaptive, Musculoskeletal Concerns, What Is Yoga Therapy?
By Gabriella Barnstone During a class I was teaching on scoliosis, one of the students—a vital, stylish woman in her 80s—mentioned that her friend was constantly pestering her about her posture. “Tell her to back off!” I said. Let me explain. This woman was in...
