Back off! Yoga therapy and scoliosis: Part 2
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...
Back off! Yoga therapy and posture: Part 1
By Gabriella Barnstone Whenever I tell someone I am a yoga therapist I usually get one of several responses. “What is that?” “I need to do more yoga/get back to my yoga practice.” Or, often, “I need to fix my posture!” Although the true purpose of yoga (to calm the...
Yoga therapy to support chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
Treatments for cancer have advanced rapidly over the past 50 years, and people are surviving many cancers and surviving for longer. However, many of the treatments come with terrible and sometimes lasting side-effects. Yoga therapy is well-positioned to support people...
