by Deb McDermott | Nov 2, 2023 | Lifestyle & Prevention, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
Do you ever want to stay snuggled in your warm bed or hunkered down by a fire on cold, rainy days? Do bright, sunny days inspire you to get outside? Of course the weather and our environment affect how we feel and act. According to ayurveda, an ancient Indian medical...
by Alexa Owen | Jul 14, 2022 | Mudra, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pranayama, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
By Sowmya Ayyar In the West, yoga therapy is often an adjunct treatment for chronic conditions. In India, however, there is a different understanding of yoga as therapy. As an American-born of Indian ethnic background, I grew up in California with a love for all...
by Alexa Owen | Jun 27, 2022 | Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
Yoga therapy seeks to understand the individual holistically and support them in a path toward health and well-being. One of the ways yoga therapists lend support is through the lens of ayurveda. In a recent article by the Cleveland Clinic, yoga therapist Renee...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Mar 11, 2020 | Cardiovascular & Circulatory, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Lifestyle & Prevention, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
By Roshini Ranjit Deepa,* a software consultant in her mid-20s, had been suffering from wheezing and breathlessness while climbing the stairs for more than a year. She also had a runny nose, “heaviness” of the head, bouts of sneezing soon after waking up in the...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | May 10, 2019 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
Back in the 1930s, endocrinologist Hans Selye first used the term stress as we know it today—basically to indicate the way the body-mind system responds to any challenge. Since then, the pressures most of us face every day have changed dramatically. Our understanding...
