by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Mar 31, 2025 | Chronic Illness & Recovery, How Yoga Therapists Work, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pranayama, Sleep & Fatigue, Working with Healthcare Providers, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
By Janus Tsai When someone suffers from chronic pain (persistent pain), why might yoga therapy be a worthwhile option to consider adding to their conventional healthcare? For starters, Western medicine often takes a specialized approach to treating various conditions,...
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 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 | Dec 15, 2023 | Trauma-Informed Approach, Veterans & Military, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
By Karen Schwartz Our understanding of trauma has developed—and changed—significantly in the past 20 years, and so has our understanding of how to help people suffering from trauma. The concept of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was first included in the...
by Deb McDermott | Sep 29, 2023 | How Yoga Therapists Work, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pain Management, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Women's Health, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
By Carrie Meyer Yoga therapy is mind-body medicine with a basic—if not always simple—understanding at its heart: True healing encompasses the mind, body, and spirit. SomaYoga, which is the style I practice, blends somatics (Thomas Hanna’s system of neuromuscular...
