Yoga for adapting to change: Using the kleshas to tackle pandemic-related stress

Aug 27, 2021 | Blog | 3 comments

By Shirley Telles Yoga contributes to stress reduction, life satisfaction, and overall well-being. It can also foster a sense of stability when we are faced with change.  Change and uncertainty can feel particularly overwhelming these days. In addition to the...

Yoga therapy and COVID-19 recovery

Apr 16, 2021 | Blog | 1 comment

By Ingrid Yang, with Laurie Hyland Robertson Give Back Yoga University and the International Association of Yoga Therapists have partnered on an initiative to support patients as well as healthcare and yoga professionals dealing with the effects of long COVID. This...

A yoga therapist copes with COVID

Feb 25, 2021 | Blog | 1 comment

By Denyse LeFever, with Sherry Zak Morris A year into our collective COVID experience, bright spots may seem few and far between. As pandemic casualties mount, worry and fear can be hard to shake off. But there are many bright spots to be found, and I would say that...

Mindfully creating the new normal: Global Grief Survey

May 29, 2020 | Blog | 3 comments

By Antonio Sausys We are living in unprecedented times as a result of the coronavirus/COVID-19 and associated restrictions. Although we all know—on at least some level—that all things are impermanent, we become attached to the continued availability of things or...

A yogic technique for anxiety and sleep in COVID-19 patients

May 4, 2020 | Blog | 2 comments

Progressive muscle relaxation is a meditative technique you might find in a yoga therapy session. This randomized controlled trial showed reduced anxiety and improved sleep quality in COVID-19 patients who were taught to perform progressive relaxation in combination...