by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Oct 10, 2024 | Older Adults, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
Carol Krucoff is an IAYT-certified yoga therapist at Duke Integrative Medicine Center. She’s quoted in What Is Yoga Therapy, and Should You Try It?, a recent post on the SilverSneakers website. In the piece, Krucoff explains that seniors, people with limited...
by Deb McDermott | Jan 25, 2024 | Chronic Illness & Recovery, Lifestyle & Prevention, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
Many people think of yoga as an activity that helps them become more flexible in their bodies. More recently, yoga practices have been associated with the health benefits of stress reduction, especially as we learn how chronic stress contributes to physical and mental...
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 | 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 Deb McDermott | Aug 24, 2023 | Older Adults, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
Two IAYT-certified yoga therapists, Carol Krucoff and Kimberly Carson, have just published a paper in the medical journal Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation detailing the elements of safe yoga practice for seniors. They write that more than a third of the people who...
