by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Oct 15, 2020 | Cancer Care, Cardiovascular & Circulatory, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Pain Management, Working with Healthcare Providers, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
By Mary Duryea As a retired medical doctor, I often muse about how my patients could have been helped by having a yoga therapist contribute to their care. Unfortunately, the International Association of Yoga Therapists and its certification were still in their infancy...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Dec 26, 2019 | Accessible & Adaptive, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Meditation, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
As the yogatherapy.health blog regularly describes, yoga’s practices are not confined to the physical work of postures (asana)—in fact, asana is just the beginning of the yoga journey. Using a variety of methods, yoga and yoga therapy address the whole human...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Sep 12, 2019 | Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pain Management, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
Could yoga therapy really save money for hospitals and health systems? Research is beginning to indicate that the answer is “maybe so!” but a better question from the point of view of a patient in pain is probably, “Could yoga therapy improve...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jun 26, 2019 | Cancer Care, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
By Kelsey Underwood “Yoga has taught me that I can acknowledge my fear, and then begin to understand and transform it.” —Cancer Patient at IU Health Simon Cancer Center The clients I work with have offered me the privilege of being a part of one of the biggest...
