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 | Nov 14, 2024 | Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
By Monica Le Baron In Part 1 of this post, we explored the stress cycle and how everyday pressures like traffic, receiving a phone call, and work can trigger it, creating a constant state of tension. Simply managing stressors isn’t enough to break this cycle; our...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Nov 7, 2024 | Cardiovascular & Circulatory, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Scope of Practice, Sleep & Fatigue, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
By Monica Le Baron Rushing to take the kids to school, getting stuck in traffic, and wrangling a never-ending to-do list at work are all-too-common experiences today, and each one triggers stress in its own ways. Getting a massage or repeating a mantra of, “I just...
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 Laurie Hyland Robertson | Aug 29, 2024 | Addiction & Recovery, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day And the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) designates September as Recovery Month Addiction and substance use problems stem from a number of causes. Read on to learn how the...
