by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Oct 3, 2024 | How Yoga Therapists Work, Mantra, What Is Yoga Therapy?
By Anandra George My mother would say that I have been practicing sound yoga therapy since I was a small child. She used to hear me humming to myself and would ask me what I was singing. I wasn’t singing a tune; looking back, I see now that I was using the sound of my...
by Alexa Owen | Aug 6, 2021 | Cardiovascular & Circulatory, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
By Kimberly A. Searl Yoga therapy tools that facilitate mindfulness, grounding, compassion, and stress regulation can give teachers and students the gift of full presence in the classroom. As teachers build resources to manage the demands of their profession, yoga...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Dec 3, 2020 | What Is Yoga Therapy?, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
Did you know you can do yoga therapy from anywhere? All that’s required is an intention to practice! No fancy clothes, no special equipment, and DEFINITELY no particular physical abilities needed! Yoga therapists have at their disposal all of the tools of yogic...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Aug 15, 2019 | Mantra, Meditation, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
During the first Global Yoga Therapy Day on August 14, 2019, professionals on six continents shared their work. Check out a few of the practices offered by IAYT-certified yoga therapists in honor of the event, which raised awareness of this complementary healthcare...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Dec 6, 2018 | Mantra, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
Mantra—put simply, a sound we’ve imbued with meaning—is one among many possible elements of a yoga practice. A mantra can be repeated aloud or silently. The scholar Georg Feuerstein describes mantra as follows: “The word mantra is derived from the Sanskrit...
