by Alexa Owen | Jun 24, 2021 | Chronic Illness & Recovery, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Pain Management, Pranayama, Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Sleep & Fatigue, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
Millions of people experience chronic pain worldwide, and yoga therapy can help. In this article, yoga therapist Marlysa Sullivan, DPT, PT, C-IAYT, discusses how yoga therapy practices support individuals living with chronic pain—including exactly how these mechanisms...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jul 2, 2020 | Pain Management, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
Although devastating, the opioid crisis is only one symptom of the urgent need for a better approach to pain care. And while yoga therapy is not a cure-all for pain, it can be a viable contributor to the solution. Recently, the International Journal of Yoga Therapy...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Feb 13, 2020 | Chronic Illness & Recovery, Pain Management, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
Pranayama, or yogic breathing exercise, is a tool for working with the energies of the body-mind-spirit. As described in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and other historical texts, pranayama is part of a method for progressively balancing and transforming the human system....
