International nonprofit uses yoga to help communities practice sustainable self-care

Nov 13, 2020 | Blog | 1 comment

Therapeutic yoga is part of the active self-care toolkit for World Spine Care (WSC), a nonprofit organization that aims to offer sustainable solutions for musculoskeletal disorders in underserved and unserved communities. The group’s Yoga Project trains students so...

A therapeutic yoga technique for Alzheimer’s disease

Jul 30, 2020 | Blog | 1 comment

By Dharma Singh Khalsa Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease characterized by memory loss and impaired cognition, a decline in ability to perform activities of daily living, and changes in personality and behavior. The increasing severity of...

A yogic technique for anxiety and sleep in COVID-19 patients

May 4, 2020 | Blog | 2 comments

Progressive muscle relaxation is a meditative technique you might find in a yoga therapy session. This randomized controlled trial showed reduced anxiety and improved sleep quality in COVID-19 patients who were taught to perform progressive relaxation in combination...

Take a yogic break!

Mar 5, 2020 | Blog | 7 comments

Pause and connect to stillness in this 5-minute guided meditation with IAYT-certified yoga therapist Jennie Lee. This short practice encourages the release of tension in the body through connection to the breath’s natural rhythms. “You are not the...

Brain-boosting exercise that meets you where you are

Dec 26, 2019 | Blog | 0 comments

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...