by Alexa Owen | Dec 10, 2021 | Caregivers, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
Yoga can support individuals with MS through decreasing fatigue, improving muscle strength, and improving quality of life. In this article Mindy Eisenberg, MHSA, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, shares her story of starting Yoga Moves MS, a nonprofit that offers free adaptive yoga...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jan 7, 2021 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Neurological Conditions, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Working with Healthcare Providers
Here on the yogatherapy.health blog, we love to showcase the stories of clients who have experienced the effects of therapeutic yoga. Garth McLean, C-IAYT, is one such person—and now a yoga therapist himself. Nearly 30 years ago, Garth’s doctor recommended yoga...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Oct 24, 2019 | Neurological Conditions, Pain Management, Veterans & Military, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
Yoga therapy can be practiced individually—one client to one yoga therapist—or in small groups of people with a shared condition or similar life situation. Either way, the yoga therapist tailors the practices to each person through both an initial evaluation and with...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Sep 15, 2018 | Accessible & Adaptive, Neurological Conditions, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
By Nathalie de Meyenburg Living with a lifelong neurological condition is a daily effort, both mentally and physically. This reality makes yoga therapy, with its emphasis on creating a relationship between the mind and body, a supportive and potentially long-term...