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 Alexa Owen | Sep 2, 2021 | Chronic Illness & Recovery, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Neurological Conditions, Pain Management, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
By Nathalie de Meyenburg As a yoga therapist, I have been with clients through good times, difficult and bewildering times, and yes, the process of dying. This profoundly moving work has meant watching someone with early-onset Parkinson’s change from a well-spoken,...
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 | Jan 8, 2020 | Chronic Illness & Recovery, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
By Michael Kuang As in so many conditions, the progressive degenerative disease multiple sclerosis (MS) shows up differently in each individual case, partly because it can affect different areas of the body. MS is caused by the immune system mistakenly attacking the...
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...
