IAYT member encourages veterans to lean on community and practice

Aug 20, 2021 | Blog | 1 comment

When recent events in Afghanistan prompted some veterans to reach out to Veterans Yoga Project for support, founder and executive director Dan Libby, PhD, responded. “Over the past few days, we have heard from a number of our veterans who have served in...

Restorative yoga to support healing from race-based stress

Aug 27, 2020 | Blog | 0 comments

yogatherapy.health recently talked with Gail Parker, PhD, C-IAYT, about ideas from her book Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma. Restorative Yoga emphasizes the deliberate practice of mindful rest, something with which many in the West have...

First responders, not reactors

Apr 30, 2020 | Blog | 1 comment

By Robyn Tiger Dial 911! You or a loved one is in need of emergent care. There is a life-threatening situation. Within minutes, trained “first responders” are there to assist. These individuals are the first to the scene, the first to evaluate, the first to diagnose,...

Yoga therapy or psychotherapy? The intention matters

Aug 8, 2019 | Blog | 4 comments

By Tracey Sondik More and more mental health professionals are incorporating mindfulness and body-based modalities, including meditation and yoga, into their practices. The research supports the benefits of these tools in the treatment of depression, anxiety, PTSD,...

Yogic support for anxiety

Jun 10, 2019 | Blog | 0 comments

IAYT-certified yoga therapist Veronica Zador, featured in this video, puts it like this: “When we relax our body, oftentimes we find it’s easier to relax the way we think as well.” Danielle Foley, now a yoga therapist in training herself and also featured in the...