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...

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...

Practice DOESN’T make perfect: The pain of perfectionism

Aug 6, 2020 | Blog | 0 comments

By Caroline McCarter As a yoga therapist, I’ve worked with many clients who suffer from an overbearing perfectionistic voice that makes them falsely believe they can’t take charge of their own well-being. I’ve heard them say, “I don’t trust myself to do it correctly...

Yoga therapy for grief in homicide survivors: Part 2—Finding ease in the storm through movement and community

Jul 24, 2020 | Blog | 0 comments

By Nazaahah Amin This is the second in a two-part 2 series. Part 1 touches on the healing benefits of breath and awareness. “I’m still just so mad about my brother’s murder!” she yelled, tears streaming down her face. The other participants’ eyes started to...

Rest and restoration through therapeutic yoga

Jun 11, 2020 | Blog | 1 comment

By Shirley Telles The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed our social and work environments. Most people are increasingly spending time online to get in touch with their workplace, to teach or learn new skills, for other work-related activities, and for social...