by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Apr 4, 2025 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
Although stress is unavoidable, it need not control your life! The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, part of the National Institutes of Health of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, recently published an explainer on how to...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Feb 27, 2025 | BIPOC Communities, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
Black History Month is drawing to a close, and although yogatherapy.health will continue to celebrate the contributions of people of the global majority* all year, now is the perfect time to recognize a famous yoga teacher—someone you might not have known engaged with...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Dec 19, 2024 | Cancer Care, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
Even when we focus on the physical aspects of yoga, which are really just a small part of the practice and philosophy of this “technology for living,” we tend to notice mental and emotional effects. Researchers know this, too, and their work is an...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Nov 26, 2024 | Accessible & Adaptive, How Yoga Therapists Work, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Meditation, Musculoskeletal Concerns, Pain Management, Trauma-Informed Approach, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
By Michelle A. Thielen One morning in 2009 while watching television, I heard a story about 5-year-old girls who “serviced” up to 20 men a day. I was horrified at this news and ended up on the floor weeping into the afternoon. This was the day that turned my world...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Nov 14, 2024 | Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
By Monica Le Baron In Part 1 of this post, we explored the stress cycle and how everyday pressures like traffic, receiving a phone call, and work can trigger it, creating a constant state of tension. Simply managing stressors isn’t enough to break this cycle; our...
