by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Apr 16, 2025 | Lifestyle & Prevention, Veterans & Military, What Is Yoga Therapy?
We’ve written about the U.S. Veterans Health Administration’s approach to holistic, person-centered care on the yogatherapy.health blog previously. This model matters not just because it’s an effective way of addressing ALL of the components that...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Apr 18, 2019 | Veterans & Military, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
By Anne Platt I noticed “Mark” the moment he walked into my class. Heavy beard, baseball cap pulled down over his eyes, silent, wary, and very much disconnected from his fellow soldiers. He didn’t want to be there, and we both knew it. He set his yoga mat in the...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Feb 7, 2019 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Meditation, Pain Management, Trauma-Informed Approach, Veterans & Military, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
By Anne Platt I teach yoga therapy, the therapeutic application of yoga developed specifically to help heal damaged bodies, minds, and spirits. My “students” at the Los Angeles Veterans Administration (VA) include a wide range of veterans, from the Vietnam era all the...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Aug 23, 2018 | Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Pain Management, Sleep & Fatigue, Veterans & Military, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
By Lynne Valdes You might be surprised to learn that the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) has been at the forefront of integrating complementary modalities into patient treatment. In fact, the VA has an office dedicated to implementing integrative health initiatives...
