by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jul 3, 2025 | Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
Yoga includes an array of techniques that can be tailored to literally anyone with the desire to practice. Can’t move your arm or leg? No problem. Don’t HAVE an arm or leg? Also no problem. Can’t take a long slow breath, sit still, or visualize...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | May 29, 2025 | Research & Evidence-Informed Practice, What Is Yoga Therapy?
Although they have gone on to receive additional specific training, all yoga therapists are also yoga teachers. And when you go to a yoga therapy session, you might find yourself doing some of the same things you would do in a class at your local studio or online. You...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | May 7, 2025 | Addiction & Recovery, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
By Beverly S. Price I’ve had a long career integrating yoga therapy into eating disorders recovery, a journey I outlined in “How Yoga Therapists Work: My Path to Supporting People with Eating Disorders.” But what does a yoga therapy session look like for someone who...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Apr 24, 2025 | How Yoga Therapists Work, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Trauma-Informed Approach, Veterans & Military, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
By Noriko de Guzman My role teaching yoga to military personnel in a mental health clinic on a U.S. base represents a unique opportunity that requires sound knowledge as well as sensitivity. Understandably, the rigorous training, operational deployments, and inherent...
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...