Healing the causes of suffering

Sep 24, 2020 | Blog | 0 comments

By Annie Jones Offerings like “Yoga for Back Pain” and “Yoga for Stress Relief” are common, and seemingly increasing every day. But the truth is that no one set of tools or approach works to resolve any diagnosis or problem. Yoga therapy works best when it is...

BOOK REVIEW: Spark Change: 108 Provocative Questions for Spiritual Evolution, by Jennie Lee

Sep 10, 2020 | Blog | 0 comments

Review by Petra Fibrichova Sometimes we find ourselves at a crossroads. We may feel unwell, unhappy, or stuck—or maybe we have a vague feeling that something is missing. We sense that we need change but may be overwhelmed and unsure of where to start.  It takes...

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...

Help for teens with scoliosis: The yoga therapy approach

Aug 20, 2020 | Blog | 2 comments

By Rachel Krentzman Affecting 4 out of 100 teenagers, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common form of scoliosis. Idiopathic means we don’t know exactly why the curves happened, and often this diagnosis takes parents and adolescents by surprise—they...

Yoga therapy toys

Aug 13, 2020 | Blog | 0 comments

By Kelly A. Hurley  A  therapeutic yoga practice really only requires the intention to show up. No fancy equipment or special yoga clothing required! That said, your yoga therapist might show up with a few surprises from their yoga therapy toy box… As an...