Blog: What’s Happening in Yoga Therapy
“How Practicing Yoga Can Help Relieve Your Arthritis Pain Naturally”
Research shows that yoga can help improve the pain and symptoms that accompany osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. But how does yoga work, and what techniques relieve arthritis pain. In this article, Steffany Moonaz, PhD, C-IAYT, answers questions about...
Our top yoga therapy tools for heading back to school
For many families, September marks the start of a new school year—and a call to adjust to different schedules and needs. Transitions can bring excitement, stress, and a call for resilience—and yoga can bring ease and tools for self-care. We’ve compiled a list of top...
How yoga can support creativity
Yoga is widely known to support overall health and well-being—but what about creativity? “Yoga and meditation tap into our psyche and our consciousness, those parts of our being that inspire creative ideas to emerge,” writes yoga teacher Ashton Graham in a recent...
The basics of chronic pain—and how yoga therapy can help
By Sarah Garden Yoga is uniquely positioned to help people suffering from chronic pain. As a yoga therapist whose primary role is treating chronic pain—in both clinical and yoga studio environments—I have found that pain education is a crucial first step in that...
Facing life’s challenges through the breath
By Alicia Barmon Breathing is one of the fastest ways to mitigate stress in the autonomic nervous system. It gives us direct access to a system that is involuntary and reactive—that is, one that functions on its own without conscious thought. When we have a conscious...
Stroke rehabilitation and yoga: A summary for healthcare professionals
In the Summer 2022 issue of Yoga Therapy Today, a team of yoga professionals summarized the latest Cochrane Review on stroke rehabilitation and yoga, assessing yoga’s clinical relevance and how it might be applied in rehabilitation protocols. The review was promising...
Yoga therapist Adhana McCarthy on becoming a physician assistant and yoga therapist
Maj. Adhana McCarthy is an active-duty physician assistant in the U.S. Army and an IAYT-certified yoga therapist. In this video, she shares more about what yoga therapy means to her and how she integrates it into her work and life. “I was just stepping into the need...
“Doctors suggest mindful yoga to manage kids’ stress”
Research shows increased symptoms of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic; doctors say yoga and meditation can help kids manage stress. In a recent interview, pediatrician Mala Mathur, MD, encouraged parents and...
A glimpse into yoga therapy in India
By Sowmya Ayyar In the West, yoga therapy is often an adjunct treatment for chronic conditions. In India, however, there is a different understanding of yoga as therapy. As an American-born of Indian ethnic background, I grew up in California with a love for all...
How yoga brings benefits to those living with cancer
Research shows that yoga can have a wide range of benefits for those living with and recovering from cancer. These include improvements in sleep, digestion, fatigue, and stress. While it can’t be said that each type of cancer calls for a specific toolbox of yoga...
