Blog: What’s Happening in Yoga Therapy
Is it the breath or the meditation?
By Luciano Bernardi and Nicolò Francesco Bernardi Yoga helps us discover the golden thread that connects the apparently separate dimensions of our lives—exercise, relaxation, nutrition, respiration, meditation, spiritual development...The strength of these links in...
Why is yoga therapy at the Cleveland Clinic?
By Judi Bar Before I answer why yoga therapy is at the Cleveland Clinic, I need to tell you why it’s in my own life: At the age of 45, I was diagnosed with a chronic back condition and told that my prognosis was bleak. Doctors said I’d be in a wheelchair for the rest...
Restore and Rebalance: Yoga for Deep Relaxation
BOOK REVIEW: Restore and Rebalance: Yoga for Deep Relaxation, by Judith Hanson Lasater, PhD, PT Review by Molly McManus Once again, Judith Hanson Lasater has provided an inspired and detailed resource for Restorative Yoga. This new book updates her 1993 Relax and...
Breath as a healing tool: How a yoga therapist might use pranayama
By J. J. Gormley Pranayama, or breathwork, may seem really strange to beginning yogis, but it’s such a powerful tool—one of the key practices in yoga therapy, in fact—that it’s well worth exploring. Although yoga therapists take years of training to help them guide...
How does yoga therapy differ from physical therapy?
By Lori Rubenstein Fazzio Over the past 50 years, medicine has been shifting from a biomedical approach—one that focuses primarily on treatments to address physical causes of illness and pain—to a biopsychosocial-spiritual model that acknowledges the emotional,...
Yoga therapy’s potential for long-term support of neurological conditions
By Nathalie de Meyenburg Living with a lifelong neurological condition is a daily effort, both mentally and physically. This reality makes yoga therapy, with its emphasis on creating a relationship between the mind and body, a supportive and potentially long-term...
Combating adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and building resilience
By Shelley Goldman In light of increasing awareness around trauma and resilience, a groundbreaking study from 1998 is getting renewed attention. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in collaboration with Kaiser Permanente, conducted research on adverse childhood...
Beyond the individual: Yoga as a community healing practice for social transformation
By Allie Middleton Even if it’s your first time, yoga or other mind-body practices can shift how you feel, maybe even helping you tap into your creativity! In addition, engaging in these practices may inspire you to experiment and innovate in communities, groups, or...
Creating Pelvic Floor Health
VIDEO REVIEW: Creating Pelvic Floor Health, with Shelly Prosko Review by Tianna Meriage-Reiter I’ve experienced pelvic and back pain, along with continence and digestive issues that previously would have left me frustrated and seeking multiple healthcare providers....
Yoga therapy finding a place in U.S. military 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...
