Blog: What’s Happening in Yoga Therapy
Impressions on yoga therapy from a unique conference
Check out this short video on yoga therapy, shot at the annual Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research this June in Newport Beach, California. The yoga therapists interviewed highlight a few of the ways in which this integrative healthcare practice can support people...
Who are you? A yoga therapist on self-study
By Jennie Lee Two things are certain: You were born, and you will die. Not so certain is whether or not, somewhere in between, you will determine who you are. Self-knowing is an inherently human pursuit, an essential part of our life journeys. So why not ask the big...
Yoga therapists pointing the way in compassionate leadership
As members of an emerging healthcare profession, many yoga therapists are determined not to repeat the mistakes of the past as we integrate into sometimes-challenging systems. We're also keenly interested in applying yogic principles to both our work with clients and...
Resilience through yoga therapy—During and after cancer care
By Kelsey Underwood “Yoga has taught me that I can acknowledge my fear, and then begin to understand and transform it.” —Cancer Patient at IU Health Simon Cancer Center The clients I work with have offered me the privilege of being a part of one of the biggest...
Integrating the evidence for integrative healthcare
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine is incorporating complementary healthcare, including yoga therapy, into programs for both patients and medical students: “There are many approaches outside the realm of conventional medicine that we now know work....By taking a...
Anxiety: The plight of the pinball wizard
By Jeff Kaminski Do you race and bounce daily between destination points? Home, work, carpooling kids, grocery shopping, last-minute errands...Factor in flipping through obstacles like traffic, unexpected deadlines, a miscommunication with someone special, maybe a...
Yogic support for anxiety
IAYT-certified yoga therapist Veronica Zador, featured in this video, puts it like this: “When we relax our body, oftentimes we find it’s easier to relax the way we think as well.” Danielle Foley, now a yoga therapist in training herself and also featured in the...
Hawking yoga in the halls of congress
By Kristine Weber “Low back pain? Neck and shoulder issues?? Come try some yoga therapy!” I’m standing in a white marble hallway on the second floor of the Rayburn Building attempting to entice passersby to stop in and sample a yoga therapy session. Just behind me are...
Don’t die on the toilet! Five simple yogic practices to address aging fears
By Michelle Andrie “I don’t want to die on the toilet,” said a new yoga therapy client, a vibrant 90-year-old we’ll call Karen. My mind flashed to Elvis Presley—overweight, weak, and depressed, the King had fallen from his throne in just this way. Why is it that some...
Yoga therapy to support fertility challenges
By Laura Edoff It’s estimated that around 12% of U.S. women struggle with infertility. A diagnosis of infertility is typically given after a year of trying to conceive naturally for women under 35 (and after 6 months for women 35 and older). In women, the causes of...
