Blog: What’s Happening in Yoga Therapy
A house of peace
By Gina M. Barrett In response to the ongoing immigration crisis at the border between the United States and Mexico, I founded Casa de Paz SLV in January 2019. This organization—“House of Peace” in English—has now served more than 2,000 asylum seekers, refugees, and...
“Yoga saves lives, there’s no question in my mind.”
The effects of war, on those who survive it, can be horrific. In recent years we have learned a lot about trauma, and especially about how this condition deeply affects the integrated mind, body, and spirit. Yoga therapy has emerged as a unique support for trauma,...
An attitude of gratitude
As the end-of-year holidays approach, many of us take stock. We’d like to encourage this reflection to include a perspective of gratitude. Gratitude is a recognition of goodness, the understanding that the sources of goodness are greater than oneself, and the choice...
The sweet surrender of savasana
By Ann Grace MacMullan In our yoga asana practice, we save one pose for the end of every session: savasana, or corpse pose. Lying still and resting, often on our backs, our teachers encourage us to let go and practice the art of surrender. Honestly, when I first...
Full-spectrum care: Yoga therapy in gynecological oncology
By Lois Ramondetta I’m a gynecological oncologist. Doctors in this specialty have long-lasting relationships with patients, and although many are cured, those who arrive in my practice with advanced disease will often be with me from diagnosis until death. My place of...
The wisdom of warm soup
Do you ever want to stay snuggled in your warm bed or hunkered down by a fire on cold, rainy days? Do bright, sunny days inspire you to get outside? Of course the weather and our environment affect how we feel and act. According to ayurveda, an ancient Indian medical...
The heart of the matter: One way yoga supports resilience
We can measure countless processes in our bodies to get a picture of our overall health. Heart rate variability (HRV), the very small fluctuations in the time between heartbeats, is one window on overall health—and on stress and disease. Yoga has been shown to...
Raising awareness for World Mental Health Day
The World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) designates October 10 as World Mental Health Day. In honor of efforts like these to raise awareness, promote access to care, and de-stigmatize issues around mental health we've put together a quick overview of yoga...
How yoga therapists work: Somatics and yoga
By Carrie Meyer Yoga therapy is mind-body medicine with a basic—if not always simple—understanding at its heart: True healing encompasses the mind, body, and spirit. SomaYoga, which is the style I practice, blends somatics (Thomas Hanna’s system of neuromuscular...
Yoga: “It really is as healthy as people say,” according to The New York Times
A recent article in The New York Times declared that yoga “really is as healthy as people say,” listing a convincing number of potential health benefits including Stress relief Better sleep Improved cognition Reduced back pain Improved balance, strength, and...
