Blog: What’s Happening in Yoga Therapy
Yoga therapist talks ayurveda with Cleveland Clinic
Yoga therapy seeks to understand the individual holistically and support them in a path toward health and well-being. One of the ways yoga therapists lend support is through the lens of ayurveda. In a recent article by the Cleveland Clinic, yoga therapist Renee...
2022 Seva Award recipient brings trauma-informed yoga to asylum seekers and new immigrants
Last week the International Association of Yoga Therapists, with the support of Give Back Yoga Foundation, recognized Regina Barrett, C-IAYT, for her work in bringing yoga therapy to asylum seekers and new immigrants at the U.S. border. Barrett was the recipient of...
NIH encourages deep breathing, mindfulness, and yoga to counteract effects of stress
What is the “stress reset button” and how can we access it? The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently updated their resource page for health information and stress, highlighting psychological and physical approaches like breathing, mindfulness, and yoga to...
Q&A: Reclaiming ease in everyday life
By Megan DeRosa, with IAYT What does it mean to reclaim ease in everyday life, and how can we use yoga therapy techniques to do so? The International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) asked yoga therapist and well-being researcher Megan DeRosa about the concept of...
Why yoga works: An overview and update for healthcare professionals
Yoga research has grown exponentially in recent years, and with it a more complete understanding of why yoga is beneficial for both clinical and healthy populations. In a recently published article in Yoga Therapy Today, Laura Schmalzl, PhD, and Marlysa Sullivan,...
“How Yoga Can Improve Our Mental Health”
May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States, and we’re sharing this short video in which counseling psychologist and yoga professional Michael de Manincor, PhD, explains how yoga can support mental health and well-being. “Yoga is a methodology—it’s a...
Yoga therapist talks reducing stress in a local jail
“From an early age, I was fascinated by the human body in motion—all the shapes, feelings, and emotions that could be explored and expressed without words and the muscle memory that came with practice and repetition,” writes Michelle Arington, C-IAYT, in her profile...
Mobility exercises you can practice anywhere
Warmer weather often prompts a natural desire to get outside and move. For those in the northern hemisphere, spring has sprung—and that means coaxing the body into more easeful movement and activity. In this practice video, Alison Whitehead, MPH, RYT-500, C-IAYT,...
Q&A: Yoga therapy in corporate settings
By Anca Amariei, with IAYT Where does yoga therapy fit in the corporate world, and how can it bring widespread benefits there? The International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) asked Anca Amariei, a yoga therapist with more than 14 years of corporate...
Video: How to Think About Yoga
Is yoga just a form of exercise? Is it a religion? What lies beyond the physical postures? “The word yoga comes from the Sanskrit word yuj, which means union, or to join, or to yoke together,” explains Major Adhana McCarthy, MPAS, PA-C, C-IAYT. “So this can be...
