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Experiential Anatomy as Yoga Therapy: Learning, Feeling, Integrating
Learning anatomy becomes a rich, multidimensional event when you directly experience physical structures and systems in your own body. Learning anatomy intellectually in one or two dimensions is useful, but... Read more
Should Yoga Postures Take a Backseat in Yoga Therapy? A New Research Paper Tackles a Bold, But Controversial Question
A new critical review of yoga therapy in health care calls for eliminating postures and using reductionist research methods. Is it missing the mark? Read more
Healthy Respiration: How Breathing Affects … Well … Everything
It is essential that massage therapists, yoga teachers, and yoga and movement therapists develop a good basic understanding of ribcage and thoracic spine biomechanics and their relationship to optimal... Read moreFeatured Courses
While millions of Americans suffer from pain in the low back and pelvis, many back and hip issues are actually the result of sacroiliac instability (SI), i.e. an imbalance in the sacroiliac joint, which often goes undiagnosed or is improperly treated. Alarmingly, yoga practitioners appear to...Read more
Hip openers are among the most satisfying and powerful yoga poses. They hold a tremendous potential for transformation; they can help us release deep-seated tension and trauma of the past, which many of us hold locked in the hip area. When practiced correctly, hip openers are a great way to soothe...Read more
Yoga is more popular than ever, but as yoga has become a household word, has it also become a mile wide and an inch deep? Are we missing out on the essence of yoga, even as the practice has become a household word? What can we do to capture the deepest aspects of yoga and integrate these into our...Read more
Most people know the importance of core strengthening for health and long-term well-being, but the pelvic floor is an important group of core muscles, which tend to get ignored. “The torso is like a tote bag for your organs,” says Leslie Howard, a Bay area yoga teacher who conducts workshops...Read more
New Online Master of Science in Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine Launched
“Only a holistic approach that takes into consideration all aspects of mind and body together can be successful in handling health.” – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Last year saw the launch of a Masters programs in... Read more
Integrated Health Yoga Therapy: Merging Science with the Subtle
Modern medicine is increasingly moving toward a more holistic view of health and well-being. Integrated Health Therapy is wonderfully poised to play a vital role within this movement. Read more
Next Level: Maryland University of Integrative Health Launches Masters in Yoga Therapy Program
Yoga therapy is still a new and evolving professional practice. Yet interest in the medical and therapeutic applications of yoga is rapidly growing and making headway into the academic world. Potential... Read more
Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga For Disabled and Senior Fitness
The Spaulding Cambridge hospital supported Arrigo and Smith’s efforts by sending them to the training course to develop a chair yoga program for patients. The two began teaching classes at the hospital in June... Read more
Essential Yoga Therapy—Integrating Western Neuroscience and Functional Anatomy with the Traditional Practices of Yoga and Ayurveda
With the aging population, yoga teachers are often called on to work with people with a wide range of physical challenges or health condition. In this environment, for many yoga teachers, a natural next step to develop their skills is to take a yoga therapy training. Read more
Integrative Restoration—Yoga Nidra and Veterans with PTSD
Add this to yoga’s broad list of applications: healing veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. A specialized type of yoga called iRest is being successfully used to treat soldiers at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Read more