2019, SYTAR conference was inspiring, validating, and rejuvenating. I was inspired to be part of this international community of yoga professionals bridging the gap between Western medicine & Yoga. There were 500 of us. Many who attended had completed research projects with hospitals, universities, governmental agencies, non-profits, and large corporations. The results easily confirm, without a shadow of doubt, what all of us who’ve practiced already know, and that is…
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Two important announcements regarding my yoga community were made recently. The first is that the International Association of Yoga Therapists, after years of work, have defined and developed a curriculum with which to certify someone as a Yoga Therapist. This new designation will read as C-IAYT. This achievement comes on the heels of the Yoga Alliance announcing that they will not recognize the term yoga therapy within their certification…
So I’m here in Newport Beach, CA for the annual IAYT Conference. I’ve been wanting to go for years, but circumstances, timing, and other life stuff has gotten in the way. But, not this year and I’m so excited. Yoga Therapy is a growing niche within the hugely expanding yoga community and I’m very excited to see how it’s being recognized by the medical community. Yoga, for me, was always…