This guest post is written by Liz Gillem Duncanson MPT, ATC, PYT-C, of Body Temple Physical Therapy in Northern California. Visit Liz. The Yoga Couch When I returned to work after my first Professional Yoga Therapy studies course with Ginger Garner, I began to lay out a mysterious blanket configuration on the floor next to the…
Can Yoga Be Used as Medicine, Part Two This is the second part in a two part series that discusses how you can talk with your doctor or therapist about yoga as medicine. At work teaching Yoga as Medicine in an interactive lab for a community physical therapy class during a medical continuing education yoga…
Can Yoga Be Used as Medicine? The short answer is yes. The reality is yoga is not usually used as medicine. Using yoga as medicine can be tedious and laborious (trust me), requiring constant review of the scientific literature in order to make it safe and effective. More often than not yoga is seen as…
Prenatal Yoga That Fits You “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Confucius The journey of motherhood could be described as perhaps the most strenuous thousand mile journey life offers. I think all mothers would agree. Pregnancy, labor and delivery, and recovering your mind and body afterward are difficult tasks,…
The enormous respect and love I have for yoga’s healing power – is the catalyst for all the work I do, and is the same reason I am sharing this sequence with you. I first shared this yoga sequence with all my friends on Facebook just a little while ago – however, the incredible, positive…