Yoga is the original mind-body medicine that has enabled individuals to attain and maintain sukha sthanam, a dynamic sense of physical, mental and spiritual well-being. The Bhagavad Gita defines Yoga as samatvam, meaning thereby that Yoga is equanimity at all levels,...
Integral Yoga Magazine (IYM): You’ve been training Yoga teachers for fifty years now. What type of evolution have you seen over the years? Rama Jyoti Vernon (RJV): Many years ago, Nancy Ford-Kohne, Nischala Devi, and I met with Swami Satchidananda (Gurudev) to talk to...
A gifted Integral Yoga teacher, massage therapist, stress management specialist, and registered nurse, Jnani Chapman developed the “Yoga Therapy in Cancer & Chronic Illness” Teacher Training (YCat) program. She tragically passed away in a car accident in 2017. In...
Durga Leela is a clinical Ayurveda and Pancha Karma specialist who has been involved with 12-step programs for the past 13 years. She developed the Yoga of Recovery to help those struggling with addictions lead new, empowered lives. In this interview, she discusses...
Dr. Kelly McGonigal is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University. As a pioneer in the field of “science-help” and former editor of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy (published by the International Association of Yoga Therapists or IAYT), she...
An integrated approach to Yoga provides prevention and rehabilitation to a wide range of health concerns. Western medical and therapeutic settings are increasingly finding success incorporating the practices of Yoga into their treatments for acute and chronic disease....
The Integral Yoga Academy, located at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville in central Virginia, offers numerous specialized Yoga training programs year-round. A small sampling of some of the programs: Yoga Therapy in Cancer and Chronic Illness (YCat) YCat Yoga Therapy,...
John Kepner, M.A., M.B.A., executive director of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), has been at the forefront of developing publications, conferences, standards, and a professional identity for the field of Yoga therapy for more than a decade. In...
Kula for Karma is transforming lives and changing the face of healthcare by delivering therapeutic Yoga, meditation, and stress management to people with physical and mental health challenges. Since 2007 we have pioneered the integration of therapeutic Yoga into...
In this article, renowned teacher and author Mark Stephens gives our readers insight into modern Yoga therapy’s roots and an overview of how Yoga teachers and therapists can work with students who have physical problems such as weak wrists, low back pain, neck pain,...
In her book, Yoga for Diabetes: How to Manage Your Health with Yoga and Ayurveda, Yoga teacher Rachel Zinman presents a highly motivational and personalized guide that will enable readers to incorporate Yoga into their daily diabetes management plan. Rachel was...
An Interview with John Kepner, M.A., M.B.A. The fifth Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research (SYTAR) will be held June 13-16, 2013 in Boston—the first time it’s been held on the East coast. The third Symposium on Yoga Research (SYR) will be held immediately before, on...
Sample from the Summer 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Excerpt from the article by Dr. Timothy McCall Timothy McCall, M.D. is the medical editor for Yoga Journal. Last year he reported on his 2-month trip to South India where he explored the state of research on...
Sample from the Summer 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Excerpt from the interview with Dr. Dean Ornish For the past 27 years, Dr. Dean Ornish has been directing a series of clinical trials proving that a Yoga-based program of comprehensive lifestyle...
Sample from the Summer 2004 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine In this special section we examine the therapeutic benefits of Yoga, paradigms of "healing vs. curing," groundbreaking research in the Yoga therapy field, and the cutting edge training programs now available...
Sample from the Winter 2005 issue of Integral Yoga Magazine Spirituality and Psychotherapy: Common Boundaries Phoenix Rising: An Interview with Michael Lee By Laura Sevika Douglass Michael Lee is the founder and director of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy (PRYT). PRYT...