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Reflecting on the Future INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF YOGA THERAPISTS YTTYogaTherapyToday Spring 2018 Reflecting on the Future SYTAR 2018 June 14–17 SYR 2018 October 15–17 YTTYogaTherapyToday Publisher Mission International Association of Yoga Therapists IAYT supports research and education in yoga and serves Yoga Therapy Today is published in the winter, spring, and as a professional organization for yoga teachers and yoga summer. therapists worldwide. Our mission is to establish yoga as a recognized and respected therapy. Editor in Chief Laurie C. Hyland Robertson, MS, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500 Membership IAYT membership is open to yoga practitioners, yoga Art Director teachers, yoga therapists, yoga researchers, and health care Ken Wilson professionals who use yoga in their practice. Copy Editor Member Benefits Lokiko Hall • Subscription to the International Journal of Yoga Therapy • Subscription to Yoga Therapy Today Advisory Council, Yoga Therapy Today • Access to IAYT’s research resources and digital library and yogatherapy.health • Professional recognition through IAYT’s online listings Judi Bar, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT • Discounted registration at IAYT conferences Diane M. Finlayson, MA, C-IAYT J. J. Gormley, MS, C-IAYT Contact Lisa C. Kaley-Isley, PhD, C-IAYT P.O. Box 251563 Laura B. Kupperman, MA, C-IAYT Little Rock, AR 72225 Ganesh Mohan, MD, C-IAYT Phone: 928-541-0004 (M-F, 10AM – 4PM CST) Neil D. Pearson, PT, MSc, C-IAYT www.iayt.org • [email protected] Lori Rubenstein Fazzio, DPT, PT, MAppSc, C-IAYT Julie Staples, PhD Submissions Marlysa Sullivan, MPT, C-IAYT Please submit reports and articles on training, views, and Robyn Tiger, MD, C-IAYT insights relating to the field and profession of yoga therapy, Lynne Valdes, MS, C-IAYT as well as on integrative practices and business practices. Review submission guidelines at www.IAYT.org > IAYT Board of Directors Publications > Yoga Therapy Today. Amy E. Wheeler, PhD, C-IAYT, President Matra Raj, OTR/L, C-IAYT, Vice President Advertising Baxter Bell, MD, C-IAYT, Secretary For advertising rates and specifications, contact Abby Geyer Eleanor Criswell, EdD, C-IAYT, Treasurer at 702-341-7334 (M–F, 9:00 am–3:00 pm, PST) or Dilip Sarkar, MD, FACS, CAP, C-IAYT, Ex Officio Member [email protected]. Editorial decisions are made independently of advertising arrangements. IAYT Executive Director John Kepner, MA, MBA, C-IAYT Reprint Policy IAYT’s reprint policy applies to all articles in the Interna- Advertising Manager tional Journal of Yoga Therapy and Yoga Therapy Today. Abby Abhaya Geyer, C-IAYT Fee: $1 per copy per article. The policy works on the honor Conference, Financial & Membership Manager system, e.g., if two articles are copied for 25 students, please Debra Krajewski send IAYT a check for $50 and note “for reprints” on the Accreditation Manager check. Questions? Email Debra Krajewski at member- Annette Watson, RN, RYT, CCM, MBA [email protected]. Certification Manager Environmental Statement Beth Whitney-Teeple, PhD, C-IAYT This publication is printed using soy-based Webmaster inks. The paper contains 30% recycled fiber. Devi Mueller, CAS, MAyu It is bleached without using chlorine and the wood pulp is harvested from sustainable forests. 2 YogaTherapyToday TableofContents Spring 2018 4 Editor’s Note 6 Member News 6 Celebrating 100 Years of Yoga Therapy with The Yoga Institute, Mumbai, India, by Ilene Rosen 8 Yoga and Psychology Concentration Comes to Meridian University 8 IAYT Team Grows 8 An Educational Journey to India, by Lori Rubenstein Fazzio 52 Teacher of Compassion, by Robert Butera 52 In Memoriam, Jnani Chapman, by Tina Walter 10 Conference Corner 6 10 Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine Annual Conference By Janese Killian 10 International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and its Applications, by Leigh Leibel 14 Science for the Yoga Therapist 14 The Science of Mantra, by Julie K. Staples 18 Professional Development 18 Building the Business of Yoga Therapy 22 Yoga Therapy in Practice 22 Key Distinctions to Help You Grow Your Business, by Laura Kupperman 22 24 Integrative Medicine and the Northwestern University Faculty Scholars Program, by Amy J. Wheeler and Avanti Kumar-Singh 26 Features 26 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: The Role of Assessments in Yoga Therapy 26 Marlysa Sullivan, Lori Rubenstein Fazzio, John Wallman, and Sonya Chapnick 34 Redundant Breathing: A Yoga Therapy Technique for Pain Reduction and Management, by Veronica Zador and Lara Zador 32 Perspectives 32 Applied Anatomy: A Call for Conversation on the Gross and Subtle By Grace Jull 38 On Suffering, Service, and Yoga Therapy in Japan By Madoka Chase Onizuka 42 Yoga Therapy in Neuropalliative Care: Specialization and Considerations By Nathalie de Meyenburg 48 Media Reviews 48 Healing Our Backs with Yoga: An Essential Guide to Back Pain Relief 38 By Lillah A. Schwartz, Review by Steven Weiss 48 Yoga Therapy, Ayurveda, and Western Medicine: A Healthy Convergence By Dilip Sarkar, Review by Robyn Tiger 49 Creating Pelvic Floor Health By Shelly Prosko, Review by Tianna Meriage-Reiter 49 Yoga for Healthy Aging: A Guide to Lifelong Well-Being By Baxter Bell and Nina Zolotow, Review by Staffan Elgelid 50 Pathways to a Centered Body: Gentle Yoga Therapy for Core Stability, Healing Back Pain, and Moving with Ease By Donna Farhi and Leila Stuart, Review by Cheryl Van Demark Spring 2018 3 Editor’sNote ecently, I’ve been talking often with friends information of interest to others who might look to yoga therapy’s and colleagues about where and how we potential to help meet their needs (third-party health insurers, poli- Rthink yoga therapy could be provided in cymakers, even employers looking to improve their workers’ well- the future, about job prospects for graduates of being). accredited programs, about what our profes- One of the yogatherapy.health features I’m most excited about sional lives might look like next year, or 5 or 10 is “find a yoga therapist,” which will link viewers to IAYT-certified years down the road. The environment may yoga therapists. Be sure your iayt.org profile is up-to-date and show- vary based on who you ask, but I view the overall landscape as both cases your talents and approach! You might want to have a look at wide-open and diverse, as reflected on this issue’s cover. Laura Kupperman’s article on page 22 for a few pointers first— Calls for intelligent integration with other modalities continue, check out her key distinction “promoting yourself vs. offering a and many yoga therapists clearly are working in this way. Business solution.” of Yoga Therapy contributor and super-organizer Linda Lang says our future depends on creating advocates among the ranks of other healthcare professionals. Research efforts have been underway for many years through organizations such as The Yoga Institute, cele- brating its centennial (see page 6). The task of translating both our diverse methods—and the mechanisms behind them—to consis- tently reportable platforms is further along than many realize (two recent must-reads are Park et al.1 and Sullivan et al.2). That work continues in this magazine with pieces like Julie Staples’ discussion of the science behind mantra on page 14. We’ll also need to consider objective ways to capture both our clients’ concerns and their progress, so examination of our assess- ment tools is essential. Earlier this spring, YTT convened a small group to consider how practice setting and background influence evaluations in yoga therapy, and what steps lie ahead for the field; I hope you find our roundtable discussion, beginning on page 26, thought-provoking. And Grace Jull’s piece (page 32) elegantly artic- ulates from a unique angle some of the very questions raised in that forum. Assessment in yoga therapy is a key issue we’ll return to here, It can be tough when there’s so much worthwhile work to be done, as well as at this year’s Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research but we tried to find balance during a recent IAYT meeting. with a common interest community (CIC) session. These breakout Members of the certification staff and committee practice what they groups offer opportunities to connect with peers you might not oth- preach, front to back: Bev Johnson, Clare Collins, Shaun Wilde, Beth Whitney-Teeple. erwise meet and are therefore a great place to begin dialogues and learn new perspectives. IAYT’s “other” publication—the International Journal of Yoga We frequently call upon members of the larger IAYT advisory Therapy—offers a different sort of integration as its contributors council for guidance, too—you’ll find them listed on iayt.org under bring yoga into the research literature. (The article by Crystal Park the About menu. In fact, all of IAYT’s efforts are substantially sup- and colleagues, mentioned above, is a great example.) The journal ported by generous volunteers like these. This was brought home for has been one of the world’s most recognized sources for high-quali- me at a staff and committee meeting convened in Austin in March, ty yoga studies for more than 25 years. And because I’m privileged when about 20 of us enjoyed a rare chance to work together in per- to assist with getting those manuscripts to press, I know first-hand son over a long weekend at Ancient Yoga Center. I know how many how IJYT’s peer-review process contributes to the presentation of hours I and the other members of the small group of employees put unbiased data that further the science behind yoga therapy’s mecha- in, but it was good to be reminded that the crucial work of program nisms and effects. accreditation and individual certification wouldn’t be possible at all Peer review for this magazine—and the organization’s other without the thousands of hours donated annually by the volunteers materials—has always taken place, too, but usually on a less formal who serve on these committees.
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