Spring 2013 a publication of The International Association of Yoga Therapists YogaTherapyToday Volume 9, Issue 1, $5 Interview with Bo Forbes, PsyD Scholar, Healer, Maverick Feature Article Yoga Therapy in a Pediatric Hospital Perspectives Crossing the Divide between Yoga Therapy and Research The Road to Meditation YogaTherapyToday | Spring 2013 www.iayt.org IAYT Thanks our Sponsors for Joining Us on the Front Line for the Most In-Depth Yoga Therapy Conferences of 2013. SYR (Symposium on Yoga Research) and SYTAR (Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research) are offered back-to-back June 11–16 • Boston Marriott Newton in Massachusetts Presented by the International Association of Yoga Therapists• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Diamond Sponsor Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsors Exhibitors Bridgebuilders to Awareness in Healthcare Media Sponsors Association Sponsors Academic Sponsors Editor’s Note YogaTherapyToday ometimes when I’ve mentioned yoga for mental health, I’ve PUBLISHER International Association of received the response, “Isn’t all Yoga Therapists S yoga about mental health?” EDITOR IN CHIEF Kelly Birch, ERYT-500, PYT-500 GRAPHIC DESIGNER Ken Wilson COPYEDITORS Denise Hodges Yes, of course, to some degree. However, another way of looking at Yoga Therapy Today is published in the spring, summer, and winter. it, and the viewpoint of several con- tributors to this issue, is that when IAYT BOARD & MANAGEMENT yoga practices are targeted specifi- Eleanor Criswell, EdD, President cally toward improving mental health Matra Raj, OTR, TYC, Treasurer it implies some specialized knowledge of a wide range of mental Molly Lannon Kenny, Vice President health issues, from anxiety and depression to schizophrenia and Bidyut K. Bose, PhD psychosis, that we might encounter in our clients and students. Bob Butera, MDiv, PhD, E-RYT Even something as common as anxiety is on a spectrum, from Dilip Sarkar, MD mild, adaptive anxiety to PTSD. And so, as yoga educators and Ellen Fein, LCSW, RYT-500 therapists it’s important that we be aware of what we are trained Susan Gould-Fogerite, PhD Executive Director John Kepner, MA, MBA to do with our clients, and where our competency gaps are. Just Membership Manager Jesse Gonzales as Loren Fishman discussed in the last issue in terms of struc- Advertising Manager Abby M. Geyer tural yoga, it’s essential to know what you don’t know, as well as what you do know. MISSION IAYT supports research and education in yoga, and serves as a pro- The articles in this issue focus on different aspects of yoga fessional organization for yoga teachers and yoga therapists world- and mental health. wide. Our mission is to establish yoga as a recognized and respect- ed therapy. We hear from two pioneers in this field: from Michelle Fury, our feature article is an inspiring in-depth description of her work MEMBERSHIP at Children’s Hospital Colorado and the specific issues she IAYT membership is open to yoga practitioners, yoga teachers, yoga encounters with teaching young people there; and from Bo therapists, yoga researchers, and healthcare professionals who uti- lize yoga in their practice. 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Lee • Discounted registration at IAYT events Majewski offers sage advice and examples from the field of teaching to youth with mental health issues; psychiatrist Mort CONTACT Kissen writes in elegant and moving prose on yoga and grief. P. O. Box 12890, Prescott, AZ 86304 This issue’s training report is on yoga for mental health, and we Phone: 928-541-0004 (M-F, 9AM – 3PM MST) Fax: 928-541-0182 are lucky to have more useful business advice from Jacob Gris- www.iayt.org • [email protected] som in part two of his trilogy of articles. Sadly, we say goodbye to our knowledgeable, compassionate, and wise columnist for Men- HOW TO SUBMIT TO YOGA THERAPY TODAY tor’s Corner, yoga therapy teacher trainer Robin Rothenberg. Writers Please see the call for new columnists below (each contributes Email a query or completed article to: [email protected]. Yoga for three issues) and a reminder to send in your questions. Therapy Today relies on submissions from the membership. 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Photo credit: Leili Towfigh © 2013 2 YogaTherapyToday | Spring 2013 www.iayt.org TableOfContents Spring 2013 2 Editor’s Note 4 Members News 10 4 IAYT in India By John Kepner, MA, MBA, Executive Director IAYT and Eleanor Criswell, EdD, President IAYT 5 2013 Annual Report to Members By John Kepner, Executive Director 6 Conference Corner Montreal International Symposium on Therapeutic Yoga 2012 By Staffan Elgelid, PhD Yoga, the Brain and Mental Health By Kelly Birch, E-RYT500, PYT-500 8 Yoga Therapy for Daily Living How to Atrract, Enroll, and Retain Clients 20 By Jacob Griscom 10 Feature Article Yoga Therapy in a Pediatric Hospital: A Mental Health Approach By Michelle Fury, LPC, RCYT 14 Mentor’s Corner: Q&A By Robin Rothenberg, CYT 16 Perspectives 16 The Road to Meditation: Guiding Students to Personal Practice By Robert Butera, MDiv, PdD, and Kristen Butera, E-RYT500, PYT 18 Crossing the Divide between Yoga Therapy and Research: 28 Lessons from the Field of Psychology By B. Grace Marie Bullock, PhD 20 Yoga Therapy in Practice Essential Tips for Teaching Yoga to Youth with Mental Health Issues By Lee Majewski 24 How Yoga Assists with the Grieving Process By Morton Kissen, PhD, Dipl ABPP 28 Interview With Bo Forbes, PsyD By Kelly Birch, E-RYT500, PYT-500 34 34 Training Report The Minded Institute’s Yoga Therapy for Mental Health Training By Eve Menezes Cunningham and Louise Kitchener 38 Review Your Brain on Yoga By Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, PhD, with Jodie Gould Reviewed by Stephanie M. Shorter, PhD 42 Members News 43 IAYT Member Schools 44 2012 IAYT Donors, Patron Members, and Supporting Members www.iayt.org YogaTherapyToday | Spring 2013 3 MembersNews Panel Discussion: IAYT in India The Need for an International By John Kepner Accreditation Council and Eleanor Criswell in Yoga ne of IAYT’s goals is to strengthen our connections with the major Oyoga educational, research, and therapy institutions in India. To this end, we traveled to India this past December, visiting three yoga institutes and presenting at two conferences. Several other mem- bers presented at another conference. At the Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute grating yoga, ayurveda, naturopathy, and that participants not familiar with yoga IAYT was well-represented at Kaivalyad- allopathic medicine. Instead of referring to practices could have an experience of hama Yoga Institute’s 7th International their visitors as “patients,” they call them them that led to increased understanding. Conference, December 27–30, 2012—a “participants,” since they actively partici- Everyone was enthusiastic and delighted gathering of over 700 delegates from 15 pate in their healing. This is another clean, to share his or her information. Yoga and countries at their clean, green, and quiet green, and quiet campus, located outside the Yoga Institute had made a big differ- campus in Lonavla (near Pune, India). of Bangalore. Our thanks to Dr. H.R. ence in their lives. Among the IAYT members presenting Nagendra, vice chancellor, and to Naveen were Sat Bir Khalsa (who has been there K. Visweswaraiah, PhD, associate profes- Many of the Yoga Institute’s books many times as a researcher), Matra Raj sor (and presenter at SYR 2011).