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Announcing the 2013 Winter Yoga Therapy Today

> About the winter Issue

The theme of collaboration is reiterated throughout this issue. You will find several reports and summaries describing the collegial atmosphere and sense of community that permeated our conferences this year, as well as suggestions for moving forward. In our Feature articles, we present an overview and address some FAQs about IAYT’s accreditation process by Aggie Stewart, and Amy Weintraub continues the conversation on training for yoga and mental health work. We welcome new Mentor’s Corner columnist Nicole DeAvilla and introduce a new column, Science for the Yoga Therapist, by Angela Wilson. Our interview features IAYT cofounder Larry Payne, PhD, and we follow up on medical yoga in Sweden with Goran Boll.

> Table of contents
> Editor's note

You can now read YTT on your computer and all your mobile devices as an interactive e-magazine. > More

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Yours in service, Kelly Birch, ERYT-500, PYT-500
Editor, Yoga Therapy Today

SYTAR 2014

Registration Opens January, 2014

> SYTAR 2014 Overview

> Call for Presenters

> Proposal Instructions

> Sponsors To-Date

Announcing the 2013 International Journal of Yoga Therapy (IJYT)

> About the 2013 Journal

Announcing the 2013 Issue of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy

The 2013 issue of the journal examines the confluence of art and science in yoga therapy. From the brilliant cover art to the high quality scholarly content, this offering is designed to stimulate creative and innovative thought regarding how yoga therapy research and practice may be used to benefit humanity. The Perspectives highlight the importance of creating a sound methodological and empirical foundation for yoga therapy research, and also provide an inspirational account of the Cleveland Clinic’s groundbreaking integration of yoga therapy into their integrative medicine program. Feature articles include high quality, compelling studies of the use of yoga therapy technologies for a broad array of conditions from stress and depression to eating disorders, multiple sclerosis, type 2 diabetes and beyond. In 2012 we began to construct bridges and collaborative partnerships to pave the way for the future of yoga therapy in modern health care. 2013 represents a glimpse into how promising that future will be.

B. Grace Marie Bullock, PhD, E-RYT-200, RYT-500
Editor in Chief, International Journal of Yoga Therapy

> Editorial: Yoga Therapy: The Synchrony of Art and Science

> Contents

> IJYT Call for Articles

Special Conference Issue IJYT June, 2013

Special Conference Issue of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy (IJYT) (June 2013. Distributed at SYR/SYTAR 2013 and available on IAYT's MetaPress site)

> About the Special Conference Issue

The 2013 special conference issue of the journal is devoted to innovation in yoga therapy. It highlights creative solutions for addressing the demands of modern health care superimposed upon traditional yoga philosophy and practice. The Perspectives include a commentary on competencies as the cornerstone of educational standards for yoga therapist training, a discussion of assessment in yoga therapist education, and the creative process that one university used to create a graduate-level training program in yoga therapy. Feature articles include an operational definition of yoga-nidra that sets the stage for potentially groundbreaking neurophysiological research, a discussion of the critical issue of risks and benefits of particular types of movement for individuals with osteoporosis, and the study of a pioneering yoga program geared toward reducing stress and improving mood and mindful awareness for a sample of police academy trainees. Accepted SYR abstracts are also included.

> Editorial: Yoga Therapy: Conquering a Brave New World

> Contents

SYR and SYTAR Updates

Conference photos are here!

Select SYR and SYTAR Conference Videos are here!

SYR Pre Conference on Research Funding and
SYTAR Plenary Presentations

Conference program

SYTAR 2014 will be June 5-8 in Austin, Texas.

The Meeting of Schools is not part of the conference program, per se. It is open only to program directors and faculty of IAYT Member Schools. One of the key purposes is networking and peer support. June 12, 7-9 PM and June 13, 9:00 AM-4:30 PM. $25 per person. Payable with conference registration.

Subjects to cover:

Vision, Purpose and Benefits: Why is This Important?
How to Fill Out the Accreditation Application
Understanding the Standards, Polices, Procedure and Fees
Resources for Educators
Assessment of Competencies
Strategies for Developing Programs/ Training

Accreditation Committee Announcements

> New! Online IAYT Accreditation Application

> IAYT Accreditation Application Materials

> New, October 1. Revised Timetable for the Accreditation Process

> New, September 15. Letter to IAYT Member Schools

> IAYT Educational Standards for the Training of Yoga Therapists

> Emerging Grandparenting Guidelines
> New, November 26. FAQ on Emerging Grandparenting Guidelines

> An Overview of Regulatory Issues for Yoga, Yoga Therapy, and Ayurveda by Daniel D. Seitz, JD, EdD

New! IAYT Educational Standards for the Training of Yoga Therapists, July 1, 2012

These are the final recommended standards of the IAYT Educational Standards Committee, approved by the IAYT Board of Directors, May 16, 2012, and then professionally reformatted and lightly copyedited. The Board commends the Educational Standards Committee for their excellent work!

> More
> Sanskrit Companion: IAYT Sanskrit Word List for the Educational Standards
IAYT gratefully acknowledges this work of Nicolai Bachman of Sanskrit Sounds

Welcome New and Renewing School Members!*

Supporting School Members

> List

American Viniyoga Institute
Gary Kraftsow
AVI Viniyoga Therapist Training
Integrative Yoga Therapy
Mary Northey & Joseph LePage
Professional Yoga Therapy
Heartland Yoga Therapy
Nancy Schalk
Heartland Yoga Therapist Training
YogaFit Training Systems Inc.
Beth Shaw & Heidi Dix
YogaFit Yoga Therapy Program
Yoga Bloom
Cora Wen
Yoga Bloom LAB Yoga Therapy Training
Maryland University of Integrative Health
Mary Lauttamus & Doug Keller
Maryland University of Integrative Health Yoga Therapy Program
NSEW Mindfulness Education Center
Mariel Louise Bosin, MA, LMFT
1300 hr. Yoga College with Yoga Therapy Emphasis
Yoga School
Yoga School Yoga Therapist Training
Becky Gelatt e-RYT-500, AVI-CYT
Wellpark College of Natural Therapies
Diploma of Yoga Therapy NZQA Level 6
Dr. Sridha Maddela

School Members

> List

Pranakriya School of Yoga Healing Arts
Yoganand Michael Carroll & Marlysa Sullivan
Pranakriya Yoga Therapy
Surya Chandra Healing Yoga School
JJ Gormley-Etchells
1000 hr. Yoga Therapy Training
Yoga Teachers School of Excellence
Deborah Perry
Certified Yoga Therapist Training
Ajna Yoga
Julie Payne & Michelle Schroeder
300 Hr, 500 Hr 800 Hr Yoga Therapy Training
Yoga Tune Up
Jill Miller & Nicole Quibedeaux
Yoga Tune Up Therapist Training
Inner Peace Yoga Therapy
Michele Lawrence
Inner Peace Yoga Therapy Certification Program
Body Balance Yoga
Jenny Otto & Lisa Long
Body Balance Yoga Therapy Training
Yoga Developments
Veronica Zador
Yoga Developments
Marianne Wells Yoga School
Marianne Wells, ERYT-500 and Marguerite Heie MPT, OCS, RYT-200
300 Hr. Yoga Therapy Training
Healing Yoga Institute
Amy Wheeler, PhD
Healing Yoga Teacher Training
Yoga Institute – Santa Cruz East, Mumbai
Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra & Hansaji Yogendra
Yoga Teacher Training Course with Yoga Therapy
kula-kamala-yoga
Sudha Allitt
800 Hours PYT (Professional Yoga Therapist) and Healing Hearts Through Yoga Certification
Subtle Yoga
Kristine Kaoverii Weber MA, E-RYT-500
Subtle Yoga Therapeutic Teacher Training Program
Prema Yoga Therapeutics
Dana Slamp & Laina Jacobs
Prema Yoga Therapeutics 500 hour Teacher Training
Associacao Europeia de Terapias Orientais
Paula Alexandre Hayes
Teacher Training with Yoga Therapy Emphasis
Etowah Valley Yoga
Susan Hopkins ERYT-500, PYT
600 hour Yoga Therapy Training Program
Nydia’s Yoga Therapy Studio
Nydia Tijerina-Darby MS, PT, E-RYT-200, RYT-500
Nydia’s Yoga Therapy Yoga Research Team Training
Yogsadhna~ Yoga As Therapy
Dr. Indu Arora
300 Hr. Yoga Therapy Certification
Align Yoga Studio
Willy Vijayaprutra
300 Hour Foundation Yoga Therapist Training Course
One Spirit Center for Sacred Study
Gracia McKinley Lisa Bergly
500 and 1000 Hour Yoga Therapy Training
Yoga Club - Holistic Yoga Teacher Training
Chris Kub E-RYT-500, PT and Melanie Snyder RYT-500
200/500 hr. Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training
KC Fitness Link
Darryl Olive
Yoga Therapist Training Program
Into Yogatherapie | Yogaplace
Manon Simonis-Bruens
800hr. Into Yogatherapie Professional Therapist Training Program
YATNA | Yoga as Therapy North America
Dolphi Wertenbaker, Chase Bossart, Amy Wheeler
YATNA Yoga Therapist Training Program
AUM hOMe Shala
Melinda Atkins MEd, E-RYT-500
Clinical Yoga Therapy Certification Program Level 1, II and III
Pranayoga School of Yoga & Health
Dani Vani McGuire
1000 hr Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda Teacher Training
The Yoga and Wellness Studio
Darlene Maclachlan E-RYT-500
300 Hr. Yoga Therapy Program
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center - Yoga Farm
Swami Sitaramananda
200 and 500 hr. Teacher Training Programs
Gentle Therapeutic Yoga
Allaine Stricklen & Dorit Mordehay
200, 300 and 500 Hr Therapeutic Yoga Certification
The Israeli Center for Yoga Therapy
Maya Gross & Anat Sheinman
Integrative Yoga Therapy Training
7 Centers Yoga Arts
Ruth Hartung
300 Hour Yoga Therapy Training Course
Agama Yoga
Dr. Mihaiela Pentiuc
800 Hr Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training
Novato Institute for Somatic Research and Training
Eleanor Criswell Ed.D
Somatic Yoga Professional training Program
Kingwood Yoga & Wellness Center
Marita Gardner-Anopol & Venkata Ponnaganti PhD
300 Hr. Therapeutic Yoga Training
Body Therapies Yoga Training
Heather Greaves & Pradeep Kumar MD, DAC
300/500 Hr. Yoga Therapist Training
Scottsdale Community College
Carlyn Sikes
SCC Yoga Therapy Certificate Program
Essential Yoga Therapy
Robin Rothenberg & Lynn Hughes MD
Essential Yoga Therapy: Therapist Training
PranaYoga & Ayurveda Mandala
Hansa Knox
Yoga Cikitsa
Foundational Knowledge: Yoga Psychotherapy
Foundational Knowledge Yoga Psychology, Modern Psychology & Mental Health for Yoga Therapist Training Programs
Karen Armand PhD, LMHC
Yoga Yoga School of Yoga Therapy
Lori Johnson & Mehtab Benton
800 hr. Yoga Yoga - Yoga Therapy Program
liv-ing-yoga
Jasmine Lieb
liv-ing-yoga with jasmine lieb, hatha yoga teacher/hatha yoga therapist
Yoga Psychotherapy at Mount Madonna
Foundational Knowledge-Yoga Psychology, Modern Psychology, and Mental Health Concepts for the Master
Karen Armand
Yoga 4 Cancer - y4c
Yoga 4 Cancer Specialty Training Program
Tari Prinster
Union Yoga Ayurveda
500 Hr Certificate in Yoga Therapy and 850 hr Certificate Intensive Yoga Therapy
Dr. Satyam Tripathi, MD and Ong Pei Jia Monalisa
Tensegrity Yoga Therapy Center
300 Hr. Yoga Therapist Internship
Sherry Brourman E-RYT-500, PT
Ahimsa Therapies
Tawni Maughan
800 Hr Ahimsa Studio Yoga Therapy Training
Yoga North
500 hr. 1000 hr. Yoga Therapeutics Training
Molly McManus and Ann Maxwell
Samadhi Yoga Institute
Lizelle Arzuaga
Yoga Clinica -Samadhi Method 200/300 Hr. Yoga Teacher Training emphasis on Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda
yama studio - Yoga, Ayurveda & Meditation Arts
Diane Divyamani Finlayson
Yama Therapeutics
Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga & Ayurveda
Dona Smith & Sarasvati Buhrman
Yoga Therapy Certification Program
L’academie En Soi
Martine Bergeron
1000 Hr. Yoga Therapy Certification Program
Sundara Institute Soul of Yoga
800 Hr Yoga Therapist Training and 300 Hr. Advanced Yoga Teacher Training with Yoga Therapy Emphasis
Monique Lonner & Dawn Castillo
Asheville Yoga Center
500 Hr. YA Therapeutics Teacher Training
Stephanie Keach e-RYT-500
Beloved Yoga
Maryam Ovissi & Julia Kalish
300 Hr. Therapeutic Yoga Program
Transformation Yoga Trainings
Lillah Schwartz, MS, CYT, ERYT-500, RYS
500 Hr. Yoga Therapy Training with Healing Our Backs focus
Hot Yoga Wellness
Sujun Chen
350/500 Hr. Yoga-Qigong Therapy/Teacher Training
The Wisdom Method Yoga School
700 Hr. Wisdom Method Yoga Therapy Level I
Kellie Adkins, MSc, ERYT-500, RCYT, RPYT, CYT-750
Yoga University of Florida
750 Hr. Yoga Therapy Training
MyLinda A. Morales-Hutchings
Center for Contemplative Practice
Contemplative Yoga Therapy Training
Kimberly Orr
Mindfulness-based Yoga Therapy
Integrated Yoga Therapy Programme
Cathy-Mae Karelse

* New and Renewing since the IAYT Member Schools list published in the Spring 2013 Yoga Therapy Today

> About the IAYT School Member Program
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> School Member Survey

IAYT Videos!

IAYT now has two inspiring short videos by filmmaker Bob Belinoff of Digital Wkshop ( digitalwkshop.com).

An Introduction to IAYT spotlights some of our contributions to the field of Yoga therapy and healthcare.

IAYT: Scenes from SYR 2010 and Invitation to SYR 2011 at Kripalu also features IAYT's mission but with an emphasis on our recent research conference, the Symposium of Yoga Research (SYR), which took place at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA, in October 2010, and an invitation to the next SYR at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts in September this year. We hope that you will take a look and we encourage you to share these with friends and colleagues who are interested in IAYT and our mission.

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Feel free to review our publications.

The International Journal of Yoga Therapy. This journal, the only one of its kind in the world, brings indepth articles on the philosophy, theory and practice of Yoga therapy.

Yoga Therapy Today provides practice ideas for Yoga teachers, Yoga therapists and healthcare professionals. The publication includes brief case studies, short articles on professional issues descriptions of Yoga practices for specific populations and other topics of interest to members and others interested in the field.

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Please view these issues of our two publications: The International Journal of Yoga Therapy (2006) and Yoga Therapy Today magazine (Spring 2010)

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All back issues now online!

At last! Search and find articles from the International Journal of Yoga Therapy and Yoga Therapy in Practice back to the inaugural issue in 1990. Free to IAYT members and available to the public for reasonable fees. Library subscriptions also available...

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