Another barrier is
certification standards. The International Association of Yoga Therapists (iayt. org) and the Council for Yoga Accreditation Inter- national (
cyai.org) are both beginning to offer certifica- tions for therapy training programs and therapists. Narayanan is hopeful that certification could lead to yoga being covered by insurance.
Medical school cur-
Any physical
exercise done with breath awareness
becomes yoga; anything done without the
breath is just a
ricula have started shifting to embrace complementary approaches to wellness, with many textbooks now including information on mind/body therapies. The Principles and Practices of Yoga in Healthcare, co-edited by Sat Bir Khalsa, Lorenzo Cohen, McCall and Shirley Telles and due out in 2016, is the first professional-level, medical textbook on yoga therapy. “Yoga has been proven to treat many conditions, yet yoga teachers
physical practice. ~Rajan Narayaran
don’t treat conditions, we treat individuals,” says Mc- Call. “Yoga therapy is not a one-size-fits-all prescription because different bodies and minds, with different abilities and weaknesses, require individualized ap- proaches.”
While medical research
is working to grant yoga more legitimacy among doctors, policymakers and the public, McCall says, “I believe these studies are sys- tematically underestimating
how powerful yoga can be. Science may tell us that it decreases systolic blood pressure and cortisol secretion and increases lung capacity and serotonin levels, but that doesn’t begin to capture the totality of what yoga is.”
Meredith Montgomery, a registered yoga teacher, publishes Natural Awak- enings of Mobile/Baldwin, AL (Healthy
LivingHealthyPlanet.com).
When Yoga Can Help
4 Addictions 4 Anxiety spectrum disorders 4 Back pain 4 Cancer 4 Depression 4 Diabetes 4 Endocrine issues 4 Heart disease 4 Hypertension 4 Mental health conditions 4 Metabolic syndrome
4 Musculoskeletal and neuromuscular complaints
4 Neurological and immune disorders
4 Pregnancy issues
4 Premenstrual syndrome, perimenopausal symptoms
4 Respiratory issues 4 Weight management
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