Yoga Therapy for Chronic Disease

"Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice." -- B.K.S. Iyengar A growing body of research shows the health benefits of yoga to manage chronic diseases. Studies suggest yoga helps reduce pain, relieve anxiety, lower heart rate and blood pressure, and more. Integrative yoga therapist Yael Flusberg and cancer survivor Nadia Taran joined GW Integrative Medicine Podcast to discuss yoga and chronic disease. Yael has taught yoga classes at DC libraries, workplaces, schools, and hospitals like the George Washington University Hospital since 2005. As an integrative yoga therapist (E-RYT500) she facilitates both group and individual yoga therapy sessions, working with people dealing with a variety of conditions including cancer, digestive disorders, diabetes, eating disorders, fibromyalgia, hypertension, mental health challenges (including depression, anxiety, grief and trauma), rheumatoid arthritis, scoliosis, and sports injuries. She currently teaches a weekly therapeutic class for people living with cancer and their caregivers as well as cancer survivors on GW’s campus. ◘ Related content Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care 1st Edition by Sat Bir Singh Khalsa (Author),‎ Lorenzo Cohen (Author),‎ Timothy McCall (Author),‎ Shirley Telles (Author),‎ M.D. Ornish Dean (Foreword) http://bit.ly/2Ik02wL Complementary and alternative exercise for fibromyalgia: a meta-analysis http://bit.ly/2MejEFa Yoga into Cancer Care: A Review of the Evidence-based Research http://bit.ly/2MQoGsC Sleep and yoga intervention shows promising effects on improving sleep health behaviors http://bit.ly/2lwHgJv NIH NCCIH: Mind and Body Approaches for Substance Use Disorders http://bit.ly/2IiZozw Study Finds Most Breast Cancer Patients Develop PTSD Symptoms http://bit.ly/2MiQOU7 ◘ Transcript https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transcript-yoga-therapy-chronic-disease-gw-office-of/?published=t ◘ This podcast features the song “Follow Your Dreams” (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Corporate__Motivational_Music/Follow_your_Dreams_1918) by Scott Holmes, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (01https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) license. ◘ Disclaimer: The content and information shared in GW Integrative Medicine is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in GW Integrative Medicine represent the opinions of the host(s) and their guest(s). For medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment, please consult a medical professional.