Foreword. Acknowledgements. About the Editors. Contributors. Preface. 1. Introduction: An Inclusive Style that Encourages Critical Thinking. Section 1: Yoga Foundations: Traditions and Tools of Yoga, Ayurveda, and Tantra. Introduction (Stephanie Lopez, LISW-S, C-IAYT). 2. Textual Sources for Yoga Therapy (Christopher Key Chapple, PhD). 3. Foundations of Yoga as Therapy: Assessment and Healing Approach (Amy Wheeler, PhD, C-IAYT). 4. Ayurveda for the Yoga Therapist (Sarajean Rudman, MS, MA, E-RYT 500). 5. Spanda: The Fundamental Impulse of the Shaiva Tantra Tradition (Leigh Blashki, C-IAYT, and Gina Macauley). Section 2: Biomedical and Psychological Foundations. Introduction (Camille Freeman, DCN, LDN). 6. Research Literacy: A Critical Skill for Yoga Therapists (Crystal L. Park, PhD). 7. Physiological Systems Foundations (Robyn Tiger, MD, C-IAYT). Respiratory Physiology (Sundaravadivel Balasubramanian), PhD, C-IAYT. The Overlap Between Paradigms: Yoga Therapy and Pharmaceuticals (Marybeth Missenda, RPh, CNS). Clinical Application of Yoga Therapy in the Cancer Care Continuum (Leigh Leibel, MSc, C-IAYT). Clinical Application of Yoga Therapy in Cardiac Rehabilitation (Courtney D. Butler-Robinson, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, RCYT, RPYT). Cardiorespiratory Medications (Marybeth Missenda, RPh, CNS). Clinical Application of Yoga Therapy in Diabetes Care (Judi Bar, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500). Diabetes Medications (Marybeth Missenda, RPh, CNS). 8. Assessing Musculoskeletal Balance in Yoga Therapy (Rachel Krentzman, PT, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, and Marlysa Sullivan, PT, C-IAYT). 9. Human Development and Sensory Integration: Pediatric Yoga Therapy (Yana Kofman, DPT, C-IAYT). 10. Neurological Foundations: An Integrative Approach (Kelli Bethel, DPT, PT, C-IAYT). 11. Foundations of Mental Health (Dorcia J. Tucker, PsyD, MS, C-IAYT). 12. Mental Disorders and the Yoga Approach (Michael J. de Manincor, PhD). Pharmacotherapy Considerations for Yoga Therapists (Mamta Parikh, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP). Section 3a: Therapeutic Skills. Introduction. 13. Relationships in Yoga Therapy: Developing Collaboration Within a Healing Presence (Tracey Lynne Meyers, PsyD, C-IAYT). 14. Cultivating Resilience and Safety in Yoga Therapy Practice (Nya Patrinos, C-IAYT). 15. Respecting the Presence of Shakti: Cyclical Wisdom and Menstruality Consciousness in Yoga Therapy for Women's Health (Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, PhD, C-IAYT). 16. Understanding the Role of Interoception (Karen Soltes, LCSW, C-IAYT). 17. Interfaith Conversations: Bridging Cultural Gaps in Yoga Therapy (Robert H. Stucky, MDiv). Yoga Therapy at the End of Life (Jennie Lee, C-IAYT). Section 3b: Yoga Therapy Tools. Introduction (Steffany Moonaz, PhD, C-IAYT). 18. Accessible Asana (Jivana Heyman, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500). Yoga Therapy with Amputees (Marsha T. Danzig, MEd, C-IAYT, RYT-500). 19. Pranayama (Sundara Balasubramanian, PhD, C-IAYT). 20.Ayurvedic Asana and Pranayama Interventions (Sarajean Rudman, MS, MA, E-RYT 500). 21. Mudra and Bandha (Marsha T. Danzig, MEd, C-IAYT, RYT-500). Working with Granthi and Bandha (Diane Finlayson, MA, C-IAYT, and Laurie Hyland Robertson, MS, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500). 22. Yoga Nidra Healing (Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, PhD, C-IAYT). 23. The Use of Meditation in Yoga Therapy (Keishin Kimura (Madoka Chase Onizuka trans.)). 24. Yama and Niyama Therapeutic Lifestyle Practices (Gina Macauley and Leigh Blashki, C-IAYT). Section 4: Professional Practices. Introduction (Laurie Hyland Robertson, MS, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, and Diane Finlayson, MA, C-IAYT). 25. Ethics in Yoga Therapy Practice (Gail Parker, PhD, C-IAYT). 26. The Business of Yoga Therapy (Marsha D. Banks-Harold, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, Theresa Conroy, C-IAYT, Molly McManus, C-IAYT, Melinda Atkins, MEd, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, and Laurie Hyland Robertson, MS, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500). 27. Systems Health: Yoga Therapy Beyond the Studio
Introduction (Laurie Hyland Robertson, MS, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, and Diane Finlayson, MA, C-IAYT). Disaster Recovery and PTSD in the Field (Keishin Kimura). Unserved Senior Populations (Jana Long, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500). Incorporating Yoga into Healthcare Provider Education (Laura Schmalzl, PhD, RYT-500). Serving Incarcerated Individuals (Lakshmi Barsel, PhD). Urban Adolescents (Tawanna Kane, RYT-500). Researching Yoga (Crystal L. Park, PhD). Wide Reach Through a Nonprofit (Jivana Heyman, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500). Yoga in National Health Systems (Göran Boll). Survivors of Severe Abuse (Erin Byron, MA, RP, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500). Yoga Therapy in Australia (Leigh Blashki, C-IAYT). Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia (Takakazu Oka, MD, PhD). Women's Well-Being (Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, PhD, C-IAYT). Terminal Illness (Lucia Plata, C-IAYT). 28. Career Development: Yoga Therapy Delivery Settings. Introduction (Laurie Hyland Robertson, MS, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, and Diane Finlayson, MA, C-IAYT). Broad Care in an Allopathic Clinic System (Judi Bar, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500). Hospital and Private Medical Practice Settings (Tina Paul, MS, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500). Neurological and Cancer Care in an Academic Medical Center (Kelli Bethel, DPT, PT, C-IAYT). Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Shelley K. Goldman, MS, BSN, RN, LICDC-CS, CCM, MAC, C-IAYT). Cardiac Rehab and Cancer Recovery (Courtney D. Butler-Robinson, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, RCYT, RPYT). Substance-Use Recovery (Durga Leela, C-IAYT, AP (NAMA), AYT (NAMA)). Solo Practice as a Physical Therapist, Yoga Therapist, and Educator (Shelly Prosko, PT, C-IAYT). Military Healthcare (Lynne Valdes, MS, C-IAYT). Yoga in Military Health Systems (Dorcia J. Tucker, PsyD, MS, C-IAYT). Entrepreneurship Through Service (Pamela Stokes Eggleston, MBA, MS, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500). A Virtual Nomad (Matthew J. Taylor, PT, PhD, C-IAYT).