Call for Abstracts

The Scientific Committee invites you to submit abstracts for the IAYT SYTAR. We welcome scholarly and research-based submissions related to any tradition or aspect of Yoga therapy. Authors with a background in Yoga therapy, integrative health care, and/or scientific research are all encouraged to submit.
Abstracts should include unpublished material. All abstracts will be anonymously peer reviewed, scored and chosen on merit for oral presentation at the SYTAR's main session. All accepted abstracts will be published in a supplement to the International Journal of Yoga Therapy - which will be available to all participants at the meeting.

Abstracts will only be considered if submitted in English.

Instructions for abstract submission:

  • The abstract should be prepared in the Microsoft Word compatible format.
  • Length of the abstract excluding the title and the author(s) should not exceed 2500 characters including spaces.
  • Font: Black Verdana, 10 point size over 12 point leading. For Original Work, structure the abstract with the following headings: "Objective", "Methods", "Results", "Conclusions." No headings are required for Case Reports.
  • The acceptable format for the abstract title, authors, institutions and key words for the abstract submission should be like the following example:

The benefit of extended savasana on feto-maternal bonding
J.K. Smith PhD, A.B. Lee MD and L.K. Brown MSc
Department of Psychology, University of Modern Sciences, Toledo, Ohio
Keywords: Yoga, pregnancy

  • The organizers do not edit abstracts and author corrections will not be accepted after final submission. Abstracts should be checked carefully for accuracy prior to submission.

  • The title may be a maximum of 150 characters, typed principally in lowercase letters, and using capitals only where essential (e.g., ‘New applications of BKS Iyengar props’). Titles exceeding this limit will be automatically truncated. Please underline the presenting author.

  • The abstract should be as informative as possible. Mention statistical methods where appropriate. Only one table may be included but no photographs, figures or references. Statements such as ‘results will be discussed’ or ‘data will be presented’ will not be accepted. Non-standard abbreviations should be described in full when first mentioned followed by the abbreviation in parentheses.

Important dates:
*Abstract submission deadline: September 18, 2006.
*Acceptance notification: November 17, 2006.

Please email the abstract to: sytar@iayt.org by September 18, 2006.