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    SYTAR 2013
    is presented by
    The International
    Association of
    Yoga Therapists

 

 


SYTAR 2013 PRESENTERS    

 

Meet the presenters

 
Sonia Nelson
Keeping the Yoga in Yoga Therapy
Sonia Nelson has been a student and teacher of yoga for over thirty-five years, studying privately with T.K.V. Desikachar since 1975. ...more   Vasant Lad, BAMS, MASc
The Yoga in Ayurveda and the Ayurveda in Yoga
Vasant Lad received the degree of Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (B.A.M.S.) from the University of Pune in Pune, India in 1968 ...more   Nischala Joy Devi
Healing Relationships: Knowledge makes  a Therapist, Intuition makes a Healer.
Nischala Joy Devi is a masterful and compassionate teacher. Her innovative way of expressing Yoga and its subtle uses for spiritual growth ...more
Judi Bar, E-500 RYT
Modern Medicine Meets Ancient Wisdom: Yoga and Yoga Therapy at the Cleveland Clinic
Judi Bar, E-RYT 500, is Yoga Program Manager at the Cleveland Clinic. Judi’s expertise with chronic pain and disease ...more   Mladen Golubic, MD, PhD
Modern Medicine Meets Ancient Wisdom: Yoga and Yoga Therapy at the Cleveland Clinic
Mladen Golubić, MD, PhD is the Medical Director of the Center for Lifestyle Medicine within the Wellness Institute of the Cleveland Clinic. ...more   Cathryn Booth LaForce, PhD
Research on Yoga for Women’s Health Across the Lifespan and Where is the Yoga in Yoga Research?
Dr. Booth-LaForce is the Charles and Gerda Spence Endowed Professor of Nursing, Professor of Family & Child Nursing, and Adjunct Professor ...more
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Loren Fishman, MD, B.Phil.
Integrating Yoga and Medicine: Fitting It Into the Clinic
Loren Fishman, MD, has used medical technology to verify and explain yoga’s virtues for 30 years, publishing over 80 related papers...more   Göran Boll
From 0 to 100 Hospitals in Three Years: The Expansion of Medical Yoga in Swedish Healthcare
Göran Boll, founder and director of the Institute for Medical Yoga in Sweden, has been training Swedish medical personnel ...more   Kimberly Innes
Yoga-based programs for cardiovascular disease, ... and Where is the Yoga in Yoga Research?
Dr. Innes is an Associate Professor in the West Virginia University Department of Epidemiology and the University of Virginia ...more  
Sat Bir Khalsa, PhD
An Overview of Research on Yoga for Youth and Where is the Yoga in Yoga Research?
Sat Bir Khalsa, PhD has practiced a yoga lifestyle for over 35 years. He is the Director of Research for the Kundalini Research Institute ...more   Gary Kraftsow, MA, E-RYT 500
Where is the Yoga in Yoga Research?
Gary Kraftsow, M.A., E-RYT 500, has been a pioneer in the transmission of yoga for over 30 years. His study of yoga began with T.K.V. Desikachar ...more   Joseph Le Page, MA
Where is the Yoga in Yoga Research?
Joseph Le Page, MA, is the founder and director of Integrative Yoga Therapy, one of the largest Yoga Therapy programs ...more  
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Robin Rothenberg
Where is the Yoga in Yoga Research?
Robin Rothenberg, director of Essential Yoga Therapy, was certified in the Iyengar method through 1996, and received her AVI ...more   Rolf Sovik, PsyD
Ashram Living: A Measured Dose of Structure and Support
Rolf Sovik, President and Spiritual Director of the Himalayan Institute and a clinical psychologist in private practice,  ...more   Subodh Tiwari
Yoga Therapy in India: Past, Present and Future
Subodh Tiwari is the Joint Director of the Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute. He is also an Executive Committee Member of the Indian Yoga Association, ...more  
Trina Altman, E-RYT
The Dynamic Diaphragm – An Exploration of Structure, Physiology and Embodiment
Trina Altman, E-RYT, is an Integrated Yoga Tune Up® Teacher Trainer, STOTT PILATES® certified instructor, and graduate of YOGAspirit Studio's ...more   Göran Boll
Medical Yoga as Therapy in Swedish Hospitals
Göran Boll, founder and director of the Institute for Medical Yoga in Sweden, has been training Swedish medical personnel ...more   Clare Collins, RN, PhD, F.A.A.N., CYT, E-RYT 500
Yoga Therapy for Common Digestive Conditions
Clare Collins, RN, PhD, FAAN, CYT, E-RYT 500 is a Yoga Therapist in East Lansing, Michigan, Coordinator for the American Viniyoga Institute (AVI) ...more  
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Mala Cunningham, PhD
A Yoga-Based Intervention for Impacting Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure and Diabetes
M. Mala Cunningham, Ph.D. is a Counseling Psychologist in private practice and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia. ...more   Durga Leela, BA CAS, PKS, Yoga Acharya
Understanding and Treating the Roots of our Addictive/Self-Destructive Behaviors
Durga Leela, RYT-500, is the founder of Yoga of Recovery R, a comprehensive program that integrates Ayurveda and Yoga with recovery tools for a ...more   Nischala Joy Devi
Healing Relationships: Knowledge makes a Therapist, Intuition makes a Healer
Nischala Joy Devi is a masterful and compassionate teacher. Her innovative way of expressing Yoga and its subtle uses for spiritual growth ...more  
Loren Fishman, MD, B.Phil.
Synergic Medical and Yoga Treatment of Lower Back Pain
Loren Fishman, MD, has used medical technology to verify and explain yoga’s virtues for 30 years, publishing over 80 related papers ...more   Bo Forbes, Psy.D., E-RYT500
Is Emotional Balance Accessible—and if so, How Can We Get There?
Bo Forbes is a clinical psychologist, yoga teacher, and yoga therapist whose background includes training in biopsychology and behavioral medicine. ...more   Bill Gallagher, PT, CMT, CYT
Explore the Floor of the Core (+More)
Bill Gallagher is the director of the East West Rehabilitation Institute and  Master Clinician in Integrative Rehabilitation, Mount Sinai Medical Center Instructor in Clinical Physical...more  
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Kate Garland, E-RYT 500
Practicing for Two: Redefining Prenatal Yoga
Kate Garland, E-RYT 500 is a self-care specialist and life-skills educator. In 2007, she founded kate | yoga, a boutique Yoga studio and private Yoga therapy practice. ...more   Hansa Knox Johnson, BS, ERYT500, YThEd, LMT, CPKP, CMChTh, CHom, WLEd
Chanting: From the Inside Out
Hansa Knox Johnson is an ongoing student of yoga. She utilizes yoga, yoga cikitsa, Ayurveda and massage in her practice. She owns PranaYoga and Ayurveda Mandala ...more   Leslie Kaminoff
The Biological Basis for Key Yogic Concepts - an Embodied Exploration through Breath and Movement
Leslie Kaminoff, co-author of “Yoga Anatomy,” is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. ...more  
Shanti Shanti Kaur Khalsa
Yoga Therapy Through The Three Channels
Shanti Shanti Kaur Khalsa is the founder and director of the Guru Ram Das Center for Medicine and Humanology ...more   Gary Kraftsow, MA, E-RYT 500
Yoga Therapy for Common Digestive Conditions
Gary Kraftsow, M.A., E-RYT 500, has been a pioneer in the transmission of yoga for over 30 years. His study of yoga began with T.K.V. Desikachar ...more   Michael Lee, MA
Yoga Therapy for Navigating Life Change – Dealing with Stress from The Inside Out using a Dual Process Approach
Michael Lee, M.A. is a master educator and Yogi who founded Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy in 1985 after many years of deep yoga practice ...more  
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Joseph LePage, MA
The Use of Mudras in Yoga Therapy Group Classes and Individual Sessions
Joseph Le Page, MA, is the founder and director of Integrative Yoga Therapy, one of the largest Yoga Therapy programs ...more   Jill Miller, ERYT
The Dynamic Diaphragm – An Exploration of Structure, Physiology and Embodiment
Jill Miller ERYT is a yoga therapist with over 27 years of expertise. Her format, Yoga Tune Up®, is lauded by leaders in the pain management, ...more   Ganesh Mohan, MBBS
Holistic Approach to Breathing Disorders: Combining the Yoga, Ayurveda and Modern Medicine
Dr. Ganesh Mohan is a physician trained in conventional medicine as well as Ayurveda. Son of A.G. Mohan and Indra Mohan, ...more  
Steffany Moonaz, PhD, RYT-500
Yoga for Arthritis
Steffany Moonaz, RYT-500, received her PhD in public health from Johns Hopkins University with a focus on health behavior and complementary/alternative medicine research. ...more   Sonia Nelson
Meditation in the Therapeutic Context
Sonia Nelson has been a student and teacher of yoga for over thirty-five years, studying privately with T.K.V. Desikachar since 1975. As Director of ..more   Jim Reale, RN
Meditation in the Therapeutic Context
Jim Reale has been studying and teaching yoga since 1995 and is a long term student of Sonia Nelson. Jim is a Registered Nurse, ...more  
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Richard Sabel, MA, MPH, OTR, GCFP
Explore the Floor of the Core (+More)
Educational Director East West Rehab Institute Assistant Professor SUNY Downstate’s Occupational Therapy Program Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner ...more   Rolf Sovik, PsyD
Relaxing the Impulse to Breathe
Rolf Sovik, President and Spiritual Director of the Himalayan Institute and a clinical psychologist in private practice, has studied yoga ...more   Marlysa Sullivan, MPT, E-RYT 500
Neuroscience, Pain and Tantra Hatha Yoga
Marlysa Sullivan is an Educator and Physical Therapist with a private yoga therapy practice in Atlanta Ga. She teaches the integration of yoga ...more  
Matthew Taylor, PT, PhD, ERYT-500
Marketing Your Yoga Therapy Practice: Building Bridges Across Professional Lines
Matthew Taylor has 31 years as a leader in integrative rehabilitation and his practice has been featured in national publications  ...more   Subodh Tiwari
Authentic Yoga: The Science and Benefits of Classical Yogasanas
Subodh Tiwari is the Joint Director of the Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute. He is also an Executive Committee Member of the Indian Yoga Association, ...more   Sudhir Tiwari
Authentic Yoga: The Science and Benefits of Classical Yogasanas
Sudhir Tiwari was brought up in a yogic environment in Lonavla, India Sudhir grew up around the influence of masters at one of the oldest yoga institutes known ...more  
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Beth Triano, BA
Yoga Therapy for Navigating Life Change – Dealing with Stress from The Inside Out using a Dual Process Approach
Beth Triano, B.A., is the Director of Programs for Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Training Center. She is a Practitioner of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, ...more   Amy Weintraub, ERYT-500, MFA, LFYP
Competencies for Yoga Therapists dealing with Trauma: Yoga Treatment Lessons from the Tucson Tragedy
Amy Weintraub, director of the LifeForce Yoga Healing Institute, trains yoga and mental health professionals internationally. She is the author of "Yoga for Depression" and "Yoga ...more  
Matthew Taylor, PT, PhD, ERYT-500
Rehab Professionals: Bridging the Past with the Future
Matthew Taylor has 31 years as a leader in integrative rehabilitation and his practice has been featured in national publications for both patient care delivery ...more   Chrys Kub
Rehab Professionals: Bridging the Past with the Future
Chrys Kub is a physical therapist and yoga teacher with more than two decades of clinical experience in neurological rehabilitation ...more   Paul Copeland, MD
Yoga Therapy for Mental Health Professionals
Paul Copeland became interested in yoga as a youth. He had the good fortune to travel to India in 1970 as part of a college experience ...more  
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Bo Forbes, Psy.D., E-RYT500
Yoga Therapy for Mental Health Professionals
Bo Forbes is a clinical psychologist, yoga teacher, and yoga therapist whose background includes training in biopsychology and behavioral medicine. ..more  
 
 
Hilary Garivaltis
Historical overview and introduction to Ayurvedic Theory
Hilary Garivaltis, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, has 12 years of experience in teaching Ayurvedic daily living tools and Ayurvedic therapy techniques. ...more   Larissa Hall Carlson
How to nuance your yoga practice and pranayama with Ayurveda
Larissa Hall Carlson, RYT 500, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist, Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant, and Yee Yoga teacher....more   Arun Deva, DAS, AYT, ERYT-500
The Case for Uniting Yoga and Ayurveda for Therapeutic Purposes: A Comparative Overview of Supportive Principles
Arun Deva, DAS, AYT, ERYT-500 is an Ayurvedic Practitioner, yoga therapist and a certified teacher of Vinyasa Krama Yoga. ...more  
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