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 | Yoga therapy continues to be one of the most interesting trends in contemporary yoga practice. As the International Association of Yoga Therapists celebrates its 25th year and prepares to hold its annual symposium in Austin, Texas, let's take a look at the state of this emerging complementary field. |
| What is Yoga Therapy?
One of the issues that as hampered the credibility of yoga therapy is its lack of professional standards. That could be changing, as the first accredited U.S. graduate program in yoga therapy recently began.
| Viniyoga
Viniyoga is often mentioned in the same breath as yoga therapy since its one-on-one, adaptive methodology epitomizes the idea of a holistic approach to individual health.
| Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra is one of the therapies that is gaining mainstream acceptance, as it has been shown to help members of the military who have PTSD.
| Pose of the Week: Locust Pose - Shalabasana
 Try experimenting with lifting just the legs or just the chest in locust pose to see how high you can actually go with each independently. Then put it together for the full pose, taking any arm variation (forward, out to the side, interlaced behind your back, interlaced behind your head) that you like.
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