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SYTAR Conference Final Call for IAYT Board of Directors Nominations: Deadline is May 1 

Nominees need to have vision, experience, and time to help lead our
association and foster the development of the field.
Two positions are open to serve on IAYT's governing Board of Directors. IAYT is a 501(c)(3) professional organization that is rapidly growing in numbers, service and leadership activities in our field.

>> Click here for details
 
IAYT to Sponsor the NIH Debut of Yoga Week

On May 19-23, 2008, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will premier its first annual Yoga week.  Highlighting the science and practice of Yoga, this five-day series of events will serve NIH employees and the public,  Participants will learn about the benefits of Yoga and get to experience them first-hand through stretching and practice.

Rachel Permuth-Levine, Ph.D., MSPH, is acting director for office of Strategic and Innovative Programs at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and originated the idea of NIH Yoga Week.

IAYT is proud to support and be present with this event as a sponsor.

>> Visit the NIH website for more details 
NIH Yoga Week
 
  IAYT Digital Resource Library 
The IAYT Digital Resource Library is a premier resource for all Yoga Therapy training programs and will play a vital role in establishing Yoga as a respected and valued modality internationally.

- Larry Payne, PhD, E-RYT 500
Director of the LMU Yoga TherapyTM program
IAYT's New Digital Resources Library

A free service, open to all, that supports the sharing and collaborative development of educational resources in Yoga therapy

Using start-of-the-art technology, IAYT members and SYTAR presenters can post STYAR presentations and handouts, as well as other resources that support professional education in our field. Material is searchable and rated by readers. The IAYT-Digital Resources Library is brought to you by IAYT with the support of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, the Yoga Research and Educational Foundation, and the California Yoga Teachers Association.

>> Visit the IAYT Digital Resources Library
 
Coming Soon: Call for SYTAR 2009 Presentations

The Call for Presentations for SYTAR 2009, March 5-8 at the Marriott LAX (note the new location) will be announced at the IAYT website and by email to members as details become available.


>> See the newly added images from SYTAR 2008

Current Issues ORDER IJYT BACK ISSUES | IJYT ARCHIVES | YTIP ARCHIVES
IAYT’s Landmark Issue:
Well Received
The 2007 International Journal of Yoga Therapy

“The breadth and depth of information covered in the Int'l Journal of Yoga Therapy 2007 is remarkable. I have already returned to its pages time and time again to access its visionary and readily applicable content.”
What is Yoga Therapy?
Yoga Therapy in Practice
December

Read and find out!
From Matthew Taylor, PT, PhD, and Board of IAYT
>> What is Yoga Therapy?
An IAYT Definition


PLUS
What Yoga Therapist Training
The IJYT is the only professional and scientific journal dedicated to Yoga as a healing practice. The 2007 issue, mailed out in October, marks an important beginning of a public conversation on the issues of defining Yoga therapy, creating training standards, and on how Yoga Therapy should develop as a profession.
>> View Contents and download selected articles
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Program is right for you?
From Claire Collins, RN, PhD, and   John Kepner, IAYT Executive Director
>> IAYT's first survey of Yoga Therapist Training Programs

From the Editor
>> Compassion is the Key!