Discover how yoga and healthcare professionals can join forces to make a difference.
Join leading experts for dynamic conversations about yoga, COVID-19, and the future of healthcare.
Learn what 30+ experts across the disciplinary spectrum — including medicine, public health, and therapeutic yoga — have discovered about how yoga can enhance resilience and bolster healthcare systems burdened by the COVID-19 crisis. Join this international effort to foster collaboration, disseminate findings, and amplify our collective understanding of this critically important topic.
This virtual symposium will feature the newest research in this field, as well as panel discussions and experiential presentations to translate academic findings into your teaching and practice. Whether you’re a yoga professional seeking tools to assist your students or a healthcare provider aiming to integrate yoga in the continuum of care, you will come away with vital resources for yourself and your clients.
Discover how you can make a difference in your community and join a global network working together to transform lives.
In this virtual symposium, you’ll learn:
- What research tells us about the biological, psychological, and social impact of COVID-19 on individuals and communities.
- Why yoga is uniquely suited to mitigate these complex issues, and how yoga and healthcare professionals can collaborate to improve health outcomes
- Examples of therapeutic yoga practices specifically designed to address symptoms of Long COVID, as well as the mental health crisis, and ease the negative effects of social isolation.
- Key insights from individuals experiencing Long COVID, which can inform a safe and supportive practice for this population, while highlighting potential risks.
- How the pandemic has worsened existing health inequalities, and the role yoga can play in making a difference.
- Simple yoga practices that can support individual self-care and provide health professionals with accessible tools they can offer to patients struggling with anxiety, depression, and breathlessness.
- How restorative practices can assist healthcare workers experiencing fatigue, emotional stress, and burn-out.
- How yoga and health professionals can collaborate to transform public health policy, with the aim of integrating yoga in National COVID-Recovery Plans.
Our Presenters

Adrian James, MD
President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Akshay Anand, PhD
Center for Mind body Medicine

Amit Bhargava, MD
College of Medicine

Baxter Bell, MD, C-IAYT
Yoga Therapist & Medical Acupuncturist

Charlotte Watts, 500RYT SYT
Yoga teacher, nutritionist, and author

Chelsea Roff, C-IAYT
Founder of Eat Breathe Thrive

Jennifer Webb, PhD
UNC Charlotte

Josefin Wikström, E-RYT 500
Prison Yoga Project

Jyoti Jo Manuel
Founder of Special Yoga

Julie Gayer Kris
AVI® Viniyoga Instructor & Thai Yoga Therapist

Matthew J. Taylor, PT, PhD, C-IAYT
SmartSafe Yoga

Kate Mulligan, PhD
Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Lord Clive Brooke
House of Lords

Damien Ridge, PhD
University of Westminster

David Peters MB ChB DRCOG DMSMed FLCOM
University of Westminster

Deepak Chopra, MD, FACP
Chopra Global and The Chopra Foundation

Eddie Stern
NYC Yoga Teacher, Author, and Researcher

Fiona Agombar
Leading Yoga Therapist on Fatigue Conditions

B.N. Gangadhar, MD
National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences

Heather Mason, MA, RYT-500, C-IAYT
Minded Institute and YIHA

Ian Baker, PhD
Cultural Historian and Author

Ingrid Yang, MD, C-IAYT
Physician & Expert in Yoga Therapy for Covid

James Marzolf, MD
Whole Health Institute

Jayagopal Parla, MD(Ayu)
Athreya Ayurvedic Integrative Health Center

Melissa Wickremasinghe, MD
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Michael Dixon, MD
College of Medicine

Michael Lee MA, C-IAYT
Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy

Nikki Jackson
Yoga Therapist and Occupational Therapist

Nina Smyth, PhD
University of Westminster

Patricia Gerbarg, MD
BREATH-BODY-MIND™

Patrick McKeown, MA
Founder of Buteyko Clinic International

Priya Verma, C-IAYT, PA-C
Certified Yoga Therapist and Physician Assistant

H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji
Parmarth Niketan Ashram

Rani Elwy, PhD
Brown University

Rhonda Smith, MBA
California Black Health Network

Richard Brown, MD
BREATH-BODY-MIND™

Robin Rothenberg, C-IAYT
International Leader in Yoga & Breathwork

Ryan Castle
Chopra Research Library

Shirley Telles, PhD
Patanjali Research Foundation

Stacie Graham, PhD
OYA: Body-Mind-Spirit Retreats

Starr Sanborn, C-IAYT
Yoga Therapist & Buteyko Breathing Instructor

Stephen Porges, PhD
Founder of Polyvagal Theory

Suzy Bolt, BA, BKSIYT
Yoga Teacher and NLP Practitioner

Tina Cartwright, PhD
University of Westminster

Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, PhD
Harvard Medical School

Victoria Santos, MA
Center for Healing and Liberation

William Bushell, PhD
Whole Health Institute
Purchase a full pass, video package, or individual video access:
IAYT APD Package
Access ten hours of approved professional development for the continuing education of Certified Yoga Therapists via IAYT.
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Individual Video Access
Interested in accessing a single presentation? Purchase access to one video of your choice.
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$9.99 USD |