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.
Price | Buy the Package |
|---|---|
| $59.95 USD |
Individual Video Access
Interested in accessing a single presentation? Purchase access to one video of your choice.
Price | Purchase Access |
|---|---|
| $9.99 USD |
With gratitude to our event partners:
