Yoga Therapy. Your Patients. YOU! How the integration of yoga and nutrition therapy can enhance client and clinician care. Lisa Diers, RDN, LD, E-RYT Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2019 © 763-270-0042 | LisaDiers.com Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2018 © 763-270-0042 | LisaDiers.com

Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2019 © Overview Introduction: Defining Yoga and Yoga Therapy Medicinal Yoga: A New Kind of Prescription Integrating Yoga: Food is Embodiment… Pause for the Cause: Moving Toward Balance Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2019 © 763-270-0042 | LisaDiers.com

Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2019 © What is Yoga? A thought or action that moves from one point, to a higher point To Yolk or Unite, Body, Mind and Soul/Spirit/True Self The Practice of reducing/eliminating pain and suffering. Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2019 © 763-270-0042 | LisaDiers.com Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2018 © 763-270-0042 | LisaDiers.com

Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2019 © What Is Yoga Therapy ? Yoga Therapy is the process of empowering individuals to progress toward improved health and well-being through the informed application of the teachings and practices of Yoga. Yoga therapists prescribe specific regimens of postures, breathing exercises, meditation, lifestyle changes and relaxation techniques to suit individual needs in the lineage of study. (ex. Sri Krishnamacharya; Viniyoga) It’s highly Individualized or group specific with a goal or outcome in mind Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2019 © 763-270-0042 | LisaDiers.com * Gary Krafsow's Yoga for Transformation

Medicinal Yoga: A New Kind of Prescription A Typical Yoga Therapy Session from Assessment to Maintenance Some Ways in Which Yoga is Being Integrated into Western Medicine Slow and Steady Wins the Race (and could be FASTER & more SUSTAINABLE in the long run) Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2019 © 763-270-0042 | LisaDiers.com

Identifying Need/Potential Benefits How? Integrating Yoga Why Integration? Identifying Need/Potential Benefits How? Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2019 © 763-270-0042 | LisaDiers.com

Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2019 © Aspirant “HA” Heals up, Arms Up (LRQ) Neck Stretch (ULQ) Hands to Heart (LLQ) Finger Nyasa (URQ) Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2019 © 763-270-0042 | LisaDiers.com

Pause for the Cause: Moving Toward Balance Considerations for Clinician Practice Reality: Obstacles and Practical Solutions

How can you support your Patients? Questions to ask/Considerations Have you practiced or considered practicing yoga? Why or Why Not? What do you like about yoga? What concerns do you have? What type of yoga are your practicing? Describe the class to me? The environment? Tell me about your practice? What do you notice prior, during and after a practice? I have noticed this, have you? Why are you practicing yoga? What’s your intention? Generate ideas for ways to incorporate yoga in daily life to support treatment goals ? Do you have a yoga therapist? Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2019 © 763-270-0042 | LisaDiers.com

Supporting a Yoga practice Continued Is he or she taking a class that best meets their current needs? Is there a helpful intention, mantra or quote from yoga that could be used for nutrition interventions? Can a yoga experience relate to an experience with food, body, shape, exercise, emotion? Hydration- before, during and after a class? Are they adapting postures as needed or ignoring their body? Does the studio have mirrors? How is this affecting their body image and perception? What type of messages are being integrated into the class (weight focused, appearance, competition vs. acceptance, adaptation, modification)? Can they or you discuss concerns or needs with their yoga teacher? Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2019 © 763-270-0042 | LisaDiers.com

Support their practice Continued Incorporate breath techniques or gentle movements in session (like we practiced today) Encourage clients/patients to use yoga to help them refocus, create new patterns, invite calm, make positive choices Help them make connections between yoga and: Stress management Body awareness Thought and Behavior Patterns Food Intake Digestion Sleep Management Energy Levels Pain Levels Mood Hunger & Fullness Cues Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2019 © 763-270-0042 | LisaDiers.com

Resources & References Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2019 © 763-270-0042 | LisaDiers.com Resources & References Desikachar, TKV. Health, Healing and Beyond. New York: North Point Press; 1998 Desikachar, TKV. The Heart of Yoga. Vermont: Inner Traditions; 1995 International Association of Yoga Therapists. www.iayt.org Costin, C. Kelly, J. Yoga and Eating Disorders. New York. Routledge; 2016 Kausthub Desikachar, Liz Bragdon, and Chase Bossart (2005) The Yoga of Healing: Exploring Yoga's Holistic Model for Health and Well-being. International Journal of Yoga Therapy: 2005, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 17-39. Streeter CC, Gerbarg, PL, Saper RB, et al. Effects of yoga on the autonomic nervous system, gamma-aminobutryric acid, and allostasis in epilepsy, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Med Hypoth.2012;78:571- 579 Neumark-Sztainer D. Yoga and eating disorders: is there a place for yoga in the prevention and treatment of eating disorders and disordered eating behaviors? Adv Eat Disord.2014;2:136-145 Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2016b). Yoga for the re-embodied self: The therapeutic journey home. Yoga TherapyToday ,Winter, 2106, 40–48. Diers, L. (2016). Discovering the role of yoga in eating disorder treatment. Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN) PULSE, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 35. Pacanowski, C. R., Diers, L., Crosby, R. D., & Nuemark-Sztainer, D. (2016). Yoga in the treatment of eating disorders within a residential program: A randomized controlled trial. Eating Disorders Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 24 Diers, L., & Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2019). The principles of yoga and how they apply to eating disorders recovery. Retrieved Date Accessed, 2019. Raveendran, A, Anjali, D. Therapeutic Role of Yoga in Type 2 Diabetes. Endocrinol Metab . 2018 sept; 33(3): 307-317 McCall, T. Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing Sundquist, K et al. Impact of yoga on blood pressure and quality of life in patients with hypertension – a controlled trial in primary care, matched for systolic blood pressure, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders201313:111 https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/connection-between-yoga-and-better-sleep accessed 3.25.2019 http://lisadiers.com/finger-nyasa-a-great-way-to-reduce-stress/ http://www.compassionfatigue.org/ htthttps://yogainternational.com/article/view/5-poses-to-reduce-hypertension Lisa Diers Yoga and Nutrition Consulting, LLC 2019 © 763-270-0042 | LisaDiers.com

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