Providing essential support to schools and universities that offer yoga therapy training programs, this comprehensive, edited textbook develops robust curricula, enabling them to prepare yoga therapists to integrate into healthcare settings safely and effectively.

The book includes a large and international list of contributors from diverse lineages and backgrounds such as Matthew Taylor, Gail Parker and Steffany Moonaz, and is the first resource on yoga therapy that aligns with the educationl competencies of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). It covers yoga foundations (philosophical background, ayurveda, tantra), biomedical and psychological foundations, yoga therapy tools and therapeutic skills, yogic and biopsychosocial-spiritual assessments, and professional practices.

As the field of yoga therapy continues to root and grow, this book is essential for both new yoga therapy practitioners, and for schools developing training programs.

Foreword by: Matra Raj
Contributions by: Melinda Atkins, Sundar Balasubramanian, Marsha D. Banks-Harold, Judi Bar, Kelli Bethel, Leigh Blashki, Courtney D. Butler-Robinson, Christopher Key Chapple, Madoka Chase Onizuka, Theresa Conroy, Marsha Therese Danzig, Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, Jivana Heyman, Kazuo Keishin Kimura, Yana Kofman, Rachel Krentzman, Jennie Lee, Leigh Leibel, Gina Macauley, Michael J. de Manincor, Molly McManus, Tracey L. Meyers, Marybeth Missenda, Mamta Parikh, Crystal L. Park, Gail Parker, Nya Patrinos, Sarajean Rudman, Karen Soltes, Robert H. Stucky, Marlysa Sullivan, Robyn Tiger, Dorcia J. Tucker, Amy Wheeler, Camille Freeman, Stephanie Lopez, Dr Steffany Moonaz, Marilyn Peppers-Citizen