Interview: Marlysa Sullivan, MPT, C-IAYT, Co-editor - Yoga and Science in Pain Care

Today, Kim and Tonya share an insightful conversation with Marlysa Sullivan, MPT, C-IAYT, about her contribution to the latest research on the role of yoga in pain care, relevant yoga research, poly-vagal theory and so much more!

Marlysa, is a physiotherapist and yoga therapist with over 15 years of experience working with people suffering with chronic pain conditions. She is an Assistant Professor in Yoga Therapy and Integrative Health Sciences at Maryland University of Integrative Health and holds an adjunct position at Emory University, where she teaches the integration of yoga and mindfulness into physical therapy practice in the DPT program. She is the co-editor of Yoga and Science in Pain Care: Treating the Person in Pain as well as several peer-reviewed articles. She also has an upcoming book titled Understanding Yoga Therapy: Applied Philosophy and Science for Well-being. Marlysa has been involved in the professionalization of the field of yoga therapy through the educational standards committee of IAYT, which helped to define the competencies for the field, and in characterizing the yoga therapy workforce through research. Her research interests focus on defining the framework and explanatory model for yoga therapy based on philosophical and neurophysiological perspectives.

Form more information, check out the following links:

http://integrativeyogastudies.com/workshops/

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