Yoga Therapy for Stroke

No matter if you are sitting with your first student post-stroke, or have taught for years as an early pioneer, there is much to discover in the pages ahead. – Matthew J. Taylor, PT, PhD, C-IAYT, Founder and Director of SmartSafeYogaProven, practical advice and example practices for therapists who want to integrate yoga into their therapeutic practice. – Linda S. Williams, MD, Principal Investigator, VA HSR&D Precision Monitoring QUERI and Professor of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine

Arlene A. Schmid is an associate professor at Colorado State University. She has 20 years’ experience as an occupational therapist and holds a doctorate in rehabilitation science. She is a registered yoga teacher, and uses her practice to develop and test yoga interventions for people with disabilities.

Marieke Van Puymbroeck is a Roy Distinguished Professor of Health Innovation Research, and the recreational therapy coordinator at Clemson University in South Carolina. She has 24 years experience as a recreational therapist and has a PhD in rehabilitation science. She is a registered yoga teacher, and her research focuses on yoga as a therapeutic intervention for people with chronic disease and disabilities.