Description

Yoga Therapy for Diabetes

Dr. Kaur is one of the foremothers of yoga therapy and one of the most respected yoga therapists worldwide. It is an honour to have Dr. Kaur offer a yoga therapy observation for The Minded Institute. Some of her most notable accomplishments include; serving on the team that developed the IAYT Educational Standards for Yoga Therapy Training, and creating and directing the accredited 1,120-hour Kundalini Yoga Therapy Professional Training. In addition to this, she has specific expertise in working with diabetes and helped design Mind & Movement for Living with Diabetes, a yoga therapy program for people with type 2 diabetes, and their family members. The program features a yogic approach to Diabetes Self-Management, including stress reduction, physical activity, healthy eating, and social support. Mind & Movement for Living with Diabetes, was hosted by Certified Diabetes Educators in 2 hospitals. As part of her experience in the field of diabetes self-care, Dr. Kaur also spent six years focused on community education in the Diabetes Prevention & Control Program with the New Mexico State Department of Health. 

In this observation Dr. Kaur will provide unique insight into working with type 2 diabetes through the lens and offerings of Kundalini Yoga.  Given that:

• Diabetes is one of the most prevalent health conditions around the world with numbers rapidly increasing
• It presents with a host of comorbidities
• A number of rigorous studies have demonstrated yoga is beneficial in this condition

We believe it is essential that yoga therapists have clear insight as to how to work with this condition.  Research and clinical experience has revealed yoga’s promise in reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes, of preventing prediabetes from reaching the threshold of diabetes, and improving the symptoms and management of  those in all stages of this condition.