PROGRAM
Dedicated time for audience/speaker interactivity, scientific debate and Q&A is included for each presentation on the program, including the Lunch and Learn activity scheduled for Saturday, January 18, 2025, from 12:00 -1:00 PM
Topics and speakers are subject to change * Photographs will be taken during the conference
Friday, January 17, 2025
Moderator: Timothy McCall, MD
2:00-2:30 PM – Keynote Speaker Timothy McCall, MD
Current clinical applications of yoga: Can yoga reduce physician stress and burnout? Can yoga help alleviate the opioid crisis?
2:30-3:00 PM – Keynote Speaker Maria Muzik, MD
Achieving Comprehensive Treatment in Perinatal Mental Health: Is Educating Obstetric Providers Enough?
3:00-3:30 PM - Keynote Speaker Rena Menke, PhD
Evidence Supported Treatments for Perinatal Mental Health
Description: Identifying CBT, DBT, and mindfulness-based therapies to allow integration with yoga and the
interoceptive benefits of yoga
3:30-4:00 PM – Break
4:00-4:30 PM -- Poster Session Presentations
4:30-5:00 PM - IIYT Clinical Extern Presentation: Shawn Archer, MSW, RYT500 - The Effects of Yoga Therapy on Individuals Working with Survivors of Violence
IIYT Clinical Extern Presentation: Canisha Bell, RYT500 - The Impact of Yoga Therapy Techniques on Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System
6:00 - 8:00 PM – Welcome Reception
8:00 PM – End of Day #1
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Moderators: Ivan Zador, PHD, Samantha Brill-Mason, BS, CIAYT
6:30-7:00 AM - Morning Led Practice
IIYT Faculty Beverly Lochard, JD, CIAYT, ERYT500
7:00-7:15 AM – Guided Meditation
IIYT Faculty Donna Raphael, CIAYT, ERYT500
7:15-8:15 AM – Breakfast
8:15-8:30 AM - Poster Session Presentations
8:30-9:00 AM - Veronica Zador, CIAYT, ERYT500
What is Yoga Therapy and What Should Physicians and other Healthcare Workers Know About Yoga Therapy
9:00-9:30 AM - Keynote Speaker Alina Stevenson, PsyD.
Pain Psychology and the Mind/Body Connection from a Neurophysiological Perspective
9:30-10:00 AM - Break and Opening of Exhibit Hall
10:00-11:00 AM - Panel presentation: Clinical Applications and Research in Yoga Therapy
Vivian Romero, MD, Theodore Jones, MD
Yoga Therapy for Maternal and Fetal Health- High Risk Pregnancy Inpatient Care
Lara Zador, MD, MSW
Yoga Therapy in the Pain Clinic / Periprocedural Yoga Therapy
11:00-11:30 AM: Break
Moderators: Robert Zalenski, MD, Veronica Zador, CIAYT
11:30 AM -12:00 PM: Keynote Speaker Timothy McCall, MD
The Science and Practice of Yoga Therapy
12:00-1:00 PM – Lunch and Learn: Discussion and Debate: Yoga Therapy: Parameters Where Yoga Therapy is NOT Recommended
IIYT Clinical Extern Presentation: Angela Ferrera - Fostering Connection and Well-Being: The Synergistic Benefits of Integrating Yoga Therapy and Expressive Arts for Parkinson’s Patients and Caregivers
IIYT Clinical Extern Presentation: Stephanie Lynn, RYT500 - The Potential for Improved Sleep Quality Through Repeated Yoga Nidra Practice
1:00-1:15 PM- Break and Desserts in Exhibit Hall
Moderators: Mary Khunger, MD, Veronica Zador, CIAYT
1:15-2:15 PM- Panel Presentation: Pathways for Equity in First-Line Health Care and Yoga Therapy
Beverly Lochard, JD, CIAYT, ERYT500
Miriam Phields, PhD, CIAYT, ERYT500
2:15-2:30 PM – Break
2:30-3:30 PM – Break Out Sessions: Clinical Advancements in Yoga Therapy and Research
A) The Yoga Therapy Initiative for End of Life/Palliative Care
Robert Zalinski, MD
B) Should Yoga Therapy be Considered as a First-Line Treatment for Pediatric Pain?
Mary Khunger, MD, RYT 500
C) Yoga Therapy for Children
Stacey Cronin, CIAYT, ERYT500
D) The IIYT Level I Magnet School Initiative as a Portal to Certification as a Yoga Therapist
Ken Aubuchon, CIAYT, ERYT500, Lisa Madden, CIAYT, ERYT500
3:30-4:00 PM - Coffee/Tea Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
4:00-4:30 PM - Discussion and Debate: Is Healthcare ready for Yoga Therapy as a First Line Treatment of Care?
4:30-5:00 PM - IIYT Clinical Extern Presentation: Kayla McDonagh, RYT500 - Potentials of Yoga Therapy for Managing Schizophrenia Within Multi-Module Health Care Environments
IIYT Clinical Extern Presentation: Chiante Richmond, RYT500 - The Effects of Yoga Therapy on Individuals Living with ADHD
5:00 PM – End of Day #2
6:00-9:00 PM – IIYT Symposium Evening Banquet
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Sunday, January 19, 2025
Moderators: Timothy McCall, MD, Veronica Zador, CIAYT
6:00-6:30 AM - Morning Led Practice
Presenter: Michael Rice, CIAYT, ERYT500
6:30-6:45 AM – Guided Meditation: IIYT Faculty Samantha Brill Mason, CIAYT, ERYT500
7:00-7:45 AM – Breakfast
8:00-8:30 AM -- Panel presentation: We Have Provided Yoga Therapy in Our Medical Clinic for the Past 10 Years:
How and Why Do We Do It?
Supak Sookkasikon, MD, Manish Kesliker, MD
8:30-9:00 AM: Periprocedural Yoga Therapy, Values, and Virtues for Patients During Procedures
Stacey Cronin, CIAYT, ERYT500
9:00-9:15 AM - Break
9:15-10:30 AM: Keynote Speakers Anne Ornish, CIAYT and Dean Ornish, MD (Live Virtual)
Advancing Yoga Therapy as First-Line Treatment in Health Care: Presentation, Questions from the Audience, and Debate”. (40 minutes will be dedicated for this presentation followed by 35 minutes dedicated to facilitated, interactive discussion)
10:30-10:45 AM – Break
10:45 AM- 12:00PM - Panel Presentation: As a Yoga Therapist This is What I Do
Physical Therapy and Yoga Therapy – Are They Compatible? Linda Pruss, CIAYT, ERYT500
My Work as a Yoga Therapist in Cardiac Rehab: Amy Unsworth, CIAYT, ERYT500
My Work as a Yoga Therapist in Oncology: Jenny Everland, CIAYT, ERYT500
My Work as a Yoga Therapist in Hospice and End of Life: Lisa Phelps, CIAYT, ERYT500,
Michael Rice, CIAYT, ERYT500
Nursing and Yoga Therapy—Are They Compatible? Janet Weaver, RN, CIAYT, ERYT500
12:00-12:30 PM - IIYT Clinical Extern Graduation Ceremony
Poster Awards Presentation
IIYT 2025-2026 Post Graduate Specialization In Yoga Therapy Fellowship Awards
12:30 PM - END OF Day #3 / END OF PROGRAM
