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May, 2006

Designing a Yoga Practice for Chronic Pain

by Kelly McGonigal, PhD

Robin Rothenberg, a certified yoga therapist, recommends the following teaching strategies when designing a yoga class for chronic-pain sufferers.


Optimism Associated with Lower Cardiovascular Risk

Here’s another reason to help clients see the bright side: optimism has been associated with better health outcomes in patients with ischemic heart disease, and with a lower risk for cardiovascular disease and death.


Use Coaching Competencies With Clients

by Dana Marcon

If you consistently find yourself at a communication impasse with your clients, you may benefit from learning some basic coaching skills.


Which is Better, Low-Carb or Low-Fat?

Not long ago, low-carbohydrate diets were all the rage, despite little scientific evidence to back up their reputed health benefits or the much ballyhooed stories of weight loss.


Reader Feedback: When Clients Link Body and Mind

In the April issue of Inner IDEA Body-Mind-Spirit Review, we asked you at what point during your work with new clients do you start to recognize they are making the mind-body connection.


Determining True Program Costs

by Marci Clark

Before you can get your yoga or Pilates program off the ground, be sure to study your front-end costs--the amount it will take to get the program up and running--and the back-end costs, which will sustain your program. Consider the following categories as part of the cost of doing business and include them in your pricing.


Ideokinesis: Imagery and Kinesthetic Awareness

Being a mind-body professional, you are probably already more aware of how your body moves than the average person.