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Yoga Therapy – Personalised Yoga for Cancer Pain & Symptoms By Evi Dimitriadou C-IAYT Yoga Therapist, Registered Physiotherapist in the UK, PG in Neuroscience & Psychology at King’s College, London. Founder of Yoga Therapy Greece Clinic and School & Yoga Therapy Educator. This is a short presentation at the NCIO in Oxford University on 19th […]

An article on Mental Health, Sustainable Development and Yoga Therapy, by Evi Dimitriadou published by the International Assosication of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) in the Yoga Therapy Day Journal, Summer 2026 issue.  It describes the relationship between mental health to social and environmental factors, the Sustainable Development Goals agreed by the UN that determine mental health, and […]

Call for Peace, condemning violenceAs yoga practitioners, yoga teachers, yoga therapists, yoga and yoga therapyassociations, why are we not questioning strongly our lack of contribution for peacecondemning the ongoing violence and destruction that has been happening for years?Ahimsa (non-violence in sanskrit), the first yama, one of most the fundamentalprinciples of yoga by Patanjali. It is […]

INTEGRATION OF YOGA THERAPY  SUMMARY – INTRODUCTION Since the topic of Global Yoga Therapy Day 2026 is the integration of Yoga Therapy, I will start with the definitions of yoga therapy and integration, continue with the reciprocity of integration, I will give examples of integration and I will conclude with specific ways to integrate yoga […]

A summary of Evi’s Dimitriadou presentation the British Society of Integrative Oncology on the role of Yoga Therapy to Cancer Patients and survivors. Cancer and Cancer treatment-related side effectsCancer patients and survivors not only experience the disease, but they also sufferfrom cancer treatments’ side effects that may last for years after the completion ofthe treatments. […]

Mental health and well-being living in CitiesWell-being is referred to feeling content, function well, have positive relationships, some control over one’s life and a sense of purpose,  while mental health is defined by the World Health Organization as ‘a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with […]

Yoga classes are generally ‘one size fits all’, since the same practices are given to everybody, while the yoga teacher is unaware of the student’s relevant health information. On the other hand, Yoga Therapy starts with the completion of a confidential Health Information Form and continues with the personal intake, postural movement and breathing assessments. […]

Aggression- Conduct Disorder and Interventions by Evi Dimitriadou for Master’s in Neuroscience and Psychology of Mental Health, King’s College, London, UK. Mental Health in Children & Adolescents Children are struggling to understand what is happening in their mind and maybe in their life as well as in their society where they live. They struggle to […]

Dementia Dementia is a syndrome, usually chronic or progressive, that leads to deterioration in cognitive function (i.e., the ability to process thoughts, loss of autobiographic and overall memory) beyond what might be expected from the usual consequences of aging. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, which is an umbrella term for a […]

Mindfulness means ‘the awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally’. MBSR is an 8-week program practicing mindfulness daily through 45 minutes body scan (similar to yoga nidra a guided meditation on a lying position reconnecting practitioners with their breath and body), seated meditation, mindful and gentle yoga (slow […]