YOGA THERAPY INITIATIVE TRENDS
2024 Trends
TREND 1: Recognition of Yoga Therapy as Part of the Modern Healthcare Playbook
TREND 2: Adoption of Yoga Therapy Techniques to Improve Markers of Mental Health and Wellbeing
TREND 3: Growing Use of Yoga and Yoga Therapy for Sports and Athletics; Performance and Recovery
TREND 4: Popularization of Yogic Breathing/Pranayama as an Integrative Healthcare Practice
TREND 5: The Rise of Yoga in Africa
2023 Trends
TREND 1: Increased Recognition of Yoga vs. Yoga Therapy
TREND 2: The Exponential Growth of Yoga—Beyond the Tipping Point
TREND 3: Expansion of Training Programs in Yoga Therapy Education Worldwide
TREND 4: Growing Integration of Yoga Therapy within the US Department of Veterans Affairs Whole Health Initiative
TREND 5: Yoga Tourism Bounces Back Post-Pandemic
TREND 6: The Proliferation of Sound Healing within Yoga Therapy as a Healing Technique
TREND 7: Yoga Therapy Advocates and Thought Leaders Sharing Airwaves on Podcasts
2022 Trends
TREND 1: Yoga Industry Continues Exponential Growth
TREND 2: Yoga Practitioners Embrace Social Media
TREND 3: Yoga Therapy Sees Rising Demand
TREND 4: Yoga Therapy Gains Traction with Medical Establishment
TREND 5: Corporate Wellness Programs Embrace Yoga
2021 Trends
TREND 1: Emergence of yoga therapy as holistic and healing wellness modality
TREND 2: Integration of yoga therapy into healthcare, a complement to modern medicine
TREND 3: Breathing as therapy for mind-body health
TREND 4: Individual assessment and care vs. group classes
TREND 5: Growth in certification of yoga therapists nationally and globally, recognition as a viable profession
TREND 6: Integrating and leveraging technology in yoga therapy
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