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10/03/2026

Skin cancer is common in Australia — but that doesn’t mean it’s minor. 🌞

Wisdom Yoga Institute founder Dr Chandrika Gibson has shared a personal reflection about her experience with skin cancer.

Since age 25 she has had multiple skin cancers removed, including melanoma. Over the years this has meant repeated surgeries, recovery periods, and learning to navigate the emotional and practical realities of illness.

In our recent blog, she reflects on:
🏥 impact of repeated treatment
❤️‍🩹 challenges of recovery
😎 body image and identity
🥰 support of community
🧘 yoga during healing

It’s an honest story about health, vulnerability, and resilience. Link in our bio.

Have you or someone you love experienced skin cancer? 🩵
If you feel comfortable, you’re welcome to share in the comments.

10/03/2026

Save this post and share it to help raise awareness ☀️

March is Melanoma Awareness Month in Australia — a time to raise awareness, support research, and encourage early detection.

Australia has some of the highest melanoma rates in the world, and community awareness plays an important role in prevention and early diagnosis.

This month we’ll be sharing:
🌅 research insights
🌅 personal stories
🌅 awareness resources
🌅 ways our community can get involved

One way to take part is by joining a event happening across Australia this month. These community walks raise funds for melanoma research and support people affected by the disease.

Small actions like learning more, sharing information, or attending an event, can help make a difference.

☀️ Save this post to find the events later
☀️ Share to your story to help raise awareness
☀️ Follow along this month for research and resources

08/03/2026

🌏 From New Zealand to Bangkok — our Yoga Therapy Trainees came together online last weekend.

Our Mind Body Wellness Module kicked off with a beautiful yoga therapy–sized group of teachers joining us from across Australia, New Zealand, and Thailand.

We began exploring positive psychology and motivational interviewing, stepping into breakout groups to practice the roles of yoga therapist and client. These sessions sparked insightful conversations about listening deeply, asking empowering questions, and supporting meaningful change.

The discussions were thoughtful, reflective, and full of “aha” moments as participants shared experiences from their own teaching and therapeutic work. 💬✨

Next weekend we dive into Ayurvedic models of health, yogic diet, nutrition science, and lifestyle medicine—connecting ancient wisdom with modern research.

✨ Want to join the next module?
Our Applied Anatomy & Physiology training begins July 31, where we explore pain science, movement as medicine, somatic self-awareness, therapeutics, and more.

👉 Join us and deepen your ability to support students through yoga therapy.

26/01/2026

What is Yoga Therapy? 💭

Join Chandrika & Jean for a FREE Online Discussion + Yoga Nidra.

We’ll be exploring what yoga therapy is (and isn’t), yoga teachers and their scope of practice, boundaries, and more. 🙏

This is an important conversation for yoga teachers, trainees, and anyone curious about yoga therapy.

Thursday, February 5 at 6:30 - 7:15 pm AWST

🔗 Link in bio
Or comment 🩵 for more info.

12/01/2026

Yoga and meditation were once called “alternative.” 🔮
Not because they didn’t work but because science hadn’t caught up yet.

As research began to study what people had practised for centuries, the evidence became clear. Movement, breath, mindfulness, and lifestyle-based practices support nervous system regulation, pain management, mental health, and chronic illness care.

Yoga Therapy grew to fill the gaps where conventional systems alone were not enough.

Today, Yoga Therapy is integrative, evidence-based care, working alongside medical and allied health professionals to support the whole person, not just symptoms.

This is not an alternative to healthcare.
It’s part of the future of it.

✨ Learn how we train Yoga Therapists to work ethically, collaboratively, and evidence-informed
🔗 Explore WYI Yoga Therapy Trainings, link in bio.
💻 100% Live Online

08/01/2026

💫 What do yoga therapists actually do? 💫

More than just movement.
Yoga therapists assess and support people holistically using evidence-based research. We use multiple lenses: physical, nervous system, lifestyle, and lived experience.

When it comes to using movement as a therapeutic tool, we work within a clear, ethical framework taught in our Applied Anatomy & Physiology module.

A simple mantra guides the process:

Move · Monitor · Modify

MOVE
Support safe, appropriate movement based on the person’s current capacity, health history, and goals, not a one-size-fits-all sequence.

MONITOR
Observe responses over time, including pain, fatigue, breath, nervous system cues, and overall function.

MODIFY
Adapt practices as needed: adjusting load, range, pacing, or referring to other health professionals when safety or scope requires it.

This approach allows yoga therapists to work confidently, collaboratively, and safely, alongside healthcare and allied health teams.

📚 Ready to learn more?
Begin your yoga therapy journey in 2026 with our next module, Mind-Body Wellness.

✨ 100% Live Online, with recordings available
🌿 Part of our IAYT-accredited Yoga Therapy training

📩 Comment MOVE or visit link in bio for more info.

05/01/2026

3 Signs You’re Ready to Support Clients More Effectively in 2026

1️⃣ You want to move beyond generic yoga classes to tailor practices for real-life challenges: chronic pain and illness, stress, menopause, and more.

2️⃣ You want evidence-based tools, not guesswork. You’re ready to blend traditional yoga with modern research.

3️⃣ You want confidence to work with all kinds of clients. To meet them where they are and provide a personalised approach, within clinics, hospitals, studios, and more.

If you’re nodding along, this may be your next step.

Mind–Body Wellness Training Module 🌿 Take it as a standalone training, or a stepping stone to becoming an IAYT-certified Yoga Therapist.

✨ Early Bird ends January 16
💻 100% Live Online, recordings available for 30 days

💬 Comment READY for more info.

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