Kimberly Carson
Presenter
Kimberly Carson, MPH, C-IAYT, has worked as a mindfulness educator and yoga therapist specializing in the therapeutic use and scientific study of mindfulness and yoga for people with medical challenges for over 20 years. She has taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for over two decades, and was a founding member of the Duke Integrative Medicine Center, a part of Duke University Health Systems. Kimberly has co-authored dozens of peer-reviewed articles, including the first clinical trials of a mindfulness for couples protocol and the first loving-kindness for low back pain intervention. Kimberly’s Mindful Yoga program has been shown in research trials at OHSU and Duke to significantly reduce pain and fatigue in those living with chronic pain and cancer. She began codirecting national professional trainings for yoga teachers and allied health professionals in 2008 at OHSU, Duke Integrative Medicine, VA Centers, Kripalu and other locations around the country. With Carol Krucoff, Kimberly coauthored Relax Into Yoga for Seniors. Her new book Relax Into Yoga for Chronic Pain was published in January 2020.
Learn more about this presenter’s work:
Resources
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Teaching Yoga to Seniors
Like many Americans, older adults are increasingly drawn to yoga. This presents both an extraordinary opportunity and a serious challenge for yoga instructors.
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Adapting Yoga Postures for Older Practitioners
Kimberly Carson and Carol Krucoff have created a method to help yoga teachers learn how to skillfully adapt postures to suit the individual needs of older populations.
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