Neuroscience and Yoga Conference
Day 2 Presentations - Yoga + Brain Injury & Concussion
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Pre-recorded Presentations
- The Progress of Yoga Research and Practice for Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury - Arlene Schmid, PhD
- Brain Injury and Yoga: What Happens to the Brain and How Yoga Can Help You Heal - Shailla Vaidya, MD
- More than Words: The Power of Yoga for Stroke Survivors with Aphasia - Susan Duncan, PhD
- Yoga, Mindfulness, and Social Connection after TBI: Evidence, Innovations, Ways Forward - Kyla Pearce, PhD
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Arlene Schmid, PhD
The Progress of Yoga Research and Practice for Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury
Dr. Arlene Schmid is an occupational therapist with a PhD in rehabilitation sciences. She has been completing research on the feasibility and benefits of yoga for nearly 20 years. Currently, Dr. Schmid is a professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Colorado State University. She is the Director of Intervention Research for the Translational Neurological Lab at Colorado State University. She and her team have completed multiple studies regarding yoga, including yoga for individuals with brain injury. Dr. Schmid is a certified yoga teacher and has had a personal yoga practice for over 25 years. She appreciates the benefits that both she and study participants receive through their yoga practice.
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Shailla Vaidya, MD
Brain Injury and Yoga: What Happens to the Brain and How Yoga Can Help You Heal
Dr. Shailla Vaidya is a Toronto-based physician specializing in Mind-Body Medicine who blends Eastern wisdom with Western medicine to create trauma-informed yoga and lifestyle programs for stress, burnout, and brain injury recovery. With over two decades of experience, a Harvard MPH, and training in Family and Emergency Medicine, Therapeutic Yoga, and Self-Compassion, she empowers individuals and organizations to prioritize well-being and resilience.
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Susan Duncan, PhD
More than Words: The Power of Yoga for Stroke Survivors with Aphasia
Dr. E. Susan Duncan is a cognitive neuroscientist and Associate Professor at the CUNY Graduate Center, where they directs the Language Imaging & Brain Research (LIBRe) Lab and studies aphasia, neuroplasticity, and the brain’s language networks. A certified yoga teacher and member of “Team Yoga,” Dr. Duncan explores the impact of yoga on quality of life for people with aphasia through a whole-person wellness approach.
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Kyla Pearce, PhD
Yoga, Mindfulness, and Social Connection after TBI: Evidence, Innovations, Ways Forward
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Dr. Kyla Pearce is the Senior Director of Programs, Research, and Operations at the LoveYourBrain Foundation, where she leads evidence-based yoga and mindfulness initiatives for the brain injury community and has trained over 3,000 individuals in adapting these practices. A dedicated researcher and longtime practitioner, she has conducted NIH-funded studies on yoga for neurological conditions and continues to advocate for healing through mindfulness, movement, and community.
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