Diverse Populations

• Factors 

(these are not mutually exclusive and may be affected by "intersectionality"-the way that these factors interact with each other in a single individual or a group).

• age
• childhood
• adolscence
• adulthood
• seniors
• life stage
• pregnancy/postpartum
• puberty/menstruation
• injuries
• athletic/training
• repetitive motion (OT)
• lifestyle
• accidental/physical trauma
• chronic conditions (may be reversible)
• diabetes
• post-polio syndrome
• arthritis
• high blood pressure
• scoliosis
• dysplasia/asymmetrical dysplasia
• progressive or acute disorders (non-reversible)
• autoimmune
• RA
• MS
• Lupus
• Scleroderma
• Cancer (& post-treatment)
• mental, emotional & spiritual state
• anxiety/depression
• trauma
• stress
• cultural/sociological
• ethnicity
• religion
• deafness
• gender
• socioeconomic status (education, occupation, income)

• Interventions

(Interventions may occur in the context of group classes or as individual designs. 

The two types of interventions have by their nature a very different focus.)

• Whereas the individual prescription is tailored to account for and deal with all aspect of an individual client. 
• The protocol of the group class must be focused on general goals for that population.

• protocols for prevention (optimal health & function)
• protocols for symptoms or treatment of active conditions
• protocols for side effects of treatments
• rehabilitation for injuries (support healing and optimal function)

Contributions:

• Iyengar yoga systems (BKS & Geeta Iyengar)
• anatomy based postural interventions
• Structural Yoga Therapy (Stiles)
• Viniyoga system (Kraftsow via Deskishar)
• anatomy based postural and breath movement interventions
• Kundalini yoga system (Kaur Khalasa)
• pranayama (breathwork) interventions
• Phoenix Rising system (Lee) & Purna system (Palkhivala)
• physio-psychological systems
• Svastha Yoga Therapy
• anatomy based postural and ayurveda (Mohan)
• The Breathing project (Kaminoff)
• anatomy based postural & pranayama
• Other Modern Integrative Yoga Therapies
• Yoga Rx (Payne)
• Urban Zen (Yee & Saidman Yee)
• Yoga Nidra (iRest) (Miller)
• Hatha Yoga systems (traditional texts)
• ayurveda
• diet
• dosha
• lifestyle
• kriyas
• shat karman
• nuali kriya