Dr. Francesca Nicosia, PhD, C-IAYT, CIYT, E-RYT, is a medical anthropologist, yoga therapist, and integrative health services researcher with the San Francisco VA Health Care System and faculty at the Institute for Health & Aging at UCSF who will be offering Yoga Therapy for Sleep Support in the GYTD Community Sessions.

As Dr Nicosia acknowledges, for many, normal sleep patterns have been disrupted during the coronavirus pandemic, with impacts on our overall physical and mental health and resilience.

Developing an approach to an asana and pranayama practice to support optimal sleep can have numerous health-related benefits including improved mood, physical and cognitive function, and decreased daytime fatigue and irritability.

Join her session for an experiential introduction to foundational principles of sequencing a yoga therapy session to promote restful sleep.

As a person living with persistent post-concussion syndrome, she knows firsthand how disruptions to sleep cycles can be supported through a yoga therapy approach. Her session will incorporate principles based in neuroscience, Ayurveda and yoga philosophy, and Iyengar yoga techniques for a restorative asana and pranayama practice to create an atmosphere specifically designed for sleep support.

Learn more about community sessions and register here.