Webcast: Yoga and the Mind Body Connection for People with Disabilities

Matthew Sanford, MA Discusses Yoga and the Mind Body Connection for People with Disabilities

Matthew Sanford, MA is a pioneer in adaptive yoga for persons living with disabilities and has been teaching a weekly adaptive yoga class at the Courage Center in Golden Valley, Minnesota since 1998. He has received several awards for his work, including a Volvo For Life National Hero award this past March. He was also recently featured on NBC's Today Show and has published a memoir that chronicles his journey in understanding the mind body connection.

As part of the continued focus on knowledge and prevention of secondary conditions associated with SCI, Matthew Sanford will discuss his work in adaptive yoga, and how the mind body connection applies to everyone. The webcast will be moderated by Lex Frieden, Director of ILRU and professor of Health Informatics and Rehabilitation at the University of Texas (Houston, TX). Join us to learn more about Yoga and the mind body connection.

To link to this Web cast and download accompanying materials please visit:

http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/calendar.html

For instructions on how to access a Web cast visit:

http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/instructions.html

For additional information, please contact Matt Kehn at 202.877.1603 or at matthew.e.kehn@medstar.net