4th Annual How Yoga Heals Telesummit Set for November 2026

Summit Overview

The 4th Annual How Yoga Heals Telesummit will take place online from November 6-9, 2026. The event focuses on yoga, somatic practices, and understanding nervous system regulation, pain, and mental health. Workshops and classes are held on November 6th, 7th, and 8th, and the summit offers live access and 48-hour replay access to all the sessions.

Expert Presentations

Tess O’Hern, a C-IAYT practitioner with 23 years of experience as a physical therapist in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, will present on the science behind yoga’s effect on the body’s interconnected systems. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, a Harvard Medical School faculty member, will discuss the link between yoga and alleviating insomnia. Mala Cunningham introduces a Neuro-Yoga Psychology Model that aligns the Eight Limbs of Yoga with psychological and neurological processes, and participants will study topics like the vagus nerve, nervous system regulation, and neuroplasticity. Robert Guilmette explores how yoga can support individuals in early substance use disorder recovery, while Susanne Murtha adapts research-grounded mind-body-yoga strategies into an accessible chair yoga format for pain management.

Practical Applications

The program includes emotional regulation yoga for children, which teaches them to recognize and manage emotions through simple movements and grounding techniques, and a somatic movement course for frozen shoulder that uses a gentle approach informed by nervous system regulation and fascia research. Leila Stuart offers a session on using Experiential Anatomy in a therapeutic context. Dr. Ela Manga examines burnout from physiological, psychological, relational, and spiritual viewpoints. Cathryn Wilson looks at the Yoga Sutras as a tool for understanding human suffering and cultivating resilience.

Local Implications

Because the event is online, practitioners in Los Angeles can take part in sessions on neuro-yoga and somatic practices without travelling. The summit also covers pain management and emotional regulation, topics that may be useful to local practitioners in their own yoga practice.