IAYT Previews SYTAR 2026 Presenters Blending Yoga Research With Clinical Practice

The International Association of Yoga Therapists released the second installment of its SYTAR 2026 Presenter Series on YouTube last week, spotlighting five clinicians and researchers who will present at the June symposium in Costa Mesa, California.

The video, posted March 26, features Kristi Schwickerath, Lorena Saavedra Smith, Laura Ahrens, Lyudmyla Grytsyna, and Jennifer Guinter in short, conversational previews of the work they'll bring to SYTAR, the Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research, scheduled for June 11-13 at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa.

The sessions previewed in Part 2 concentrate on bridging empirical findings with clinical application, including trauma-informed approaches and school-based yoga implementations shaped by current research. It's the kind of content SYTAR has become known for: not philosophy in a vacuum, but feasibility studies, poster sessions, and clinical protocols that therapists can carry directly back into practice.

For yoga therapists weighing continuing education decisions, the presenter series functions as a practical triage tool. Watching a short conversational preview of Lyudmyla Grytsyna or Jennifer Guinter before committing to travel and registration costs is a legitimate way to assess whether a session aligns with your clinical caseload, especially when justifying professional development spending to an employer or clinic director.

SYTAR draws researchers, clinicians, yoga therapists, and educators into the same venue for presentations, poster sessions, and panels. That cross-pollination is where much of the field's movement happens: a researcher presenting feasibility data on breathwork for anxiety can connect directly with studio owners building trauma-informed teacher training modules. The YouTube preview series, now at least two installments deep, lowers the barrier to that kind of targeted attendance.

SYTAR 2026 opens June 11 at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa.