The Whole Person Approach To Managing Arthritis

Episode Recap Featuring Dr. Steffany Moonaz

Dr. Steffany Moonaz is a yoga therapist and researcher residing in the Philadelphia suburbs. She now serves as the Research Director at Southern California University of Health Sciences and Adjunct Faculty at the Maryland University of Integrative Health.

Dr. Moonaz completed undergraduate work in biology and dance at Oberlin College, earned an MFA from the University of Maryland as well as a CMA (movement analysis) from the Laban Institute and spent eight years at Johns Hopkins University, helping to develop and evaluate a yoga program for individuals with the chronic diseases of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, which became the basis for her PhD in public health. Along with ongoing research collaborations at the National Institutes of Health and Albert Einstein College of Medicine to improve health equity in chronic pain care, Dr. Moonaz is working to bring yoga to people with arthritis in communities around the country, as well as educating yoga professionals about the unique needs of this population.

She currently leads Yoga for Arthritis CEU programs nationwide and serves as a mentor for several emerging researchers who are studying the effects of yoga for various health conditions. Dr. Moonaz proudly serves on the Research Working Group and ACIH Councils for the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine and advocates for evidence-informed practice and policy across integrative health fields.

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