About Robin Rothenberg

Robin Rothenberg is an internationally respected yoga therapist, running accredited training programs for teachers and therapists. She was certified in the Iyengar method through 1996, and went on to receive certification in the Viniyoga tradition with Gary Kraftsow of American Viniyoga Institute, completing her Therapist Training with him in 2000. She has also been influenced by the teachings of Swami Satchidananda, having studied extensively with Nischala Joy Devi, and has trained with Richard Miller in the use of i-Rest, or Yoga Nidra as a healing modality.

After owning The Yoga Barn studios outside Seattle for 20 years, Robin has now shifted to teaching therapeutic yoga exclusively in medical settings. She offers classes at Evergreen and Swedish Hospitals and sees private clients at Rehab Options in Issaquah. She offers quarterly clinics at Bastyr Naturopathic University and is an adjunct faculty member of Mt. Royal University, teaching "Foundations of Yoga Therapy".

Robin has been teaching yoga teachers for the last ten years at the YA 500 hr. level and has now launched a comprehensive Yoga Therapist Training, in alignment with IAYT standards. She offers workshops and clinics around the country, see Schedule of Events to find out when Robin may be in your area.

In 2010, Robin developed Living Yoga Radio, a talk show explicitly targeting the teachings and practices of yoga with interviews with some of the yoga's most celebrated teachers. Podcasts are enjoyed worldwide and can be downloaded from iTunes or click here to view available podcast titles.

Robin sits on the advisory board of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), and has presented on lower back pain at SYTAR (Symposium for Yoga Therapy and Research) and on anxiety at NAMA (National Ayurvedic & Medical Association). She is a presenter for YogaHUB Virtual World Conference. Highly involved in Yoga Research, Robin co-authored the protocol and taught the classes for the landmark study Comparing Yoga, Exercise, and a Self-Care Book for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized, Controlled Trial, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in Dec., 2005. Her ground-breaking work in the field of yoga research has been written about in the New York Times, Seattle Times, Yoga Journal, Fit Yoga and Natural Health. She continues to work in the field of yoga research having written the protocol for another NIH study, designed to reduce hot flashes in women in menopause, and collaborating with researchers on a study addressing arthritis and insomnia in seniors.

On a personal note, Robin lives in Fall City, Washington with her husband Peter. They have two beautiful, grown daughters and a darling granddaughter all who live in the northwest. Robin's journey into yoga began with her own chronic health issues, ranging from auto-immune dysfunction to acute low back and neck pain. Yoga has always been central to her healing regime through the years, and now in her fifties Robin has established a level of health and well-being she could never imagined as a young adult. It is her 'dharma' and passion to share the wealth of knowledge and blessed teachings that have been passed down to her from the yoga lineage and she is enormously grateful to all of the teachers that have mentored her over the years. Robin is currently engaged in Morei Derekh, a training in Jewish Spiritual Direction that is deepening her understanding of her own faith, and fulfilling her intention to better support students and clients spiritually as an integral part of their healing journey.