“Yoga therapy is not just physical practice,” says Mona Flynn, third- year Ed.D. candidate in kinesiology. “People tend to equate yoga with posture, but there’s so much more it has to offer. I want yoga to be recognized for its worth, as both a restorative practice and a preventative one.”
Flynn is motivated to earn her Doctor of Education in Kinesiology from UNC Greensboro.
“Yoga therapy is rapidly growing as an evidence-based profession, and the medical community is becoming more receptive to integrated practices,” she says. “I can only hope that my dissertation may contribute to the body of knowledge in how to effectively use physical activity to improve overall well being to an underserved population.”
In addition to her coursework, Flynn runs her own yoga business and the local non-profit The Yoga Connection (TYC), a community engagement program aimed at immigrant and refugee women.