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Montreal International Symposium on Therapeutic Yoga
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Dr. Shailla Vaidya
MD, MPH, CCFP(EM), C-IAYT
BIO
Dr. Shailla Vaidya
MD, MPH, CCFP(EM), C-IAYT
https://www.theyogamd.ca/meet-dr-vaidya
Shailla Vaidya is a Physician/Yoga Therapist practicing Mind-Body Medicine in Toronto, Ontario.
She studied Medicine at Dalhousie University, did her residency in Family and Emergency Medicine at the University of Ottawa, and completed a Master’s in Public Health (Management and Policy) at Harvard University.
She has also served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University and the University of Toronto.
Shailla grew up in a cultural tradition of Yoga and Ayurveda, and is excited to bring the science of Eastern Wisdom to Western Medicine.
Her current area of practice is in stress-related illnesses, with a focus on burnout and caregiver strain in the Helping Professions.
She is the creator of Yoga for Stress Resilience – Therapeutic Yoga Burnout Recovery Program (TYBR), which combines the path of yoga with the science of human function, change management, and stress recovery.
She also serves on the faculty team of Svastha Yoga Therapy.
Shailla frequently gives workshops to her fellow physicians, medical students, and allied health professionals.
As a “Compassion-it” Change Agent, she is effecting change within the health care system by healing our healers and by bringing a more holistic approach to the management of chronic disease.