International Institute of Yoga Therapy

International Institute of Yoga Therapy (IIYT) is a Michigan based legal entity.

IIYT, among the first accredited yoga therapy programs in Michigan is the first yoga therapy certification program in the United States to be held under the auspices of a hospital.

In 2005, Veronica Zador, two term past president of International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) and two term past Vice President of Yoga Alliance (YA), past Chairs of Prenatal Yoga and Yoga for Children Standards of Yoga Alliance and current President of IIYT, began designing the curriculum for the variety of programs to create a course of advanced study in the clinical applications of yoga therapy.

In 2006, Veronica Zador helped initiate and launch Wayne State University, School of Medicine in Detroit, MI, Co-Curricular Program in Yoga Therapy. The program was among the first in the United States offering for-credit instruction in clinical applications of yoga therapy in a medical school.