Daheia Barr-Anderson, PhD, associate professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Behavioral Physical Activity Laboratory (BPAL), attended the 2023 Symposium on Yoga Research (SYR) sponsored by the International Association of Yoga Therapy from Oct 16-18, 2023 hosted at the largest yoga retreat in North America, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, MA. She has served on the Scientific Program Committee for the past two years; this year she delivered an oral presentation titled, “Conducting Yoga Research in For-Profit Settings: Building Partnerships and Maintaining Scientific Rigor While Navigating Capitalism” and participated in a panel, “Navigating NIH Funding for Yoga Research”, to discuss her experience of applying for and securing funding from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.