Yoga, Healthy Diet Improve Key Marker of Aging
Most people remember healthy lifestyle advocate Dr. Dean Ornish for his ground-breaking work showing that a program of regular yoga combined with a healthy diet can reverse ever severe heart disease. Fewer people may be aware that Dr. Ornish has
"Yoga of Awareness" for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
A study published in the Journal of Pain & Symptom Management found that Jim and Kimberly Carson’s Yoga of Awareness program helped women with metastatic breast cancer manage pain and other symptoms. The 8-week study consisted of thirteen female patients
For Strong Bones, Exercise More Important Than Calcium Supplements
A recent study from researchers at the University of Melbourne found that, when it comes to increasing bone density, ingesting calcium and Vitamin D isn’t enough: exercise may be the deciding factor in protecting your bones from osteoporosis and fracture.
Martin Kirk, Anusara Yoga, and How I Found My Tibia
Yesterday just before dinner, I came home from a weekend away on an Anusara Yoga Immersion workshop. I scooped up my four and a half year old daughter, kissed her, listened to her adorable recounting of the day. I cuddled
"Yoga Breaks" Teach Healthy Living Skills
Giving kids yoga breaks in schools doesn’t just enhance strength and flexibility. Yoga improves focus, enhances learning, and boosts moods. New studies show that it improves children’s quality of sleep as well. One leading advocate of giving kids “yoga breaks”
Can Teaching Yoga in Schools Lead to a Better World?
It has been said that no society can rise above the level of their teachers. The future generation is shaped in our classrooms. The impact of an effective teacher on thousands of learners extends over four decades of his or
Lifestyle Medicine: Exercise Offers Powerful Help for Depression
Does exercise, such as yoga, swimming, or jogging really offer help for individuals fighting depression? Most people have heard or read that exercise provides positive benefits for individuals seeking to combat depression. However, you may be wondering if this is
Yoga, The 5 Koshas, and Your Bliss Body
There are few books that stay with you for years or even decades, but those that do often contain snippets of wisdom so memorable that they continue to guide you throughout your life. For me, one such book for was
Best Beginning Yoga Postures for Diabetes
For those with diabetes or pre-diabetes, adopting a regular yoga routine in addition to other healthy lifestyle habits can provide relief from diabetic symptoms and even help overcome the condition. The best beginning yoga for diabetes will include postures and
Yoga Offers More than Therapy for Back Pain
Yoga teaches us that the body is as young as the spine is supple. A simple statement, which nonetheless holds a key to understanding not just how to prevent debilitating back problems, but how to stay healthy and vital throughout
Yoga Helps Kids With Special Needs Find A Calm Place Within
Students at the Diener School in Potomac, Maryland, are finding their inner yogis—weekly yoga classes are part of the curriculum for all students at this special-needs, K-5 private school. Every student at the Diener School has unique language-based learning disabilities,
Shortcuts to Inner Peace - A System for Stress Management
Sylvia, my client of several months, sat across from me, clearly agitated. This forty-something woman, mother of two teenage boys, going through a divorce but still living under the same roof with her soon-to-be-ex, crossed her denim clad legs exclaiming,
Bad Mood, Down in the Dumps, Depressed? Lack of Sleep Could Be a Cause
Do you feel moody, down in the dumps, easily overwhelmed and overburdened? The natural solution to combat your blues could be as simple as getting more sleep. The Risks of Lack of Sleep to Our Mental and Emotional Health Our mood
Yoga for Vets Organization Aims to Relieve Trauma, PTSD
When Yoga For Vets founder and ex-Marine Corps captain Anu Bhagwati left the military in 2004, she didn’t know where to turn. Suffering from multiple injuries, as well as depression and PTSD, she began a yoga teacher training course to
New Insomnia Clinic Uses Yoga and Meditation to Relieve Insomnia
Can’t sleep? Natural remedies for insomnia such as yoga, are often successful as alternate therapies to help people get a good night’s rest. Now a Chicago hospital offers a comprehensive new program of natural remedies for insomnia, including yoga. Everyone