Dr. Dennis Bourdette recently concluded a six month study on the effects of yoga on multiple sclerosis patients. Now, he’s calling for more research to study the therapeutic value of yoga for medical patients.
The study found no evidence to support claims of yoga’s ability to curb memory loss among MS patients, a common problem among [...]
According to a recent UPI story, more than 15 million persons on the US now practice yoga, and around 35 million have expressed an interest in trying yoga within the next twelve months.
From McDonald’s advertising featuring a meditating woman in the lotus position to yoga-related products in Wal-Mart and Target, yoga suddenly seems to be [...]
Yoga is considered to be helpful for pregnant woman because it opens and stretches common problem areas such as the back, hips and tummy. Yoga also heavily relies on breath work, providing an abundant supply of oxygen to mom and fetus and preparing a woman for labor.
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Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has developed a program combining light yoga with breathing exercises that’s designed to relieve tension and stress.
Along with 50 other men and women who sat mostly in silence, eyes closed, Linda Mays was doing what comes naturally: She was breathing. But this wasn’t just inhaling and exhaling - there [...]
A growing number of mothers are taking their babies to yoga classes.
Babies taking yoga classes may be a new trend in the West, but the tradition from which it has grown dates back centuries. Harriotte Hurie, a licensed massage therapist and ethnomusicologist, saw firsthand how babies in India are massaged and exercised when she visited [...]
Twelve years ago, Hama was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. On the advice of her son’s homework tutor, she turned to yoga.
“Yoga is something I can do. It’s not hard on my body, and I can work at my own pace.” She now makes yoga part of her daily routine. Although yoga hasn’t halted the slow [...]
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Researchers believe that yoga offers numerous benefits to practitioners, including:
Improve back pain
Minimize symptoms of multiple sclerosis
Ease arthritic pain
Help carpal tunnel syndrome
Reduce cardiovascular risks
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