YOGA RESEARCH
Western research is finally catching up to what ancient practitioners understood millennia ago.
A growing body of clinical evidence now supports what I see in my work every day: yoga therapy can be a powerful complement to conventional medical care to improve patient outcomes.
It's being used in hospitals, cancer centers, pain clinics, mental health settings, and integrative health practices nationwide, including major institutions like MD Anderson Cancer Center and Children's Hospital Colorado.
Certified yoga therapists (C-IAYT) are credentialed through the International Association of Yoga Therapists, the field's governing accrediting body, establishing yoga therapy as a recognized clinical profession. The research is growing, the recognition is building, and the results speak for themselves.
Below is a sampling of the studies and researchers that inform my approach.
Research clearinghouse: International Association of Yoga Therapists : clinical studies, systematic reviews, and and meta-analyses across a range of conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular health, chronic pain, diabetes, immune function, mental health, stress, and more.
Sullivan MB, Erb M, Schmalzl L, Moonaz S, Noggle Taylor J and Porges SW (2018) Yoga Therapy and Polyvagal Theory: The Convergence of Traditional Wisdom and Contemporary Neuroscience for Self-Regulation and Resilience. Front. Hum. Neurosci. 12:67. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00067
Efficacy of Yoga vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Stress Education for the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety DisorderA Randomized Clinical Trial
Naomi M. Simon, Stefan G. Hofmann, David Rosenfield et al. Efficacy of Yoga vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs Stress Education for the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety DisorderA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry, 2020 DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.2496
Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Ph.D: Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital: "evaluation of the clinical effectiveness and basic psychophysiological mechanisms underlying the practice of yoga and meditation techniques. These behavioral techniques include specific manipulations of respiratory frequency and tidal volume, maintenance of body postures and stretching exercises, and meditation and mindfulness, which involves relaxed control of attention."
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