yogajala Staff A landmark randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry has found that yoga can cut the severe opioid withdrawal period nearly in half when combined with standard medical care. The study, conducted at India’s National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences and highlighted by Harvard researchers, offers a promising new tool in the global fight … Read more
Of all the gaps between completing a yoga teacher training and becoming a truly effective instructor, anatomy is often the widest. Teacher trainings cover poses, sequencing, and philosophy — but the foundational understanding of why bodies move (and don’t move) the way they do often gets compressed into a weekend module that leaves graduates knowing … Read more
The hour before bed is one of the most consequential hours of your day — for your nervous system, your sleep quality, and your overall health. What you do in that window either prepares your body for deep, restorative sleep, or keeps it locked in a state of alertness that makes sleep shallow and unsatisfying. … Read more
When summer heat builds and the body starts to feel heavy, agitated, and depleted, pranayama offers something no air conditioning unit can: a way to cool yourself from the inside out. Ancient yogic texts describe a group of breathing techniques specifically designed to lower body temperature, reduce heat-related irritability, and soothe the nervous system — … Read more
In a landmark recognition of yoga’s growing role in global preventive healthcare, the World Health Organization has re-designated India’s Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine (Yoga) for the period 2025 to 2029. The designation makes the New Delhi-based institute the formal global hub for evidence-based yoga … Read more