yogajala Staff A groundbreaking study from the University of California San Diego has found that just seven days of intensive meditation can produce brain changes remarkably similar to those seen with psychedelic substances — without any drugs involved. The research, published in Communications Biology, offers some of the strongest evidence yet that dedicated meditation practice can rapidly … Read more
Depression has a way of making the simplest actions feel monumental. Getting out of bed is hard enough — the idea of rolling out a yoga mat can feel absurd. Yet research increasingly confirms what practitioners have known for centuries: yoga is one of the most effective complementary approaches to managing depression, and it works … Read more
Adriene Mishler, the Austin-based yoga teacher whose YouTube channel “Yoga With Adriene” has amassed over 13 million subscribers, kicked off 2026 with a new annual series called “Return.” The four-week program, which dropped new videos each weekend in January, has already been viewed tens of millions of times and culminated in a live class that … Read more
A new qualitative study published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies has revealed that long-term workplace yoga programs deliver sustained mental health benefits for desk-based workers, but only when companies address the practical barriers that cause most participants to drop out within the first few months. The findings come as corporate wellness spending … Read more
A landmark clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry has found that adding yoga to standard medication-assisted treatment can cut the severe opioid withdrawal period nearly in half, from a median of nine days down to five. The study, led by researchers at India’s National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) in Bengaluru, is the … Read more