Latest yoga and wellness news
A landmark clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry has found that yoga, when added to standard medication treatment, can cut the severe phase of opioid withdrawal nearly in half — from a median of nine days down to just five. The study, led by researchers from Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center … Read more
According to Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of medicine that underpins much of yoga’s philosophical tradition, we are currently in Kapha season — the time of year when the heavy, cool, stable qualities of late winter transition into the moist, expansive energy of spring. If you’ve been feeling sluggish, congested, unmotivated, or prone to oversleeping … Read more
Something is shifting in the yoga world. Walk into studios, scroll through wellness apps, or browse social media in 2026, and you’ll notice a word appearing with increasing frequency: somatic. Somatic yoga — a practice that blends traditional asana with body-based trauma therapy and nervous system science — has emerged as one of the fastest-growing … Read more
For the millions of women navigating perimenopause and menopause, the search for natural, evidence-based relief is intensely personal — and increasingly well-supported by science. A growing body of research published through early 2026 is confirming what many yoga practitioners have long reported: a consistent yoga practice can meaningfully reduce some of the most disruptive symptoms … Read more
A new clinical study published in PMC has found that 12 weeks of yoga-based slow breathing exercises produced clinically significant reductions in blood pressure and measurable shifts in autonomic nervous system function. The findings offer some of the strongest evidence yet that specific pranayama techniques can serve as an effective complementary intervention for hypertension — … Read more