Explore how yoga supports your overall health and wellbeing. From managing chronic pain and improving sleep quality to reducing anxiety and supporting cardiovascular health, these evidence-based articles cover the therapeutic side of yoga practice and its growing role in modern healthcare.
Linköping University in Sweden is hosting a landmark conference this spring titled “Evidence on Yoga — Future for Health and Care,” bringing together researchers, clinicians, and yoga therapists from around the world to examine the growing body of evidence supporting yoga as a clinical intervention. The event coincides with the World Health Organization re-designating India’s … Read more
A landmark study published in JAMA Psychiatry has found that adding yoga to standard medication-assisted treatment can cut the severe phase of opioid withdrawal nearly in half — from nine days down to five. The randomized clinical trial, conducted by researchers at AIIMS New Delhi and covered by the Harvard Gazette, offers the strongest evidence … Read more
Pranayama — the ancient yogic science of breath control — is experiencing a modern renaissance. Doctors are prescribing breathwork for anxiety, athletes are using it for performance, and neuroscience is finally explaining what yogis have known for millennia: how you breathe directly shapes how you think, feel, and function. This guide covers the essential pranayama … Read more
Yoga was never meant to be exclusive. Despite the perception that you need to be young, flexible, and athletic to practice, yoga at its core is about meeting your body where it is — and that’s exactly what accessible yoga does. Whether you’re working with limited mobility, chronic pain, a larger body, pregnancy, age-related stiffness, … Read more
A new study published in Scientific Reports has found that just 10 weeks of regular yoga practice produced measurable improvements in immune function and metabolic health among stressed medical students — adding to the growing body of evidence that yoga can strengthen the body’s defenses at a biological level. What the Study Examined Researchers at … Read more