Chair Yoga for Heart Disease
There is evidence to suggest that Yoga, one of the oldest healing traditions in the world, can be used to prevent and manage heart...
There is evidence to suggest that Yoga, one of the oldest healing traditions in the world, can be used to prevent and manage heart...
In both cases of IBS and IBD, the mind and body are connected, but, which symptom started first? Did the mind affect the body or did the body affect the mind? Either way, we know they are intertwined and we have to heal the ‘whole’ person in order to improve the condition any ailment. Despite all of the information out there, it is still difficult to find a known cure for IBS or IBD that helps to heal the ‘whole’ individual. Medications and surgery are often prescribed to physically help with the symptoms, but, there is a lack of knowledge out there to help people naturally heal through Yoga, Ayurveda, meditation, pranayama and eating whole foods.
Yoga teachers would be wise to learn which students have high blood pressure in their classes. For the safety of all students, Yoga...
A Yoga sequence for high blood pressure is one of the primary keys to prevention and management, and a Yoga practice can be the key to...
Due to the fact that the shoulders bear weight in many Yoga asanas, people who have rotator cuff surgery must be careful when resuming...
The Role of Yoga - many people think that Yoga is not very helpful in cases of acute or chronic diarrhea. Yogasanas and Pranayama are...
When practicing Hatha Yoga to help improve the condition of asthma, there are many types of poses that can be utilized, but they...
Yoga training as an intervention for spinal stenosis, is so effective that in February 2011, Dr. Anand Gandhi, a physician at the Laser Spine Institute in Scottsdale, AZ, published an article on “Yoga and the Aging Spine,” detailing the benefits of Yoga therapy for an aging spine as it "promotes a full range of motion, restores flexibility, and improves circulation."
Yoga training is shown to lower blood pressure, and those who regularly practice a Yogic lifestyle, usually enjoy lower rates of hypertension than the general population. Practicing Yoga, to control hypertension, has been proven effective - without the side effects experienced with medication. However, proper instruction with a certified Yoga teacher and a medical professional are strongly advised.
The clinical studies at MD Anderson – in conjunction with the help of Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (VYASA), a therapeutic Yoga research foundation and university in Bangalore, India, and a well-known organization in India – used a combination of asanas, breathing techniques, meditation, and other methods of relaxation, to create a therapy regimen.