In his book The Story of Yoga: FromAncient India to the Modern West, the author, Alistair Shearer answers a simple question: How did “a time-honoured road to enlightenment” turn “into a $25 ...

Numerous studies have documented the benefits of yoga and meditation in the treatment of stress, depression and epilepsy, and the management of chronic pain. Now, John et al. have demonstrated the ...

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Ever wonder if that headstand you're doing is good for you? Or if your Ashtanga practice is really giving you an aerobic workout? Or if your yoga teacher is truly qualified to be teaching? Enter ...

LISBON, Portugal — The addition of a year-long customized yoga therapy intervention to guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) appears to significantly improve heart failure measures associated with ...

Yoga, with its roots in ancient India, is evolving beyond physical exercise to become a promising tool for improving mental health. The practice, which integrates movement, meditation, and breathing, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Glatter is a New York-based physician covering public health. Oh my aching back...these are words I hear so often, because, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with recurrent vasovagal syncope, yoga as an adjunctive therapy was superior to standard therapy ...

Yoga can positively be used as an “adjunct therapy” to reduce the inflammation and pain in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an auto-immune disorder wherein the body starts to attack its own tissues. This ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Mental health expert Dr. Raj Kumar said yoga is more than just meditating and/or stretching. He said it's necessary for people who have been hit hard by the pandemic. He said now, ...