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Research
shows that yoga interventions (particularly those that include not just
postures, but also meditation, relaxation, breathing practices, and a
yogic diet) can benefit a wide range of emotional and physical illnesses.
Each
month, I post a summary of the latest peer-reviewed and published research
on yoga and health.
Yoga
can positively influence your health in a number of ways. Below are just
some of the many ways that yoga can influence your well-being:
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Yoga
can prevent and treat disorders/injuries of the muscular/skeletal
systems (yoga as physical
therapy).
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Yoga
can help to prevent,
postpone, slow down, or reverse stress-related diseases and suffering
- which accounts for a huge proportion of human suffering (yoga as stress
reduction).
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Yoga
can help to keep the
body and mind agile (yoga as the fountain of youth).
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Yoga
can influence health-related behaviors (i.e. diet, sleep, exercise;
yoga as preventive medicine).
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Yoga
can influence how we think, feel about, and respond to our experiences
(yoga as psychotherapy).
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Yoga
can influence our social relationships and roles, and yoga classes can
provide a sense of social support and community (yoga as social
intervention).
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Yoga
can help us cope with the physical and psychological pain associated
with illness (yoga as complementary medicine).
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