Research

Yoga therapy can be a wonderful complementary therapy to traditional medical interventions. For example, 

  • In a study on Mindfulness Meditation and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia, it was found that increases in mindfulness skills contributed to an improvement in daytime alertness. Researchers found that 61% of participants reported no incidences of insomnia during the follow-up period.

  • Researchers found that physical yoga postures can reverse bone loss that has reached the stages of osteopenia and osteoporosis.

  • In a study on women with fibromyalgia, individuals who practiced gentle poses, meditation, breathing exercises, yoga-based coping tools, and group discussions reported a reduction of pain and fatigue, as well as positive improvements in mood.

These are just a few examples of the positive benefits of yoga therapy. I would love the opportunity to further discuss how yoga therapy can improve your life! I look forward to meeting you soon!

(1) Thirthalli, J., Naveen, G., Rao, M., Varambally, S., Christopher, R., & Gangadhar, B. (2013). Cortisol and antidepressant effects of yoga. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 55(7), 405. 

(2) Vedamurthachar A, Janakiramaiah N, Hegde JM, Shetty TK, Subbakrishna DK, Sureshbabu SV, et al. Antidepressant efficacy and hormonal effects of Sudarshana Kriya Yoga (SKY) in alcohol dependent individuals. J Affect Disord 2006; 94:249‑53.

(3) Hölzel, B. K., Carmody, J., Vangel, M., Congleton, C., Yerramsetti, S. M., Gard, T., & Lazar, S. W. (2011). Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 191(1), 36-43.

(4) Ong JC, Shapiro SL, Manber R. Mindfulness meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a naturalistic 12-month follow-up. Explore (NY) 2009; 5:30–36. 

(5) Lu, Y. H., Rosner, B., Chang, G., & Fishman, L. M. (2016). Twelve-minute daily yoga regimen reverses osteoporotic bone loss. Topics in geriatric rehabilitation, 32(2), 81.

(6) Carson, J. W., Carson, K. M., Jones, K. D., Bennett, R. M., Wright, C. L., & Mist, S. D. (2010). A pilot randomized controlled trial of the Yoga of Awareness program in the management of fibromyalgia. PAIN®, 151(2), 530-539.