yoga health benefits

Study: Yoga Improves Quality of Life After Cancer – TIME

June 8, 2011

As any cancer survivor can attest, the side effects of many cancer treatments can often be overwhelming.  Now, what may seem obvious to many yogis – that yoga can improve sleep  and overall quality of life – has additional scientific back-up. Dr. Karen Mustian of the University of Rochester Medical Center designed a standardized program [...]

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Yoga soothes fibromyalgia pain – CNN.com

October 16, 2010
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Via CNN: Fibromyalgia patients who aren’t getting relief from prescription drugs and are in too much pain to exercise may want to try yoga, a new study suggests. A weekly two-hour yoga class reduced fibromyalgia symptoms such as pain, fatigue, and stiffness by 30 percent in more than half of the people who took it, [...]

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Evolution of the Emergency Room – Breathing Techniques for Pain Management

April 19, 2010

This past weekend I had to visit the emergency room at our local hospital. (Thank goodness, we’re all okay.) Upon leaving, I was given a 7-page printout of Discharge Instructions.  In addition to a summary of the prescriptions and their usage, the packet included a lengthy Pain Management section which included the breathing and visualization [...]

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Max Strom’s First Book: A Life Worth Breathing: A Yoga Master’s Handbook of Strength, Grace, and Healing

March 15, 2010

Update 3/27/10: Max Strom’s book is now available. Click on the book cover image below to order via Amazon. Yoga master Max Strom’s highly anticipated first book, A Life Worth Breathing, is now available for pre-order on Amazon and will ship out April 2010. Reserve your copy on Amazon: A Life Worth Breathing: A Yoga [...]

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Matthew Sanford links yoga’s self-awareness and healing

January 17, 2010

Matthew Sanford was paralyzed in an auto accident 30 years ago. Today, he teaches yoga and works to educate the health industry on the importance of the mind-body connection. Read his story and be amazed and inspired. Matthew Sanford links yoga’s self-awareness and healing | freep.com | Detroit Free Press www.matthewsanford.com

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