Background Low levels of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and mental health
problems are issues that have received considerable attention in the last decade. The aim of …

Medical yoga is defined as the use of yoga practices for the prevention and treatment of
medical conditions. Beyond the physical elements of yoga, which are important and effective …

This paper is a review of empirical studies, review and meta-analysis publications on yoga
from the last few years. The review includes demographics/prevalence of yoga as a practice …

Objective To assess the impact of a yoga curriculum in an elementary school on student
quality of life, and to assess teacher and staff perception of potential barriers to, and benefits …

Meditation-based interventions such as mindfulness and yoga are commonly practiced in
the general community to improve mental and physical health. Parents, teachers and …

Purpose: The purpose of this review is to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of
yoga for the reduction of symptoms of anxiety and depression in youth. To our knowledge …

Yoga and mindfulness activities, with roots in Asian traditions such as Hinduism or
Buddhism, have been brought into growing numbers of public schools since the 1970s …

Mental health conditions in childhood and adolescence are increasing in the US population
and require early intervention, as highlighted by a recent Surgeon General's Advisory on …

Adolescence is a key developmental period for preventing substance use initiation, however
prevention programs solely providing educational information about the dangers of …

Imagine a classroom that explores the twinned ideas of embodied teaching and a pedagogy
of tenderness. Becky Thompson envisions such a curriculum--and a way of being--that …