The present study was part of a group randomized controlled trial in which 7th grade
students were assigned to a yoga intervention or physical-education-as-usual. Sixteen …

The goal of this study was to evaluate potential mental health benefits of yoga for
adolescents in secondary school. Students were randomly assigned to either regular …

This study reports on the findings of a qualitative evaluation of a yoga intervention program
for urban middle and high school youth in New York City public and charter schools. Six …

Objective The purpose of the present study was to provide a summary and comparison of
school-based yoga programs in the United States. Design Online, listserv, and database …

This is the first published qualitative assessment of a yoga program applied in a high school
setting. This qualitative interview study was nested in a randomized, controlled trial studying …

Research on the efficacy of yoga for improving mental, emotional, physical, and behavioral
health characteristics in school settings is a recent but growing field of inquiry. This …

This study investigated students' perceptions of an 8-week school-based yoga program
designed as a preventive intervention to reduce stress and improve behavior in students at …

With rising health issues among children and adolescents in America such as obesity and
diabetes, getting physically active becomes ever more important. Yoga, as an ancient …

Background: Disadvantaged youth in the United States are disproportionately likely to be
more sedentary and obese and experience more stress than their counterparts with higher …

Yoga programs within schools have become more widespread but research regarding the
potential effect on academic achievement remains limited. This study cluster‐randomized …