The health benefits of yoga and exercise: a review of comparison studies

A Ross, S Thomas - The journal of alternative and complementary …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: Exercise is considered an acceptable method for improving and maintaining
physical and emotional health. A growing body of evidence supports the belief that yoga …

[HTML][HTML] Health impacts of yoga and pranayama: A state-of-the-art review

P Sengupta - International journal of preventive medicine, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Thousands of years ago yoga originated in India, and in present day and age, an alarming
awareness was observed in health and natural remedies among people by yoga and …

Effects of yoga on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Cramer, R Lauche, H Haller, N Steckhan… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background The aim of this review was to systematically assess and meta-analyze the
effects of yoga on modifiable biological cardiovascular disease risk factors in the general …

The effects of yoga in prevention of pregnancy complications in high-risk pregnancies: a randomized controlled trial

A Rakhshani, R Nagarathna, R Mhaskar, A Mhaskar… - Preventive …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: While previous studies have shown the potential effects of yoga in normal
pregnancies, this randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of yoga in prevention of …

Implementing yoga within the school curriculum: A scientific rationale for improving social-emotional learning and positive student outcomes

B Butzer, D Bury, S Telles, SBS Khalsa - Journal of children's services, 2016 - emerald.com
Implementing yoga within the school curriculum: a scientific rationale for improving social-emotional
learning and positive student outcomes | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies …

[HTML][HTML] Frequency of yoga practice predicts health: results of a national survey of yoga practitioners

A Ross, E Friedmann, M Bevans… - … and alternative medicine …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background. Yoga shows promise as a therapeutic intervention, but relationships between
yoga practice and health are underexplored. Purpose. To examine the relationship between …

Yoga and hypertension: a systematic review

A Tyagi, M Cohen - Alternative therapies in health …, 2014 - researchrepository.rmit.edu.au
Abstract blood pressure evidence based medicine health behavior human hypertension
lifestyle mental stress quality of life randomized controlled trial (topic) review yoga …

Short term health impact of a yoga and diet change program on obesity

S Telles, VK Naveen, A Balkrishna… - Medical Science …, 2009 - medscimonit.com
Background: Obese persons often find physical activity difficult. The effects of a yoga and
diet change program, emphasizing breathing techniques practiced while seated, was …

A systematic review of yoga for heart disease

H Cramer, R Lauche, H Haller, G Dobos… - European journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background This systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aimed to evaluate
the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendation for yoga as an ancillary …

Yoga in the management of overweight and obesity

AM Bernstein, J Bar, JP Ehrman… - American Journal of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Although yoga may help manage conditions comorbid with overweight and obesity, such as
low back pain, whether yoga helps with weight loss or maintenance beyond that which can …