Category: Yoga
Can Yoga Help You Stop Smoking? Recent Research Shows Promise
Do you smoke? Have you ever tried to quit? Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things to do. Many people use all kinds of techniques to stop smoking, like therapy and medicines. However, up until recently yoga has not been considered as a way to help people stop smoking. Recent research conducted by Dr. [...]
Moving from Beginning Yoga to Intermediate Yoga
You might remember that I set two stress management goals for 2012. One of those goals was to continue my practice of yoga. I believe that when I set a goal that it is good idea to revisit the goal to evaluate my progress from time to time. I am happy to say that I [...]
The Benefits of Yoga for Kids: Our Family’s Experience
Have you seen those yoga classes for children advertised and wondered whether there would be any benefits to enrolling your child in one? I had wondered that myself. You see, my child’s school has several after school enrichment activities, including dance, chess, and yoga. We did not enroll her in yoga because she was not [...]
Yoga and Weight: Recent Research Suggests Yoga Practice is Related to Lower Body Weight
Lots of people wonder whether yoga is good for weight loss. In fact, when I recently started my beginner’s yoga class, that was one of the first questions asked by one of my classmates. From my experience, the one hour of yoga that I do each week has not led to much weight loss. I [...]
How to Get Better Sleep: What I Have Learned
All of you sleepy people out there know that today is the first day after the time changed for daylight savings. I always dread this week as it takes me a while to adjust to the time change. Today I have felt pretty sluggish, especially in the afternoon. But in general, I have been sleeping [...]
An Update on My Beginners’ Yoga Experience
Today I want to give you an update on my progress with a new direction in my life–starting my yoga journey. In September, during Yoga Month, I set a goal to begin a program of yoga. I have reviewed a lot of research lately about the health benefits of yoga, so I thought I would [...]
I Am Glad I Made it to Yoga Since Physical Activity is Linked to Better Mood and Less Depression
If you have been reading my blog recently, you probably know that after setting a goal to start yoga in September, I had finally achieved my health goal and signed up for a yoga class (in November). But, then right before my first yoga class, I got really sick and was too sick to go [...]
Yoga Shows Promise in Helping Women with Insomnia after Menopause
Many women experience problems with sleep after menopause, which happens around the age of 50. A small study conducted by Afonso and colleagues and published in Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society shows that yoga may help with insomnia after menopause. In the study, 44 women age 50 to 65 years who [...]
Isn’t It Ironic: I Am Too Sick for Yoga
If you have been following my blog for a while, you may remember way back in September, which was Yoga Month, I set a goal to try yoga. Although I have spent a lot of time doing various exercises and other types of stress management, I really have not done much yoga. Recently, I have [...]
Can Yoga or Stretching Help People Who Have Lower Back Pain?
I remember the experience like it was yesterday. I went to pick up my heavy book bag from the floor. I bent over, lifted it, and twisted my body. Then I felt this “pop.” There was a twinge of pain at the time, but it was minor in comparison to what it would feel like [...]
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