Yoga for Healing and Wellness
Only your doctor can give you advice on your medical condition, but yoga has been known to benefit a large number of ailments, both minor and major. These sites are meant as information only - check them out, take the suggestions to your health care provider, and see how yoga can enhance your health and sense of well-being.
Thyroid Disease
About.com's own Thyroid Disease expert, Mary Shomon, is a yoga advocate and here she explains why.
About.com's own Thyroid Disease expert, Mary Shomon, is a yoga advocate and here she explains why.
Phoenix Rising Principles
Everything you need to know is inside of you. That's what the Phoenix Rising yoga therapists say to their clients.
Everything you need to know is inside of you. That's what the Phoenix Rising yoga therapists say to their clients.
Yoga Tutorials
Dr. Dean Ornish offers these simple yoga tutorials via either RealPlayer or Windows Media for those who feel stressed-out or disconnected.
Dr. Dean Ornish offers these simple yoga tutorials via either RealPlayer or Windows Media for those who feel stressed-out or disconnected.
HIV/AIDS
Yoga's restorative qualities can bring relief to those living with HIV and AIDS. The Yoga Group in Colorado not only provides free yoga classes to those afflicted with HIV and AIDS, their site offers a wealth of information on the subject.
Yoga's restorative qualities can bring relief to those living with HIV and AIDS. The Yoga Group in Colorado not only provides free yoga classes to those afflicted with HIV and AIDS, their site offers a wealth of information on the subject.
Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis
This article, written by Roger Nolan (advanced teacher of therapeutic yoga), explains how yoga can be used for the management of MS.
This article, written by Roger Nolan (advanced teacher of therapeutic yoga), explains how yoga can be used for the management of MS.
Chronic Pain
Yoga instructor Christopher Ken Baxter has a compassionate and thorough mind/body/soul approach to yoga that helped relieve a student's chronic pain. He explains his approach here.
Yoga instructor Christopher Ken Baxter has a compassionate and thorough mind/body/soul approach to yoga that helped relieve a student's chronic pain. He explains his approach here.
Yoga and Breathing Exercises for Asthma
It only makes sense that yoga breathing might have benefits for those with asthma. Here is an article concerning some research on the subject.
It only makes sense that yoga breathing might have benefits for those with asthma. Here is an article concerning some research on the subject.
Yoga Facials
Okay, so you're not really sick but your face is drawn and tense. Give yourself a yoga facial and relax all those hard-working little muscles!
Okay, so you're not really sick but your face is drawn and tense. Give yourself a yoga facial and relax all those hard-working little muscles!
Yoga for Athletes
Athletes obtain the physical benefits of increased flexibility, strength, alignment, endurance, focus, breath control, and more.
Athletes obtain the physical benefits of increased flexibility, strength, alignment, endurance, focus, breath control, and more.
Yoga for Active Individuals
Athletes, dancers and martial artists find that yoga helps develop focus for their own discipline. It also helps to prevent injuries.
Athletes, dancers and martial artists find that yoga helps develop focus for their own discipline. It also helps to prevent injuries.
Yoga for Busy People
You do not have to spend hours a day to obtain the benefits of yoga. Maybe just ten or fifteen minutes might help.
You do not have to spend hours a day to obtain the benefits of yoga. Maybe just ten or fifteen minutes might help.
Yoga for HIV/AIDS
Yoga instruction for those with HIV/AIDS. Learn about free classes offered by this Colorado non-profit organization.
Yoga instruction for those with HIV/AIDS. Learn about free classes offered by this Colorado non-profit organization.
Yoga Research Abstracts
Here are results of some studies involving the various effects of yoga.
Here are results of some studies involving the various effects of yoga.
Yoga for the Special Child
It's the natural way to increase a child's body awareness, improve concentration, and reduce hyperactivity.
It's the natural way to increase a child's body awareness, improve concentration, and reduce hyperactivity.
Bedtime Blues: What to do when you can't sleep
The Yoga Site offers some information on the causes of insomnia and some tips to help relax yourself into a deep slumber.
The Yoga Site offers some information on the causes of insomnia and some tips to help relax yourself into a deep slumber.