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10/02/2025

𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗬: 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 & 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀

This study explored how regular yoga practice affects women diagnosed with conditions like hernia, lordosis, scoliosis, and kyphosis. Using a qualitative, phenomenological design, researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 15 women who had practiced yoga for at least three months.

Participants reported a wide range of benefits:
• Mental and emotional: Enhanced stress management, increased self-compassion, and improved life satisfaction.
• Physical: Postural improvements, physical relaxation, and better overall spinal health.
• Holistic: Greater body–mind awareness, deeper understanding of personal limits, and more active engagement in their healing journey.

This study underscores yoga’s dual role as both a physical therapy and a psychological support tool. For women with spinal disorders, it offers a sustainable, empowering approach to improving quality of life. It also reinforces yoga’s value as a public health intervention, especially for populations facing chronic musculoskeletal challenges.

REFERENCE: www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1685627/abstract

10/01/2025

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09/30/2025

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09/23/2025

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09/17/2025

Q: Why have you suddenly advised people to divide their yoga for osteoporosis practice in two, separating the halves by 8 hours or more?

A: Several different researchers have found that the refractory period (the time osteocytes and osteoblasts need to recover from their bone-making) is about 8 hours long. Further, 72 seconds of stimulus sets these cells to work for about 30 minutes. Stimulating the cells more, e.g., by doing yoga for 20 minutes, has no effect beyond the first 72 seconds for each bone. But it still has the wonderful effects of yoga!

09/16/2025

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09/09/2025

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09/02/2025

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08/27/2025

𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗬 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧:
𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗻𝗲𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳

A May 2025 study in JAMA Network Open found that supervised yoga was as effective as supervised strength training for reducing pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

The trial focused on 117 Australian participants aged 40 years or older with knee OA and moderate pain.

Over a three-month period, both yoga and strength training reduced knee pain, but yoga also offered slightly greater benefits for symptoms of depression.

After six months, participants who continued a home-based yoga routine had better adherence and reported less pain and stiffness than those in the strength-training group.

SOURCE: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2833997

08/19/2025

𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗬 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧: Yoga Involvement & Mental Health in Times of Crisis

🧘🏻‍♀️ A cross-sectional study published in Frontiers in Psychology explored how deep involvement in yoga, beyond just physical practice, affects mental health during global crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.

🔍 Goal of the Study:
To examine whether the degree of philosophical and spiritual immersion in yoga (termed “yoga involvement”) influences psychological well-being, spiritual wellness, and distress levels, especially during turbulent times.

✨ Key Findings:
• Yoga practitioners showed significantly higher levels of spiritual well-being compared to Pilates practitioners.
• Greater involvement (regardless of practice type) predicted stronger psychological and spiritual well-being and a deeper sense of coherence.
• Interestingly, yoga involvement helped suppress the negative impact of yoga practice on sense of coherence, suggesting that how deeply one engages matters more than the practice alone.
• No direct link was found between yoga involvement and reduced psychological distress, but the overall benefits to well-being were clear.

🌿 Takeaway:
It’s not just about doing yoga. It’s about living it. Immersion in its teachings may be a key to resilience and inner peace during life’s storms.

SOURCE: www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1096848/full

08/12/2025

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