Research Paper

Cancer and cancer recovery is associated with inflammation. This inflammation can be measured through blood tests, which measure the concentration of cytokines. In this novel study, 17 patients with cancer were asked to perform 16 weeks of yoga three days a week. On completing this yoga practice, patients had reduced cytokine levels indicating that yoga …

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People caring for patients with cancer have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. This study looked at how 6 weeks of Iyengar yoga may help decrease this risk in caregivers. The study found that a yoga-based intervention can help protect caregivers of patients undergoing stem cell treatments from cardiac diseases and delays the onset …

Effects of a yoga-based stress reduction intervention on stress, psychological outcomes and cardiometabolic biomarkers in cancer caregivers: A randomized controlled trial Read More »

Yoga4Health is a ten-week group yoga course designed to provide people both experienced and new to yoga. This study examined the acceptability of yoga as a means of providing biopsychosocial benefits and helps bring people together (social prescribing). The findings of this study support the use of yoga as a means of providing the practitioners …

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