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Embracing the New Year with Yoga Sutras: Keys to Peace Amidst Challenges
"In daily life, we see people around who are happier than we are, people who are less happy...if we can be pleased with others who are...

Ellen Anderson
Dec 28, 20232 min read


Yoga and Parkinson's Disease: A Holistic Approach to Well-Being
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement, balance, and overall quality of life. While there is currently...

Ellen Anderson
Nov 30, 20233 min read


Yoga and Exercise for Schizophrenia
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and includes World Schizophrenia Day which is commemorated every May 24th. The evidence is clear...

Ellen Anderson
May 31, 20232 min read


Yoga for People with Chronic Pelvic Pain???
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a persistent, often disabling pain within the pelvis. Surprisingly common, CPP presents a major challenge to...

Ellen Anderson
Feb 7, 20236 min read


Constipation: A Case for Yoga
Can Yoga Help or Decrease Constipation? The word constipation comes from the Latin word, “constipore”, which means “to press, crowd...

Ellen Anderson
Oct 18, 20223 min read


Is Yoga for Incontinence a Good Idea?
Without a doubt, pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT) has robust evidence-based support and clear benefit as a first-line treatment for...

Ellen Anderson
Oct 7, 20223 min read


Mindfulness & Healthcare Providers
This article was written by Dr. Matthew Mandel If someone asked you to define mindfulness, what would you say? You can probably ask 10...

Matthew Mandel
Aug 22, 20225 min read


Meditation: Benefits of Group Practice with a Teacher
Meditation, which is Dhyana in Sanskrit is one of the eight limbs of yoga described in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra. These limbs provide...

Ellen Anderson
Oct 3, 20212 min read


Yoga & Pregnancy: What Does the Research Show?
Yoga seems to be beneficial for lots of conditions (stress, high blood pressure, back pain, etc.) but is yoga beneficial during and after...

Ellen Anderson
Aug 14, 20216 min read


Youth Mental Health-Anxiety: A Case for Yoga
Nearly 50% of all teenagers have complaints related to stress, anxiety and/or depression, with 37% experiencing persistent sadness or...

Ellen Anderson
Jul 15, 20214 min read


Yoga as an Adjunctive Treatment for COVID-19
You might have read the title of this article and thought, What the heck?! There go those yogis again, adding to their claims that yoga...

Ellen Anderson
Aug 4, 20203 min read


Alternative vs Complementary vs Integrative Medicine: What’s the Difference?
Rehabilitation professionals don’t “cure” people of their diseases, but they do provide treatments and recommendations for people with...

Ellen Anderson
Jun 23, 20203 min read


Anatomy Quiz!
Test your knowledge of human anatomy with this short quiz. CLICK HERE to take the quiz

Lori Zucker
Jun 21, 20201 min read


Change the Way You Age: Yoga for Strength
It’s terrible, but true. As we age, we become weaker. Sure, as we get older we start to slow down a little bit, and maybe become a bit...

Ellen Anderson
Jun 20, 20202 min read


Sleep, Sleep, Perchance to Dream – Can Meditation really Help?
When was the last time you felt you had a great night’s sleep? If it’s been a while, you aren’t alone! In recent years research has shown...

Lori Zucker
Sep 22, 20192 min read


Does Yoga Qualify as an Aerobic Workout?
In a NYT article by the same name, you can read about a study of 22 people performing surya namaskar (sun salutations ) for 8 minutes....

Ellen Anderson
Sep 17, 20192 min read


Four Important Exercises to Fight Aging
The Harvard Health Letter (January 2017) tells us that cardio/aerobics, strengthening, balance training, and stretching are the 4 most...

Ellen Anderson
Sep 16, 20192 min read
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