7 Yoga Alignment Principles for Safe Yoga Relief

New to yoga? Keep in mind these 7 yoga alignment principles for safe yoga relief. As the benefits of yoga are proven in a growing number of NIH-funded studies and widely publicized research papers, more people are taking up yoga. The reports have demonstrated yoga’s positive effects on a variety of conditions, from relieving back pain to easing depression. But if you don't know what you're doing and you're not under the watchful eye of a qualified teacher, you could end up doing more

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Is Yoga Pain Relief for Childbirth a Viable Option?

Yoga has been proven beneficial for so many conditions, but could yoga pain relief for childbirth be a viable option? There's plenty of data to support the effectiveness of drugs, such as epidurals and opioids, for pain management – but these methods may also lead to adverse effects, James Neilson, MD, of the University of Liverpool in England, and his colleagues wrote in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. The authors noted, "It remains important to tailor methods used to

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Yoga Relief for Anxiety Effective in 5 Days [video]

Recent research on yoga relief for anxiety found a "dramatic decrease in symptoms" in Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) after 5 days of home practice. This is great news for those resistant to, or displeased with, other therapies. Anti-anxiety medications come with a high price tag, plus side effects including weight gain, sexual impairment, nausea, and even addiction. Mindfulness-based treatment or cognitive behavioral therapy often takes so long to see results that patients abandon the

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How Yoga Eases Depression

Perhaps you're one of many people wondering how yoga eases depression. Virtually everyone will be affected by depression – either their own or someone else's – during their lifetime. And our standard treatments for depression are woefully inadequate: recent figures suggest antidepressants work for as few as 30% of the depressed population. But what about yoga? How does yoga help relieve depression? Here's one man's experience. How Yoga Eases Depression What is so good about

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Yoga Relief for Allergies [video]

Yoga relief for allergies offers natural relief to allergy sufferers. Due to an unusually warm winter in most of the country, allergists are predicting a longer and more severe allergy season. Your choices: stock up on nasal sprays, eye drops and antihistamines visit the doctor's office for steroidal allergy shots enjoy easy and relaxing yoga poses and breathing How about trying the natural, safe, calming yoga relief for allergies first? Yoga Relief for Allergies To help

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Yoga for Hangover Treatment [video]

Spring Break? Hope your Party Central offers yoga for hangover treatment! Yoga, which is known to be good for just about everything, is also an effective hangover remedy. There are simple yoga poses which will help wring out and detoxify your internal organs, plus get your head clearer. Here's a humorous yet helpful approach to the 4 best yoga poses to treat hangover, and a relaxing hangover recovery yoga video practice with yoga expert Tara Stiles. Yoga for Hangover Treatment 1.

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Yoga for Stress Relief Beats Drugs or Alcohol: Yoga Rave!

What the world needs now is - a Yoga Rave! Based on the principle that yoga for stress relief beats drugs or alcohol, Yoga Rave is coming – hopefully to a city near you! Drugs and alcohol are temporary solutions to an ongoing problem – stress. They provide an escape but don't help you learn to cope, as yoga does. Enter the Yoga Rave. “Teenagers and young adults today are stressed out and looking for ways to let go. Often, they use drugs and alcohol to release the stress but

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Yoga Relief for High Blood Pressure

One in three American adults suffers from hypertension, and could benefit from yoga relief for high blood pressure. Where there is no disease-specific cause, high blood pressure is often the result of a stress-filled life. While a mindful yoga practice will ease stress-caused hypertension, these special tips will make it even safer and more beneficial. Yoga Relief for High Blood Pressure Some asanas work better than others for actually lowering blood pressure - and simple modifications

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Stress Relief Yoga May Improve Stress Related Illness

The latest in a series of studies touting yoga's health benefits proposes that stress-relief yoga may improve stress-related illness. The research was published in the online journal Medical Hypotheses. "Yoga is known to improve stress-related nervous system imbalances," said study researcher Dr. Chris Streeter, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry at BUSM and Boston Medical Center. The study provides a theory to help understand how yoga helps patients feel better. Stress Relief Yoga

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Yoga Poses for Depression Treatment [video]

Looking to ease depression naturally? These yoga poses for depression treatment can help. Yoga benefits include more than strength, balance and flexibility. A growing body of evidence shows how yoga can help with mental well-being, while easing the emotional struggles that many of us face. Relieve your depression naturally with yoga! Click on each pose name to visit a page with a photo and instructions. Yoga Poses for Depression Treatment Child pose or balasana is perhaps the most

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