Yoga News

SUNDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Doing yoga in a room heated to between 90 and 105 degrees -- known as "hot yoga" -- is increasing in popularity, but it may not be for everyone, an expert warns. Exertion in high temperatures may be dangerous fo...

THURSDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Mind-body therapies such as yoga, meditation and deep-breathing exercises appear to be gaining more acceptance in mainstream medicine, according to a new study. Mind-body therapy is used by more than one-third ...

SATURDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- In a small preliminary study, the ancient art of yoga appeared to halve the number of episodes of a potentially dangerous irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation. Three sessions of yoga a week also im...

SUNDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Yoga may be becoming more of a mainstream approach to Americans' health woes. People have been practicing yoga for millennia to improve their strength, serenity and wellness, but its roots in ancient Indian phil...

THURSDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Yoga that includes gentle stretches and meditation may help alleviate the symptoms of fibromyalgia, a small study finds. Twenty-five women diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a chronic pain syndrome, were enrolled in...

SUNDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Yoga is safe for pregnant women, as long as they approach the activity with reasonable caution and moderation, experts say. "Women who are expecting can benefit greatly from exercise, especially yoga -- they just...

THURSDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer survivors who participated in a month-long program in the ancient art of yoga reported enhanced quality of life, better sleep, less fatigue and less need for sleep medications. "This is a readily applica...

TUESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Practicing yoga can help ease chronic lower back pain, a new study shows. Researchers divided 90 people, aged 23 to 66, who had mild to moderate functional disability as a result of back pain into two groups.

THURSDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Practicing yoga regularly may help your eating habits so you can maintain a healthier weight, a new study says. Researchers at the Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center reported a link between y...

FRIDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Settling into a warrior or tree pose a few times a week seems to improve symptoms and quality of life for people with asthma. In fact, participants in a recent trial studying the effects of Hatha yoga also report...

THURSDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Yoga can improve the emotional health of breast cancer patients, contends a new U.S. study. "Given the high levels of stress and distress that many women with breast cancer experience, the opportunity to exper...