How Might Yoga Work? An Overview of Potential Underlying Mechanisms
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Popular and academic interest in yoga for treatment of health conditions are increasing at an alarming rate while over 30 million people claim to practice yoga for health benefit worldwide [1]. The practice of yoga originates from 5000 BCE in India to combine specific postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), meditative techniques (dhyana), chants (mantras) and wisdom teachings (sutras) to encourage union with body and mind [2]. Yoga therapy is the “process of empowering individuals to progress toward improved health and well-being through the application of the philosophy and practice of Yoga” [3]. Today, nearly 14 million Americans (6.1% of the population) say that a doctor or therapist has recommended yoga to them for their health condition [4]. In the United Kingdom, national healthcare services promote yoga as a safe and effective way to promote physical activity, improving strength, balance and flexibility as well as a potential benefit for people with high blood pressure, heart disease, aches and pains, depression and stress [5].
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