Service Provision Tier 4
From 31 December 2020 the Isle of Wight goes into the highest level of Coronavirus restrictions, Tier 4 Stay at Home. Under Tier 4 I am able to provide Yoga Therapy in person where there is a health need, under guidance from Complementary and Natural Healthcare...NIH: Study Provides New Insights Into Changes in Brain Function in Fibromyalgia
I came across this article from NIH National Center for Complimentary and Integrative Health a few days ago. Study Provides New Insights Into Changes in Brain Function in Fibromyalgia Its a commentary on a recent study into how a functional set of connections in the...Chronic Pain and Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Impatient is the range of conditions we commonly refer to as Dementia – decline in cognition over and above that normally expected with ageing (basically, we all get a bit slower as we age, but CI/dementias go beyond that). Chronic Pain has various...What Has Neuroimaging Taught Us on the Neurobiology of Yoga? A Review
I recently came across the research paper published in July this year (2020) What Has Neuroimaging Taught Us on the Neurobiology of Yoga? A Review Its fair to say its complex, but what emerges is that there is a consistent trend to improved neuro health through yoga...Yoga for Pain Relief
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), a US body, has published a useful Clinical Digest on Yoga for Pain Yoga may help relieve low-back pain and neck pain, but it has not been shown to be helpful for some other painful conditions such...Track and Trace – Don’t Forget to Scan In
When you visit the studio you will see a NHS Track and Trace QR code – if you have the Track and Trace App on your phone, please scan in. Its a legal requirement that we display the QR, and advise you to use it.Individualized Yoga Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Anxiety
I was directed to this writing recently: Pariṇāma Model: Contextualizing Experiences of Change in Participants of Pilot Study to Determine Efficacy of Individualized Yoga Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Anxiety I was particularly interested in the authors comment,...Yoga for Health (eBook) – National Centre for Complementary and Integrative Health
This is a free 39 page ebook from National Centre for Complementary and Integrative Health. Although NCCIH is an American governmental body, the contents translate well to the UK. If you are new to Yoga and looking for some unbiased thoughts, this is worth a read...Research: Heart rate variability is associated with amygdala functional connectivity with MPFC across younger and older adults
Catching up on reading this weekend, and on my reading list was this. Heart rate variability is associated with amygdala functional connectivity with MPFC across younger and older adults Without turning this post into a neuroscience lecture, here’s what this means in...Research: Yoga-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation After Acute Myocardial Infarction
A quick review of a paper published in April this year – Yoga-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation After Acute Myocardial Infarction – A Randomized Trial The research looked at Yoga based Cardiac Rehabilitation (a programme called Yoga-CaRe) versus “enhanced...Yoga Therapy Sessions available In Person Again
From 4 July 2020 I can once again offer Yoga Therapy sessions in person at my Rowborough studio. For clients who prefer to continue to work via Zoom for now that can, of course, be accommodated. In person sessions are offered, of course, with Social Distancing and...Research: A qualitative study of LoveYourBrain Yoga
Earlier this year I attended a CPD with Minded Institute over four days, and one section of this was Yoga Therapy for Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury, taught by Love Your Brain Yoga, a specialist Yoga intervention developed in the US for Brain Injury and Stroke....Research: Meditation and Yoga Practices as Potential Adjunctive Treatment for Coronavirus
Meditation and Yoga Practices as Potential Adjunctive Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19: A Brief Overview of Key Subjects https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/acm.2020.0177 This was published Monday this week, 22 June. The authors acknowledge...Research: Meditation and yoga practice are associated with smaller right amygdala volume the Rotterdam study
I came across this 2018 paper recently: Meditation and yoga practice are associated with smaller right amygdala volume the Rotterdam study The Amygdala – there are two of them, left and right brain hemispheres, are part of the Limbic System, which is our...White Paper: Yoga Therapy and Pain-How Yoga Therapy Serves in Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management, and How It Can Do More
The International Association of Yoga Therapists has recently published a White Paper, entitled “Yoga Therapy and Pain-How Yoga Therapy Serves in Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management, and How It Can Do More” As a White Paper this is not original...
Zooming Yoga Therapy Online
Face to face Yoga Therapy won’t be happening for a few months – I am targeting September to restart sessions in person. Until then I am able to offer 1 on 1 sessions and consultations using the video conferencing tool, Zoom. Its not ideal, but it is...Relaxation Response and Coherent Breathing – A Review
I’ve spent this last weekend catching up on some reading, and in particular reviewing some old staples. One of these was The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson, the other The New Science of the Breath by Stephen Elliott. I’ve reviewed both previously...Reading on Restorative Yoga
I spent this weekend undertaking a review of some Restorative Yoga books – some I had read before, some new, some I had reviewed before, some not. What is Restorative Yoga? Like many things the act of trying to define it only makes it more difficult. Generally...International Journal of Yoga Therapy 2019
I am a general member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and receive their annual research journal, “International Journal of Yoga Therapy”. Over Holiday and Christmas I read the 2019 journal, and contents cover: iRest Meditation for Older...
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