Improve Sensory Discrimination with Alternate-Nostril Yoga Breathing By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “alternate nostril breathing, has a long history in Ayurvedic medicine and yoga, where it’s thought to harmonize the two hemispheres of the brain, resulting in a balanced in physical, mental and emotional well-being.” – Paula Watkins Yoga practice is becoming […]
Improve Calmness with Alternate Nostril Yoga Breathing By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “alternate nostril breathing . . . it’s thought to harmonize the two hemispheres of the brain, resulting in a balanced in physical, mental and emotional well-being. While science has yet to really explore what might be going on in terms […]
Improve Drug Resistant Major Depressive Disorder with Yoga Breathing Exercises By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Yoga breathing can help you manage the symptoms of both anxiety and depression. After years of meditating, and learning to observe my anxiety-based depression, I actually recovered from a condition that literally almost killed me. I regained […]
Breathing-Focused Yoga Practices Produce Greater Benefits for College Students than Meditative-Focused Practices By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Want to manage your anger so you don’t feel you’re always on the verge of blowing up? Want to feel less stressed and juggle all the things going on in your life? Need to focus […]
Improve Memory with Yoga Nostril Breathing Techniques By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth.” – Sanskrit Proverb Yoga practice is becoming increasingly popular in the west, for good reason. It has documented benefits for the individual’s psychological and […]
Increase Metabolism with Yogic Breathing Practices By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “different yoga postures and breathing practices, which involve the control of respiratory rate and retention periods, may produce markedly different metabolic effects.” – Anupama Tyagi Breathing is essential for life and generally occurs automatically. It’s easy to take for granted as it’s been there our entire […]
Manage Symptoms in Cancer Survivors with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “when it’s used alongside conventional medical treatment, yoga may help relieve some of the symptoms linked to cancer.” – American Cancer Society Because of great advances in treatment, many patients today are surviving cancer. But cancer survivors frequently suffer from anxiety, depression, […]
Reduce Inflammatory Responses and Reduce Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “yoga practice significantly decreases the severity of physical and psychological symptoms in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis.” – Science Daily Arthritis is a chronic disease that most commonly affects the joints. Depending on the type of […]
Meditative Yoga is Superior to Power Yoga in Reducing Stress and Anxiety By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “It may seem like yoga styles are all basically the same, but in reality more than a hundred different schools of yoga exist.” – Justin Young Stress is an integral part of life. But […]
Improve Executive Control in Thinking with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “yoga can be a cognitive enhancement or brain fitness exercise that can confer similar or even more extensive cognitive resilience than memory training-the gold standard-in older adults.” – Helen Lavretsky Mindfulness training has been shown to be effective in improving […]