Improve Arthritis with Massage, Yoga, and Tai Chi

  By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease which can lead to pain and swelling of your joints. Yoga is a great complimentary practice to help overcome knee osteoarthritis relief, as you’re strengthening and loosening your joints, and improving your overall well being.” – Minakshi Welukar   Osteoarthritis is […]

Improve Schools with Yoga

By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “Today’s students face tremendous pressure to achieve within a world that is often overwhelming. The tools of yoga and mindfulness offer proven methods of developing the inner resilience needed to navigate physical, mental and emotional stress. . . and can increase their capacity to learn effectively, manage challenging emotions, self-regulate behavior, […]

Fight Osteoporosis with Yoga

By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “Yoga puts more pressure on bone than gravity does. By opposing one group of muscles against another, it stimulates osteocytes, the bone-making cells.” – Loren Fishman   Bone is living tissue that, like all living tissues, is constantly being broken down and replaced. Osteoporosis occurs when the creation […]

Calm Anxiety with Yoga

“Yoga helps our entire system slow down. Our bodies are programmed to heal naturally, and what stops that healing are all the stressors of daily life. Yoga dissolves those stressors for the time during practice and usually the effects last for hours after.” – Elena Brower   Yoga practice is multifaceted. It is a physical […]

Control Type 2 Diabetes with Yoga

“Yoga-asanas in combination with conventional medical treatment provides a better metabolic control giving a feeling of general well being, alertness and attentiveness without any side effects.” – Savita Singh   Type 2 diabetes is a common and increasingly prevalent illness that is largely preventable. Although this has been called adult-onset diabetes it is increasingly being […]

Improve Diabetes with Yoga

“Many people with diabetes have found relief by incorporating yoga into their routine, and it can help at any stage.” –  Jasmine Lieb   It is estimated that 30 million people in the United States have diabetes and the numbers are growing. Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the United States. It […]