Understanding Yoga Research

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

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Yoga's expansion into healthcare, public services and policy recommendations is largely due to the increased volume of research evidence to support yoga's effectiveness in improving various aspects of whole-person health. This book provides yoga therapists and teachers with an introduction to accessing and evaluating this research and applying it to their practice, their marketing and their collaboration with healthcare providers and stakeholders.Yoga research and evidence have unique features and this book introduces the reader to the alignment of yoga philosophy with research inquiry through the three pillars of evidence-informed practice - evidence, expertise and preference. The challenges that yoga researchers face and the limitations in applying research to practice are also honestly considered.Whether to collaborate successfully with healthcare providers, for better advocacy on behalf of yoga professionals, or to inform your teaching, care plan development and delivery, an understanding of the 'how' and 'why' of yoga research is increasingly indispensable.

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Utgivningsdatum2027-01-21
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor352
FörlagJessica Kingsley Publishers
MedarbetareSatBir Khalsa
ISBN9781805018865

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Dr Steffany Moonaz is a research scientist with over 20 years of experience researching yoga and other integrative health practices. She has been teaching research literacy and evidence-informed practice to yoga professionals in higher education and in private training programs for many years, helped develop the Master of Science in Yoga Therapy at Maryland University of Integrative Health, and created their Research Department. She now serves as Research Director at the Southern California University of Health Sciences. Dr Moonaz also has a private practice as a yoga therapist and health coach. Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, PhD has been fully engaged in basic and clinical research on the efficacy of yoga and meditation practices in improving physical and psychological health since 2001. He has practiced a yoga lifestyle since 1972 and is a certified instructor in Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. He is the Director of Yoga Research for the Yoga Alliance and the Kundalini Research Institute, Research Associate at the Benson Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Research Affiliate of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He has conducted clinical research trials evaluating yoga interventions for insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic stress, and anxiety disorders and in both public school and occupational settings. Dr. Khalsa works with the International Association of Yoga Therapists to promote research on yoga and yoga therapy as the chair of the scientific program committee for the annual Symposium on Yoga Research and as editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy. He is medical editor of the Harvard Medical School Special Report An Introduction to Yoga and chief editor of the medical textbook The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care.