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My Yoga Journal October 5, 2004 — Issue 121
Your weekly dose of yoga tips, information, and advice.
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The Burden of Proof
I have a friend who has studied for years to become an acupuncturist. His program has required that he balance a full-time job, an active yoga practice, and a challenging course load every semester. After five years of making sacrifices, he is finally finished. But at the moment when he should be the happiest—looking forward to a new career ahead—he is instead filled with doubt.
It's not that he doesn't think acupuncture works. He's had direct experiences with it himself. It's simply that the scientific world of medical research is only beginning to focus on acupuncture. My friend wants to cite studies and statistics to his new patients. He wants to know, from a Western perspective, what the benefits of acupuncture really are.
Many of us have probably had the same experience with yoga. We know it works because we can feel it. But we'd like to understand more about how its claims measure up to scientific proof.
This issue collects some of the most interesting scientific findings from the past four years so you can explore the problem for yourself. Not all of our writers agree on the question, but all of them have something valuable to say.
Namaste,
Leila Easa
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In This Issue:
Featured Pose: Bakasana (Crane Pose)
Bakasana may be the most important of all arm balances, since understanding how to do it prepares you for most others. Although the pose may seem intimidating at first, it's accessible for many beginners. Here's how to take flight as your feet lift from the ground.
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/468_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv121
Can You Prove That Yoga Works?
Do backbends help fight depression? Maybe.
http://www.yogajournal.com/newtoyoga/1266_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv121
Yoga Under the Microscope
Can claims of yoga's health benefits stand up to scientific scrutiny? These three researchers think so.
http://www.yogajournal.com/health/114_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv121
Western Science vs. Eastern Wisdom
Some of the most extensive medical research on yoga therapy is being done in India, but will it ever bye accepted by Western medicine?
http://www.yogajournal.com/health/844_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv121
What Science Can Teach Us About Flexibility
In recent years, biomedical research has begun to investigate and appreciate what yogis have known for centuries: Stretching keeps us limber, youthful, and healthy.
http://www.yogajournal.com/practice/209_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv121
Yoga Works!
Medical science is finally validating what yogis have known for thousands of years.
http://www.yogajournal.com/health/115_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv121
Yogis Score High on Happiness
Scientific studies reveal yoga may be the key to bliss.
http://www.yogajournal.com/health/112_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv121
Is Yoga Enough to Keep You Fit?
We sent three yogis to the lab to test the theory that yoga is all you need for optimal fitness.
http://www.yogajournal.com/practice/739_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv121
Newsletter Archives
Accidentally deleted a past issue of My Yoga Journal? Never fear.
Now you can browse our archives of past newsletters online.
http://www.yogajournal.com/newsletter_archives.cfm?ctsrc=nlv121
CURRENT ISSUE: SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2004
Here's a preview of what you'll find in the latest issue of
Yoga Journal:
BRINGING FLEXIBILITY HOME
Yoga practice teaches us that true flexibility is as much about an adaptable mind as a pliable body.
By Cyndi Lee
BETTER POSTURE 101
Don't be a slouch! Take a simple self-test to identify your posture problems, then learn how to counteract them.
By Julie Gudmestad
A MORE PERFECT UNION
Romance can lead to the ultimate in love, harmony, and freedom if you consider your relationship a spiritual practice.
By Tara Brach
THE COMPASSIONATE BACKBEND
If you have yet to find joy in backbends, it may be time to try a different approach.
By Kate Tremblay
POSES WE HATE
So, certain poses just don't thrill you. You're not alone. Five top teachers confess their struggles and all that they've learned from their nemesis poses.
By Nino Zolotow and Jason Crandell
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