People in midlife who regularly practice yoga are less likely to gain weight than those who do not practice yoga, according to a study published in the July–August issue of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine (2005; 11 [4], 28–33). Click to read full article on IDEAFit.com Site
Contact Via Mobile Phones and E-Mail Gets Results
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Mind-Body-Spirit News: Are you already communicating with clients via cell phone or e-mail? If not, you might want to start. Numerous studies have shown that social support and individualized feedback are powerful tools for helping people make and keep healthy habits. Recent research presented at the American College of Sport Medicine’s 55th Annual Meeting—held in… [Continue Reading]
Technological Advances Aid Study of Mind-Body Connection
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Ten reports presented in the International Journal of Psychophysiology (2008; doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.09.002) highlight how technological improvements are enabling more detailed measurement of mind-body interactions. For example, researchers noted that a response such as sweating, which occurs on the outside of the body through the peripheral nervous system, is regulated by the brain, and that when this… [Continue Reading]
Students Need More Sleep, Less Stress
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American college students represent a large potential market for body-mind activities that promote relaxation and stress reduction. Students nationwide report that the top five factors impacting their academic performance are stress, colds and flus, sleep difficulties, concern for troubled friends or family members, and relationship difficulties, according to the American College Health Association 2006 National… [Continue Reading]
Concern Over Yoga in Schools Is Resolved
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Punk Rock Yoga Nightclub Workout in Seattle
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Yoga instructor Kimberlee Jensen is making headlines nationwide for creating punk rock yoga. The Seattle resident told the Associated Press (AP) that she started a punk rock yoga class in 2003 to satisfy the community outreach requirement of her yoga teacher training program. She has kept it going because of its popularity. [Click here to... [Continue Reading]
Active Americans Enjoy Stretching
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World Tai Chi and Qigong Day
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How Old Is Your Brain?
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Mind-Body-Spirit News: New research shows that brain aging can begin as early as 40 years of age. Research results published in Nature (2004; 4 [24 June], 883–91), a scientific journal, show that damage in brain tissue involved in learning and memory caused by normal stresses of living varies among individuals in the middle-age years. [Click... [Continue Reading]
Leading U.S. Trauma Center Using Body-Mind Methods
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Mind-Body-Spirit News: Prominent medical institutions are integrating more body-mind practices into patient care as evidence of the benefits of these practices mounts. At the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in downtown Baltimore, 7,500 patients come for treatment annually. Medical professionals are now offering these trauma patients acupuncture and Reiki, as well as music and… [Continue Reading]
