It is truly a gift to work with employees who are seeking greater well-being in the face of high demand jobs and complex daily living.

Yoga Alliance, a certifying board for yoga instruction has reviewed current research on yoga & its benefits. As you may know, our mindfulness, meditation, relaxation and stretching classes are based on the science of yoga that values the individual's investigation of mind-body techniques. We participants a Swiss army knife of tools so that they can skillfully choose how to bring balance into their lives mentally, physically, and emotionally. Yoga works best when we have a preventive approach, rather than an acute disorder, which takes a specialized provider. This makes it urgent that employers make programs applicable and accessible to all employees. Feel free to peruse the link for special populations (like Workplace Populations) and mental health and disease prevention.

I have also read the latest systematic review put out by Veterans Affairs on diseases affecting their veteran populations and the conclusion is that Yoga is highly beneficial for generalized lower back pain and there is strong evidence of a positive effect on anxiety and depression, as well as overall health.

General link to all studies on the Yoga Alliance site:  https://www.yogaalliance.org/About_Yoga/Research_on_the_Benefits_of_Yoga 

Finally, the picture above is a visual representation of  Dr. Timothy McCall's list of over 100 studies that verify yoga's benefit for a wide range of diseases. You can find more about his review of yoga research here: www.drmccall.com.