Articles/Excerpts

Five Guidelines for Movement that Heals, Not Hurts Advice for keeping your yoga practice safe and therapeutic. Excerpt from Yoga for Pain Relief.

Guidelines for Teaching Mixed-Levels Classes Mixed-levels classes typically contain students with a variety of abilities, experience, injuries, and illnesses. These guidelines help ensure that all students feel safe and welcomed in your class.

Strike a Pose: Is Yoga Part of Your Pain-Relief Plan? There's Good Reason to Think It Should Be. Pain Solutions October 2009

Yoga for Chronic Pain. IDEA Fitness Journal, 3(6).

Yoga as a Tool. American Psychological Association Monitor on Psychology November 2009

Research

Full Reference List from Yoga for Pain Relief

Short Reference List: Studies on Yoga/Meditation for Stress and Pain Relief

Yoga Medical News Summarizes news and research on yoga (updated daily)

Non-Profit Organizations Supporting Research, Education, and Professional Training in Yoga and Meditation

The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Non-profit educational organization dedicated to creating a more effective, comprehensive and compassionate model of healthcare and health education that combines the precision of modern science with the wisdom of the world’s healing traditions.

The Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society
Supports research and training in mind-body approaches to medicine, including the use of mindfulness for chronic pain.

The International Association of Yoga Therapists
Supports yoga therapy research and training and serves as a professional organization for yoga teachers, yoga therapists, and healthcare professional who use yoga in their practice.

The Mind & Life Institute
Supports research on meditation and coordinates collaboration between leaders in contemplative practices, psychology, neuroscience, education, and medicine.