Mind-Body / Recovery
Lift Weights for Better Sleep Quality
According to research, resistance training may be superior for sleep quality improvement than aerobic exercise or a combined weight/cardio workout.
Exercise, Adolescents and Depression
The pandemic was challenging for adolescents with depression, with girls at greater risk for both depression and anxiety than boys.
Pilates Benefits for Older Adults
Mat Pilates benefits for older adults included improved functional mobility, mobility, gait, balance and physical activity.
Ultimate Adventure To Longevity in Fitness & Movement
Have you ever wished you could reconnect your mind and body? Many of us feel out of sync with ourselves. We want to feel better, but we don’t know how to begin. What if you…
Benefits of Yoga for the Immune System
Can you use yoga for the immune system? Research shows it may have beneficial effects on inflammatory markers and cortisol levels.
Cryotherapy Update
Cryotherapy is the application of cold temperatures with ice, cold water or cold air for therapeutic, health and recovery purposes.
4 Steps to Uncover Your Purpose
How do you define your purpose? Lee Jordan, MS, NBC-HWC, and Beth Jordan, RYT 500 describe four action steps below.
Using Curiosity to Help Clients Get Unstuck
How we can use the power of curiosity to help clients unlock and swing open the door to the behavior change they seek.
Benefits of Yoga for Older Adults
Yoga for older adults in their 60s and 70s may have a significant positive effect on fitness after 9–12 weeks of practice.
Sleep Deprivation Reduces Walking Efficiency
To add to our understanding of sleep, new findings show that sleep deprivation can undermine walking efficiency and increase clumsiness.
Body Image in Menopause
During menopause, women experience a hormonal shift that can often be detrimental to their quality of life and body image. Physical changes in appearance, such as graying hair and wrinkles, are a normal part of…
Journaling Prompts
As we settle into 2022, Yoga Journal contributor Milan Sundaresan offers 10 pointers on using journaling to create the life you want.
Coping With Grief During COVID-19
Experts weigh in on coping with grief in the context of COVID-19, including what’s different about it and how to help yourself and others.
5 Crucial Behavior Change Variables
These key variables of behavior change play the greatest roles in determining whether a person follows through on a nutrition recommendation
4 Organizations Supporting Black Health and Wellness
In continued celebration of Black History Month, we are sharing a few organizations that advocate for Black health, wellness and representation.
Benefits of Mushrooms for Depression
Can we use mushrooms for depression? It turns out mushrooms may help you feel better physically and emotionally.
Restorative Yoga May Reduce Chronic Pain
Older women with chronic pain who participated in twice-weekly flow and restorative yoga classes experienced reduced pain.
Fruits and Veggies Kids’ Mental Health
There seems to be more stress and anxiety in children now. Encouraging them to eat more berries and carrots could help kids’ mental health.
10 Holiday Stress Coping Strategies
With the holidays often come new stressors. Family get-togethers, shopping, decorating, gift buying and wrapping, cooking and baking, and attending special activities can place extra demands on clients and lead to stress.
Here are 10 holiday stress coping strategies from the Mayo Clinic:
Hiking: It’s For Everyone!
Telling a person to “take a hike,” used to be a bit of an insult, but sending someone on a trek is really more of a favor. Besides having physical benefits, hiking improves mental health by fostering a relationship with nature. Research shows that spending time among trees and the great outdoors reduces blood pressure, lowers cortisol and adrenaline levels, and amps up the immune system (Mitten 2016).