Previous studies in correctional facilities have shown positive effects of yoga on inmates. They experience increased impulse control and improved mental health. Are the same positive results seen in ...

Taxpayers’ money is being spent on giving prisoners yoga classes to control their behaviour. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has awarded a £30,000 contract to a company to delive ...

When you picture a typical yoga class, you probably envision a room full of flexible folks being taught and having their form corrected by a very hands-on instructor while some ambient music plays in ...

Co-authored by Nikita Baxi and Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. The prevalence of military sexual trauma among female veterans is staggering. In Canada, 44.6 percent of female veterans reported experiencing ...

Not every yoga class teaches you to listen. This International Day of Yoga, we explore how this is precisely what sets trauma-informed yoga apart.

Landon Funk lives in Nashville and teaches power, restorative, trauma-informed and sculpt classes. You can’t go to therapy without first going to yoga – that’s my belief anyway. We store all of our ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- A Florida nonprofit helping people who feel they may have been left behind by society is working to expand even more. Yoga 4 Change teaches what they call ...

Yoga, is a practice that connects mind, body, and spirit through physical poses, breathwork, and meditation. Studies have found that a consistent yogic practice can lead to improvements in anxiety, ...

FREETOWN – Sergeant Felixon Musa stands tall, arms raised in front of a group of 100 Sierra Leonean soldiers, taking them through a yoga routine he thinks is as important as any arms drill. He learned ...

While it seems counterintuitive, a yoga class can be anything but relaxing and grounding for some people. “The teacher asked us to come into tadasana — mountain pose. She put one arm across my chest ...

Yoga enthusiasts have had to face tough conversations in the past week after a New York Times article detailed the history of consent violation and inappropriate touching by yoga instructors to their ...