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Can School Yoga Improve Heart Rate Variability and Nervous System Balance? A Controlled Pilot Study

Can practicing yoga in school improve the body's ability to regulate stress? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com explores a 10-week controlled pilot study by Julia Frank, Georg Seifert, and colleagues from Jena University Hospital, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena, and Immanuel Hospital. The study examined how yoga postures, breathing exercises, meditation, and relaxation influenced heart rate variability (HRV) and autonomic nervous system regulation in young adults compared with conventional school sports.
E81
11 oct 2026
46:21

Can Kundalini Yoga Improve Sleep and Reduce Stress? A Randomized Controlled Trial

Can yoga help improve sleep quality by reducing stress, worry, and mental restlessness? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com explores a randomized controlled trial by Ryan J. Jacoby and colleagues from Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, the University of Louisville, Suffolk University, Southern Methodist University, Normandie University, Georgetown University Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Philipps University Marburg, and New York University Grossman School of Medicine. The study involved 226 adults and compared 12-week interventions involving Kundalini Yoga, cognitive behavioral therapy, and stress education, examining their effects on sleep quality and the roles of worry, mindfulness, and perceived stress.
E80
10 oct 2026
19:38

Yoga for Cancer Patients: How Postures, Pranayama and Meditation May Support Quality of Life

Can yoga provide meaningful support during cancer treatment? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com explores a review by Stéphanie Blockhuys and Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede from the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology, examining how yoga postures, breathing, meditation, and relaxation may influence quality of life, fatigue, stress, sleep, autonomic balance, and biochemical markers during conventional cancer treatment.
E79
4 oct 2026
56:43

Yoga for High Blood Pressure: What Type of Practice Works Best? A Systematic Review of 34 Randomized Trials

Is yoga for blood pressure simply about physical poses, or does the combination of movement, breathing, meditation, and relaxation matter? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com explores a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gamze Nalbant and colleagues from the University of Nottingham and the Nottingham Centre for Evidence-Based Healthcare, a JBI Centre of Excellence, examining 34 randomized controlled trials and the characteristics shared by effective yoga interventions.
E78
3 oct 2026
57:56

Can Yoga Reduce Inflammation and Support Heart Health? CRP, IL-6, TNF-α & Cardiac Rehabilitation

Can yoga influence inflammation linked to cardiovascular health? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com explores a 2026 systematic review by Swati Kumari Choudhary and colleagues from Panjab University, the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh. The review examines yoga’s effects on inflammatory markers, including CRP, IL-6, and TNF-α, along with its potential implications for vascular health and cardiac rehabilitation.
E77
27 sept 2026
1:04:20

How MBSR Changes the Brain: Mindfulness, Stress Regulation, and the Mind-Body Connection

Can an 8-week mindfulness program change how the brain responds to emotional stress? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com explores a 2026 study by Estelle T. Higgins and colleagues from Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Pittsburgh examining how Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) influenced brain activity, mindfulness, psychological distress, inflammation, and asthma control.
E76
26 sept 2026
22:47

Yoga for Chronic Pain in Veterans: Can the Benefits Last Six Months?

Can yoga provide lasting relief from chronic pain? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com explores a randomized clinical trial follow-up by Santiago Allende and colleagues from the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford University School of Medicine, Murdoch University, Peninsula Behavioral Health, and the Peninsula Vet Center. The study examined whether a 10-week yoga program produced sustained improvements in pain and physical function among Veterans with Gulf War Illness.
E75
20 sept 2026
17:51

Yoga for Healthy Ageing: How Movement, Breathwork & Mindfulness Support Life After 60

Can yoga help us maintain mobility, balance, mental wellbeing, and independence as we age? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com explores evidence on yoga for healthy ageing and how adaptable practices including movement, breathing, mindfulness, and chair yoga may support functional ability and quality of life in older adults. The episode examines a Perspective by Aditi Garg, Carolina Estevao, and Saamdu Chetri from Shoolini University and King’s College London.
E74
19 sept 2026
19:44

Mindfulness for Workplace Stress: How Does It Compare With HRV Biofeedback? A Randomized Trial

Can mindfulness practice help employees manage workplace stress, and how does it compare with HRV biofeedback? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com explores a randomized controlled trial by Amelie Edith Brinkmann and colleagues from the University of Tuebingen, ARCIM Institute for Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and University Hospital Tuebingen. The study found meaningful within-group increases in mindfulness and self-compassion, although the mindfulness intervention did not significantly outperform HRV biofeedback or the wait-list control in reducing overall workplace stress.
E73
13 sept 2026
42:05

Can Slow Yoga Breathing Lower Blood Pressure? A 12-Week Study of Pranayama and Autonomic Function

Can deliberately slowing the breath influence blood pressure over time? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com explores a 12-week study by Gurjeet Birdee and colleagues from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, and Yoga Well examining whether yoga-based slow breathing is associated with changes in blood pressure and autonomic function and whether the ratio of inhalation to exhalation makes a difference.
E72
13 sept 2026
16:50
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