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Chair Yoga for Older Adults: Mobility, Balance, Sleep & Well-Being in the Gentle Years Yoga Trial

Can chair-based yoga offer older adults more than gentle exercise? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com explores participants’ experiences with the 12-week Gentle Years Yoga program, including perceived changes in mobility, balance, pain, sleep, calm, breathing awareness, and everyday self-management. The study was led by Lesley Ward and colleagues from Northumbria University, York St John University, the University of York, and British Wheel of Yoga Qualifications.

E71

5 sept 2026

34:25

Yoga for PCOS: Can 12 Weeks Improve Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Health?

Can yoga influence cellular health in women with PCOS? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com examines a randomized controlled trial by Rima Dada and colleagues at AIIMS, New Delhi, testing a 12-week program of asanas, pranayama, and meditation and its effects on oxidative stress, mitochondrial function, hormones, inflammation, and psychological well-being.

E70

5 sept 2026

55:48

Pranayama for Better Exercise Tolerance: What a Randomized Trial Found About Yoga Breathing

Can a simple yoga breathing practice improve exercise tolerance? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com examines a randomized controlled trial led by David A. Kaminsky and colleagues from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, and private yoga practices, testing Dirgha (Three-Part Pranayama) for 12 weeks and its effects on walking capacity, breathing mechanics, symptoms, and quality of life in adults with COPD.

E69

30 ago 2026

18:45

Can Neurofeedback Improve Mindfulness Meditation? Closed-Loop EEG, fMRI & Brain Training

Can real-time brain feedback help people meditate more effectively? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com explores a review by University of California San Francisco researchers Joseph C.C. Chen and David A. Ziegler on closed-loop systems, EEG and fMRI neurofeedback, and how personalized, real-time feedback may support attention, mindfulness practice, and engagement while examining what the evidence still cannot prove.

E68

29 ago 2026

35:07

Iyengar Yoga for Type 2 Diabetes: HA1C Study on HbA1c, Mindfulness & Self-Care

Can a structured Iyengar yoga practice support people living with type 2 diabetes? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com on the HA1C randomized pilot study led by Beth Bock and colleagues from Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University examined 12 weeks of yoga incorporating postures, breath-work, meditation, relaxation, and props, finding high participation and promising changes in HbA1c, self-care, emotional distress, and mindfulness.

E67

23 ago 2026

22:55

Yoga for Better Sleep: What a Randomized Trial Found About Sleep Quality and Long-Term Benefits

Can yoga help people sleep better? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com examines a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial led by Eric J. Roseen and colleagues from Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, and the University of Washington. The study evaluated a 12-week yoga program combining poses, breathing, relaxation, meditation, and home practice, finding modest improvements in sleep quality, with improvements persisting through 52 weeks.

E66

22 ago 2026

15:43

Pranayama for Migraine: Yoga Breathing, HRV & Autonomic Regulation Randomized Trial

Can yoga-based breathing influence the autonomic nervous system? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com explores a study led by M.U. Sujan, Talakad N Sathyaprabha and colleagues from JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Central Research Institute of Yoga and Naturopathy, Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy, MGM Arogya Dhama, Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, and Jindal Nature Cure Institute on 12-week randomized trial of pranayama and relaxation added to standard migraine care, with special attention to Nadi Shuddhi, Sheetali, Bhramari, slow breathing, HRV, and parasympathetic regulation.

E65

16 ago 2026

41:44

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): Can 8 Weeks Improve Stress and Asthma Control?

Can an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program influence more than perceived stress? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com explores a randomized trial led by Melissa A Rosenkranz and colleagues from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health-Madison examining MBSR, mindfulness, psychological distress, asthma control, and airway inflammation.

E64

15 ago 2026

35:13

Can Yoga Become Part of U.S. Healthcare? Lessons From India on Integrative Medicine

Could yoga move beyond wellness studios and become part of mainstream healthcare? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com explores a narrative review by Puja Yatham and colleagues from Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Medical College, examining what the U.S. healthcare system can learn from India about integrating yoga into preventive care, chronic disease management, mental health, medical education, standardized yoga therapy, and potentially even insurance coverage.

E63

9 ago 2026

45:55

Yoga for Atrial Fibrillation and Arrhythmias: How Autonomic Balance May Protect the Heart

Can yoga influence the nervous system pathways involved in abnormal heart rhythms? This episode of www.YogaInsightPod.com examines evidence linking yoga, pranayama, heart rate variability, autonomic balance, and arrhythmia burden, including findings related to atrial fibrillation and neurocardiogenic syncope. We discuss a review by Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, and colleagues affiliated with the Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute, Texas Heart Rhythm Institute, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, and the University of Memphis.

E62

8 ago 2026

20:31

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