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Raves for Yoga
Yoga, in conjunction with meditation, can indeed lower stress and improve work performance.
- Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center
A yoga-based regimen is more effective than wrist splinting in relieving some symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Journal of the American Medical Association, 1998
Many doctors now prescribe yoga for patients suffering from heart disease, arthritis, or diabetes. Imagine what it can do for people whose biggest complaint is stress headaches.
- US News and World Reports, 1997
Yoga is a very powerful tool of stress management.
- Dr. Dean Ornish
The bottom line is that yoga is an exercise that is food for the heart.
- Dr. Noel Bairey Merz, Medical Director, Cardiac Center at
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
Fifteen million Americans include some form of yoga in their fitness regimen twice as many as did five years ago.
- Time Magazine
Testimonials
The deep breathing and relaxation employees get from yoga help them to be more focused. When they go back to work, they're in a position to make better decisions.
- Bill Doyle, HBO Employee, Health and Fitness Director
Whether or not studies have actually proven that productivity is up and health care costs are down, anecdotally, the evidence is overwhelming. Companies understand you have to address employees health and well-being. Employees need time to relax, and a lot of people are gravitating toward yoga as a way to manage stress.
- Edie Weiner, President, of Weiner, Edrich, Brown, Inc. (trend analysis firm)
The best part of yoga is that it doesn't end with class. What you learn through yoga readily transfers to other aspects of life.
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