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Hanbook of research on evidence-based perspectives on the psychophysiology of yoga and its applications / Shirley Telles and Ram Kumar Gupta, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Telles, Shirley, author.
- Series:
- Advances in medical diagnosis, treatment, and care (AMDTC) book series.
- Advances in medical diagnosis, treatment, and care (AMDTC) book series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Yoga--Therapeutic use--Case studies.
- Yoga.
- Yoga--Physiological aspects.
- Yoga--Psychological aspects.
- Psychophysiology.
- Yoga--Therapeutic use.
- Physical Description:
- 38 PDFs (577 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Hershey, PA : IGI Global, [2021]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- "This book explores the effects of yoga and its applications from physiological, psychological, therapeutic, and biomedical engineering perspectives"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Section 1. The physiological effects of yoga practice. Chapter 1. Psychophysiological effects and the applications of yoga breathing practices ; Chapter 2. Psychophysiology: healing effects of voluntarily regulated breathing practices ; Chapter 3. Cardiorespiratory and endocrine mechanisms behind the effectiveness of pranayama ; Chapter 4. Neurobiology of meditation ; Chapter 5. The neurophilosophy of meditation ; Chapter 6. The yoga of the Bhagavad Gita: spirituality, meditation, and the rise of a new scientific paradigm ; Chapter 7. Molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of yoga ; Chapter 8. Neurocognitive mechanisms of yoga: implications for yoga therapy
- Section 2. Yoga as a therapeutic intervention. Chapter 9. Standards in yoga research and reporting ; Chapter 10. Yoga therapy: an overview of key research and the underlying mechanisms ; Chapter 11. Yoga for mental health disorders: research and practice ; Chapter 12. Yoga as a healing modality of trauma-related symptoms and disorders: from suffering to thriving ; Chapter 13. Clinicians applying yoga principles and practices in pain care: an evidence-informed approach ; Chapter 14. Yoga and lifestyle factors in heart disease ; Chapter 15. Advances in understanding the use of yoga as therapy in lymphedema ; Chapter 16. Yoga and weight management: a narrative review
- Section 3. Applications and mechanisms of yoga. Chapter 17. Overview of yoga for teenagers in the UK: the rationale, evidence base, and the application ; Chapter 18. Yoga and aging: neurobiological benefits ; Chapter 19. Special yoga for children and young people with special needs ; Chapter 20. Yoga as an intervention for students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ; Chapter 21. Yoga: a multi-dimensional therapeutic approach to autism spectrum disorder ; Chapter 22. Yoga and polyvagal theory: effects and applications for well-being ; Chapter 23. Traditional frameworks of well-being and modern science ; Chapter 24. The science and art of contemporary breathwork and yoga ; Chapter 25. An exploration of influence of duration on physiological effects of asanas.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781799832553
- OCLC:
- 1195452466
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