Over the last several decades, there has been a heightened interested in alternative therapies for sleep disorders, and the practice of yoga as a sleep solution has been frequently investigated. In this episode we will:
- Define yoga and outline its fundamental philosophy
- Explore why yoga might be uniquely situated to improve sleep parameters
- Review research studies exploring yoga and enhanced sleep parameters
- Subdivide sleep studies exploring yoga nidra or the practice of yogic sleep
- Look at research exploring yoga in the /pregnant/prenatal population
- Outline yoga practices within the elderly/institutionalized population
- Evaluate yoga as a pain-mediating intervention and determine what that means in terms of sleep
- Touch upon yoga as a technique for mitigating restless leg syndrome
- Mention yoga as a therapy within the cancer treatment space
Produced by: Maeve Winter
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