Yoga Therapy
Cheryl Prince
Denver College of Nursing
Yoga Therapy
Yoga Therapy is a form of exercise that concentrates on proper breathing, physical postures, meditation, and guided imagery. The goal of yoga is to achieve a physical and mental well-being. (Potter, Perry, Stockert, & Hall, 2017, p. 690). Yoga therapy stimulates the combination of mind, body, and spirit, while covering a broad range of therapeutic methods, incorporating elements from both physical therapy and psychotherapy (Good Therapy, 2017).
What to Expect from Yoga Therapy
When yoga therapy is first initiated for a patient the therapist will do an assessment identifying any health problems, the reason for seeking therapy, lifestyle, and physical …show more content…
Starting with the physiological benefits such as decreasing pulse, respiratory rate and blood pressure, as well as increasing respiratory efficiency, GI function normalizes, ROM and flexibility increases, posture improves, pain decrease, energy levels increase, and sleep improves. Then there are the psychological benefits such as anxiety and depression decreases, mood improves, self-acceptance and self-actualization increases, psychomotor functions improve like eye-hand coordination, balance, depth perception. Also, cognitive function improves such as, memory, concentration, and learning efficiency. Lastly, the biochemical effects benefit us by decreasing blood glucose, sodium, total cholesterol and LDL while increasing HDL, Catecholamines decrease, hemoglobin increases, oxytocin and prolactin increase as well as oxygen levels in the brain increase (Lamb,2004). This is just a handful of the benefits the list goes …show more content…
For example, yoga was found to have beneficial effects on blood glucose levels in Diabetics. Also, within this study the yoga group scored significantly better than the exercise group in the social and occupational functioning according to the subscales of quality of life as measured on the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF form (Ross, A., Thomas, S. 2010).
Conclusion
Yoga therapy has proven to have a plethora of health benefits and is well known for its ability to enhance muscular strength and body flexibility, promote and improve respiratory and cardiovascular function, promote recovery from and treatment of addition, reduce stress, anxiety, depression and chronic pain, improve sleep patterns, and enhance overall well-being and quality of life. Yoga therapy should be recommended as an alternative exercise or even as an add on to a daily exercise routine because of all the benefits it offers.
References
Lamb, T. (2004). Health Benefits of Yoga.
Cheryl Prince
Denver College of Nursing
Yoga Therapy
Yoga Therapy is a form of exercise that concentrates on proper breathing, physical postures, meditation, and guided imagery. The goal of yoga is to achieve a physical and mental well-being. (Potter, Perry, Stockert, & Hall, 2017, p. 690). Yoga therapy stimulates the combination of mind, body, and spirit, while covering a broad range of therapeutic methods, incorporating elements from both physical therapy and psychotherapy (Good Therapy, 2017).
What to Expect from Yoga Therapy
When yoga therapy is first initiated for a patient the therapist will do an assessment identifying any health problems, the reason for seeking therapy, lifestyle, and physical …show more content…
Starting with the physiological benefits such as decreasing pulse, respiratory rate and blood pressure, as well as increasing respiratory efficiency, GI function normalizes, ROM and flexibility increases, posture improves, pain decrease, energy levels increase, and sleep improves. Then there are the psychological benefits such as anxiety and depression decreases, mood improves, self-acceptance and self-actualization increases, psychomotor functions improve like eye-hand coordination, balance, depth perception. Also, cognitive function improves such as, memory, concentration, and learning efficiency. Lastly, the biochemical effects benefit us by decreasing blood glucose, sodium, total cholesterol and LDL while increasing HDL, Catecholamines decrease, hemoglobin increases, oxytocin and prolactin increase as well as oxygen levels in the brain increase (Lamb,2004). This is just a handful of the benefits the list goes …show more content…
For example, yoga was found to have beneficial effects on blood glucose levels in Diabetics. Also, within this study the yoga group scored significantly better than the exercise group in the social and occupational functioning according to the subscales of quality of life as measured on the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF form (Ross, A., Thomas, S. 2010).
Conclusion
Yoga therapy has proven to have a plethora of health benefits and is well known for its ability to enhance muscular strength and body flexibility, promote and improve respiratory and cardiovascular function, promote recovery from and treatment of addition, reduce stress, anxiety, depression and chronic pain, improve sleep patterns, and enhance overall well-being and quality of life. Yoga therapy should be recommended as an alternative exercise or even as an add on to a daily exercise routine because of all the benefits it offers.
References
Lamb, T. (2004). Health Benefits of Yoga.