Additional Resources
GENERAL
Here is an interesting article by AHealthyMe.com that will help you learn more about
Iyengar yoga.
YOGA AND WEIGHT LOSS
"Yoga in Middle Age Linked to Reduced Weight Gain" via MedPageToday
AGING
DeBenedetto, et al. (2005) Effect of a gentle Iyengar yoga program on gait in the elderly: an exploratory study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16181950
Oken, et al. (2006) Randomized, controlled, six-month trial, yoga in healthy seniors: effects on cognition and quality of life. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1457100/
Patel, et al. (2011) The effects of yoga on physical functioning and health related quality of life in older adults: s systematic review and meta-analysis http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2011.0473
Song, et al. (2008) Yoga Poses Can Prevent Falls In Women Over 65. Temple University Gait Study Center. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080404114445.htm
ANXIETY/DEPRESSION AND STRESS
Michalsen, et al. (2010) Iyengar Yoga for
distressed women: a 3-armed randomized controlled trial. (Evidence Based
Alternative and Complementary Medicines, 2012)
Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3463199/
Shapiro, et al. (2008) Iyengar Yoga as a Complementary Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. http://iynaus.org/sites/iynaus_files/pages/research/Mumbai_research_compilation.pdf
Shapiro, et al. (2007) Yoga as a Complementary Treatment of Depression: Effects of Traits and Moods on Treatment Outcomes. (Evidence Based Complementary Alternative Medicine, 4(4):493-502) Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2176141/
Streeter, et al. (2012) Effects of yoga on the autonomic nervous system, gamma-aminobutyric-acid, and allostasis in epilepsy, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. (Med Hypotheses, May, 78(5):571-9) Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22365651
Streeter, et al. (2007) Yoga Asana sessions increase brain GABA levels: a pilot study. (Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, May, 13(4):419-26) Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17532734
Streeter, el al. (2010) Effects of Yoga Versus Walking on Mood, Anxiety, and Brain GABA levels: a Randomized Controlled MRS Study. (Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Nov; 16(11):1145-52) Retrieved from http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2010.0007 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20722471
Woolery, et al. (2004). A Yoga Intervention for Young Adults with Elevated Symptoms of Depression. (Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Mar/Apr, 10(2),60-63) Retrieved from http://www.modernhcp.com/INNO-PDFS/IMCJ-PDFS/BE8EAF15F08842A291DC88418F8F9BA5.ashx.pdf
ARTHRITIS
Bukowski, et al. (2007) The effect of Iyengar yoga and strengthening exercises for people living with osteoarthritis of the knee: a case series.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17827096
Evans, et al. (2010). Iyengar Yoga for Young Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From a Mixed-Methods Pilot Study. (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 39(4) 904-913) Retrieved from
http://www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S0885-3924(10)00141-7/abstract
Kolasinski, et al. (2005) Iyengar yoga for treating symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knees: a pilot study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16131293
ASTHMA
Sabina, et al. (2005) Yoga intervention for adults with mild-to-moderate asthma: a pilot study. (Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, 94, 5) Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15945557
BACK PAIN
Cox et al. (2010) A pragmatic multi-centred randomised controlled trial of yoga for chronic low back pain: trial protocol. (Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice) Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2856861/
John Hopkins Health Alert. Yoga Therapy. http://www.johnshopkinshealthalerts.com/alerts/back_pain_osteoporosis/JohnsHopkinsHealthAlertsBackPainOsteoporosis_2942-1.html
Selfridge, (2010) From Padasana to Pain Relief: Iyengar Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain. (Alternative Medicine Alert, 13, 1) Retrieved from http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/47531676/from-padasana-pain-relief-iyengar-yoga-chronic-low-back-pain
Williams, et al. (2009) Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Efficacy of Iyengar Yoga Therapy on Chronic Low Back Pain. (SPINE, 14,19) Retrieved from http://www.innerfocusphysio.com.au/resources/Evaluation%20of%20the%20Effectiveness%20and%20Efficacy%20of%20Iyengar%20Yoga%20Therapy%20on%20Chronic%20Low%20Back%20Pain.pdf
Williams, et al. (2005) Effects of Iyengar Yoga Therapy for Chronic Lower Back Pain. (Pain, May, 115,1-2) Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15836974
BREAST CANCER
Banasik, et al. (2011) Effect of Iyengar yoga practice on fatigue and diurnal salivary cortisol concentration in breast cancer survivors.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21355946
Bower, et al. (2012) Yoga for persistent fatigue in breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22180393
Danhauer, et al. (2008) Restorative yoga for women with ovarian or breast cancer: findings from a pilot study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18544284
Galantino, et al. (2008) Impact of yoga on functional outcomes in breast cancer survivors with aromatase inhibitor–associated arthralgias. (Sage Journals) Retrieved from http://ict.sagepub.com/content/11/4/313.abstract
Schultz, et al. (2007) Down-regulated lymphocyte NF-kB activation in breast cancer survivors following yoga participation. http://the-aps.org/mm/hp/Audiences/Public-Press/For-the-Press/releases/Archive/07/22.html
Schultz, Iyengar Yoga improves immunity for women with breast cancer.
http://findmeacure.com/2007/05/02/iyengar-yoga-improves-immunity/
Speed-Andrews, (2010) Special Yoga Classes Aimed at Breast Cancer Survivors Improves Recovery. http://www.news.ualberta.ca/newsarticles/2010/08/specialyogaclassesaimedatbreastcancersurvivorsimprovesrecoveryuofastudy
CANCER
Duncan, et al. (2008) Impact and outcomes of an Iyengar yoga program in a cancer centre. (Current Oncology, August; 15(Suppl 2) Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2528557/
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
Garfinkle, et al. (1998) Yoga based intervention for carpal tunnel syndrome. (The Journal of the American Medical Association, Volume 280, No. 18) Retrieved from http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=188150
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Donesky-Cuenco, et al. (2009) Yoga therapy decreases dyspnea-related distress and improves functional performance in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a pilot study. (Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine) Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3051406/
DIABETES
Alexander, et al. (2010)
“I could move mountains” adults with or at risk for type 2 diabetes reflect on their experiences with yoga practice.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc articles/PMC3141226/
GENERAL HEALTH & WELL BEING
Flegal, et al. (2007) Adherence to yoga and exercise interventions in a 6-month clinical trial. (BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007) Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/7/37
Lea, (2009) Liberation or limitation? Understanding Iyengar yoga as a practice of the self. (Sage Journals) Retrieved from http://bod.sagepub.com/content/15/3/71.abstract
Harner, et al. (2010) Effect of Iyengar yoga on mental health of incarcerated women: a feasibility study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20842067
Hasselle-Newcombe, (2005) The development of modern yoga: a survey of the field. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=B-J0e2L-w_oC&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=hasselle-newcombe+2005+iyengar+yoga&source=bl&ots=f8ySEPiTQG&sig=OuNBxJRORSqYuNFDbwHi9lOtI1A&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MeleUt-6D-il2AXG24GoDA&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=hasselle-newcombe%202005%20iyengar%20yoga&f=false
Harvard Medical School (2010) Yoga for a better sex life?
http://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/yoga-for-a-better-sex-life
Khattab, et al. (2007) Iyengar yoga increases cardiac parasympathetic nervous modulation among healthy yoga practitioners. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2176143
Raub, (2002) Psychophysiologic effects of hatha yoga on musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary function. (Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Vol 8 Issue 6) Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12614533
Ross, et al. (2010) The health benefits of yoga and exercise: a review of comparison studies. (Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Volume 16, Issue 1) Retrieved from http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2009.0044
Ross, et al. (2012) Frequency of yoga practice predicts health: results of a national survey of yoga practitioners. (Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine) Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3425136/
Shurmur, et al. (2011) Yoga may also calm a dangerous irregular heatbeat. http://consumer.healthday.com/alternative-medicine-information-3/mis-alternative-medicine-news-19/yoga-may-also-calm-a-dangerous-irregular-heartbeat-651544.html
Van Puymbroeck et al. (2007) A phase 1 feasibility study of yoga on the physical health and coping of informal caregivers. (Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 4,4) Retrieved from http://www.aeyt.org/resources/A%20Phase%20I%20Feasibility%20Study%20of%20Yoga%20on%20the%20Physical%20Health.pdf
HYPERTENSION
Cohen, MD et al. (2011) Yoga and Hypertension. (The Journal of Clinical Hypertension > Vol 9 Issue 10 >) Retrieved from
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1751-7176.2007.tb00008.x/full
Cohen, et al. (2009) Iyengar Yoga versus enhanced usual care on blood pressure in patients with prehypertension to stage I hypertension: a randomized controlled trial. (Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2011) Retrieved from http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2011/546428/
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS)
Evans, et al. (2011) Protocol for a randomized controlled study of Iyengar yoga for youth with irritable bowel syndrome. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3033835/
MENOPAUSE
Cohen, et al. (2007) Feasibility and acceptability of restorative yoga for treatment of hot flushes: a pilot trial. (Maturitas 56 (2): 198-204) Retrieved from
Elavsky, et al. (2007) Personality, menopausal symptoms, and physical activity outcomes in middle-aged women. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2621079/
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Oken, et al. (2004) Randomized controlled trial of yoga and exercise in multiple sclerosis. (Neruology June 8, 2004 vol. 62) Retrieved from http://www.neurology.org/content/62/11/2058.abstract
NECK PAIN
Michalsen, et al. (2012) Yoga for chronic neck pain tested. http://updates.pain-topics.org/2012/11/yoga-for-chronic-neck-pain-tested.html
OVARIAN CANCER
Danhauer, et al. (2008) Restorative yoga for women with ovarioan or breast cancer: findings from a pilot study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18544284
PANCREATITIS
Sareen et al. (2007) Yoga: A tool for improving the quality of life in chronic pancreatitis. (World Journal of Gastroenterology, 13,3) Retrieved from http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/abstract_en.asp?f=391&v=13
PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Mehta, (2007) Yoga and Parkinson’s disease. http://www.parkinsonssocietyindia.com/Yoga_Parkinson_Disease.aspx
RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME
Innes, et al. (2012) Effects of a gentle yoga program on Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) symptoms and related outcomes in women with RLS: a pilot study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23270319
SPINAL CORD INJURY
Zwick, (2006). Integrating Iyengar yoga into rehab for spinal cord injury. (Nursing, Oct, 36(Issue) 18-22) Retrieved from http://journals.lww.com/nursing/Fulltext/2006/10002/Integrating_Iyengar_yoga_into_rehab_for_spinal.6.aspx
YOGA THERAPY
Williams, Kimberly, Lois Steinberg, and John Petronis, 2003, Therapeutic Application of Iyengar Yoga for Healing Chronic Low Back Pain, International Journal of Yoga Therapy, No. 13 (2003) 55.
Williams, Kimberly; Abildso, Christiaan; Steinberg, Lois; Doyle, Edward; Epstein, Beverly; Smith, David; Hobbs, Gerry; Gross, Richard; Kelley, George; Cooper, Linda; Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Efficacy of Iyengar Yoga Therapy on Chronic Low Back Pain; Spine. 34(19):2066-2076, September 1, 2009
YOGA SUTRAS Articles by Siegfried Bleher
Natural Rhythms of Time (Kala), IYASE Newsletter, No. 1, 2011
A Moment in Time (Ksana), IYASE Newsletter, No. 2, 2011
Sequence and the Timeless Present, IYASE Newsletter, No. 3, 2011
Finding Gems in Duality - Ahimsa and Satya, IYASE Newsletter, No. 1, 2010
Finding Gems in Duality - Santosha and Tapas, IYASE Newsletter, No. 2, 2010
Finding Gems in Duality - Svadhyaya and Isvara Pranidhana, IYASE Newsletter, No. 3, 2010
Yoga as Science (published in Yoga Rahasya, vol. 17, no. 1, 2010);
The Art and Science of Yoga (published in Yoga Samachar, Fall 2009/Winter 2010)
The Hidden Importance of Linking (published in Yoga Rahasya, vol.16, no. 2, 2009 );
The Transformative Nature of Yoga, Yoga Samachar, vol 9, no. 1 & 2, Spring/Summer 2005, Fall/Winter 2006.
