LEARN FROM A MASTER TEACHER & SCHOLAR
Join Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, PhD, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, for an informative lecture presentation on the biomedical science and research on yoga.
In easy-to-understand language, Dr. Khalsa will describe:
- The research on the prevalence and popularity of yoga practice
- The important rationale for yoga research in modern society
- The basic research on the psychophysiology of yoga and its practices
- A model summarizing the effects of yoga on functioning, behavior, and health
- The relevance of yoga for education, medicine, and the general population
Yoga is an ancient behavioral practice that allows for the development and enhancement of mind-body skills and characteristics including physical functioning and performance, self-regulation of internal physiological and psychological functioning, mind-body awareness and mindfulness, and deeper contemplative experiences.
This program is for anyone who wants to understand more deeply how yoga can help you to live a long and healthy life.
Read: How Yoga Can Help Us Live Longer and Better
Program at a Glance
Presenter(s)
Sat Bir S. Khalsa, PhD, is associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, and chief editor of the medical textbook The Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care.
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