What reviews and small trials suggest about yoga, memory and ageing, and what is not proven.
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Yoga Notes From Flametree are short, practical teaching notes, stories and research summaries from ten years of teaching Iyengar yoga in Darwin, in the studio and LIVE online. Each note answers one real question students ask us. Iyengar yoga is the style developed by Mr BKS Iyengar: in the 20th century he did more than anyone to set down traditional Indian yoga, through his books and his teaching, and he pioneered the use of props. It is sometimes called modern classical yoga, and it’s the style we teach at Flametree. Browse every note by topic on the Yoga Notes From Flametree page.
Yoga And Hormones: What Practice, Research And Open Questions Say
What teachers know from practice, what reviews of trials found on cortisol and thyroid, and what is still being studied.
Continue readingYoga For Cyclists: What Stiff Riders Gain From An Iyengar Class
What stiff riders say after Iyengar classes, what the hamstring research found, and where the evidence runs out.
Continue readingUsing Props In Yoga: Are They Cheating Or Teaching?
Are props cheating or teaching? Where they came from, what the small studies show, and what students find.
Continue readingYoga For Constipation And Digestion: What Helps A Little And What Does Not
Gentle yoga poses for constipation and digestion, what the research does and does not show, and when constipation is a reason to see a doctor.
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