RESEARCH

At BWY, we believe that understanding the science behind yoga can deepen our appreciation of its power and potential

 

 

Whether it’s exploring yoga’s impact on mental health, physical wellbeing, stress reduction, or any other area of interest, we strive to curate the latest research to help empower your journey.

Working in partnership with government bodies like Sport England and Sport Wales, universities and research schools, we have access to the latest thinking from the UK and around the world. Please find a selection of the latest studies below.

BWY in research

We also support research in yoga, supporting qualitative and quantitative research where we can.

If you have a project and would like our help, please contact:

Natalie Lyndon, BWY PR & Communications Officer

01529 306851

Search for published articles by topic:

Yoga and chronic disease

Yoga for COVID-19: An ancient practice for a new condition – A literature review
A comprehensive review of yoga research in 2020 found that yoga plays a substantial role in preventing and mitigating NCDs.
At the Annual Society of Clinical Oncology conference in 2023, details of a new clinical trial led by the University of Rochester Medical Centre showed yoga significantly reduces inflammation among cancer survivors.
Yoga as Antihypertensive Lifestyle Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis in 2018 revealed that yoga helps reduce blood pressure.

Yoga and pain

Yoga as a treatment for chronic low back pain: A systematic review of the literature found that yoga is effective in reducing the functional disability of back pain.

Yoga and stress

What can studying how yoga affects the brain and immune system teach us about the causes and effects of depression?
Depression and anxiety disorders: benefits of exercise, yoga, and meditation
Mindfulness can improve mental health and wellbeing – but unlikely to work for everyone
Mindfulness can improve mental health and wellbeing – but unlikely to work for everyone
Yoga was seen to have an effective role in reducing stress, anxiety, and depression in the 2021 study: The effect of yoga on stress, anxiety, and depression in women

Yoga and society

The roots of yoga: Research of the Hatha Yoga Project based at SOAS, University of London, upended the understanding of yoga’s by showing physical yoga to be a historically dynamic practice first codified by Buddhists.
The effects of meditation on individuals facing loneliness: a scoping review (2022)

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