The Rope Yoga Collective

Preserving muscle mass is a concern for all aging individuals but here is an interesting study on this in women.

Yoga Helps Preserve Muscle Mass in Older Women - ScienceBlog.com A new study by the University of Connecticut finds that practicing yoga may improve protein utilization among older women, and lead to the maintenance of muscle at ... Read more

From the Annals on Internal Medicine, a study on whether yoga is better than PT when it comes to lower back pain. As a sufferer of this on occasion my personal experience is that it certain does help.

Yoga, Physical Therapy, or Education for Chronic Low Back Pain | Annals of Internal Medicine | American College of Physicians The full report is titled “Yoga, Physical Therapy, or Education for Chronic Low Back Pain. A Randomized Noninferiority Trial.” The authors are R.B. Saper, C. Lemaster, A. Delitto, K.J. Sherman, P.M. Herman, E. Sadikova, J. Stevans, J.E. Keosaian, C.J. Cerrada, A.L. Femia, E.J. Roseen, P. Gardiner, K...

Please be mindful of your mats. They may actually be harming you.

Shocking report: Yoga mats may cause this serious health problem Shocking report: Yoga mats may cause this serious health problemAugust 26, 2017 By Dan TaylorAn alarming new study claims that chemicals in yoga mats may be harming people's fertility, and they don't even realize it.If you enjoy yoga, there’s a big warning from a study just published in Environmenta...

A promising study on the benefits of yoga in treating mild depression. I know I always get a lift from a class so not surprised to hear this.

Yoga could complement traditional treatment for depression - Harvard Health Blog Research suggests that yoga along with traditional treatment can help depression. More study is needed to evaluate the benefits of specific forms of yoga.