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YOGA RESEARCH PROGRAM:

 
 

Join Yoga Therapist Cheryl Fenner Brown for classes that blend gentle active and restorative yoga, mindful breath, mudras and yoga nidra which stimulate the body’s natural healing ability. This compassionate and adaptive style is appropriate for those suffering from cancer or other chronic illness and previous yoga experience is not required. Opportunity for a self-guided research study on the healing benefits of yoga.

Class Times & Locations

  • Healing Yoga Research Program - At this time the Healing Yoga Research Program is not being offered. I hope to secure funding for the program in 2012 and offer it at the Cancer Support Community of the East Bay where we will again offer the opportunity for a voluntary self-guided study on the healing benefits of yoga. If you are interested in bringing this program to your studio or medical facility, please Contact me.

2011 Pilot Research Findings

Program was held concurrently at Piedmont Yoga Stuio and Alameda Yoga Station, April-May 2011. Results below show mean rating before and after class on four self-reported factors (numbers in RED show a clinically significant reduction in symptoms, 20% or greater):

  • Pain (1 = Pain Free, 10 = Excruciating Pain)
  • Stress (1 = No Stress, 10 = Very Stressed)
  • Fatigue (1 = High Energy, 10 = Exhausted)
  • Emotions (1 = Very Happy, 10 = Highly Upset)

CLASS 1: MEETING MY BODY - Re-acquainting yourself with your body through the joint freeing series and grounding mudras.
Reporting Participants: 10

   
Before Class
After Class
Reduction
 
Pain
3.10
2.20
0.90
 
Stress
4.70
3.10
1.60
 
Fatigue
5.15
4.15
1.00
 
Emotions
4.15
2.80
1.35

CLASS 2: EASING DIGESTION - Gentle twists and abdominal massaging postures with mudras to help ease the digestive and eliminatory systems.
Reporting Participants: 11

   
Before Class
After Class
Reduction
 
Pain
3.36
2.50
0.86
 
Stress
4.23
3.73
0.50
 
Fatigue
5.90
4.36
1.54
 
Emotions
4.36
3.18
1.18

CLASSs 3: YOGA NIDRA FOR PAIN RELIEF
Reporting Participants: 14

   
Before Class
After Class
Reduction
 
Pain
3.14
2.17
0.97
 
Stress
4.21
2.07
2.14
 
Fatigue
5.64
3.71
1.93
 
Emotions
4.29
3.14
1.15

CLASS 4: INSOMNIA & FATIGUE - Gentle repetitive movement to burn excess energy and gentle inversions and mudras to help with sleeplessness.
Reporting Participants: 4

   
Before Class
After Class
Reduction
 
Pain
3.00
0.75
2.25
 
Stress
5.25
1.50
3.75
 
Fatigue
5.50
3.00
2.50
 
Emotions
4.25
1.50
2.75

CLASS 5: OPENING THE HEART - Gentle backbends and mudras for opening the chest, releasing the upper back and heart and healing the emotions.
Reporting Participants: 8

   
Before Class
After Class
Reduction
 
Pain
3.00
1.75
1.25
 
Stress
4.31
2.19
2.12
 
Fatigue
5.13
3.50
1.63
 
Emotions
4.63
2.50
2.13

CLASS 6: YOGA NIDRA FOR THE KOSHAS
Reporting Participants: 5

   
Before Class
After Class
Reduction
 
Pain
3.60
2.00
1.60
 
Stress
3.60
1.00
2.60
 
Fatigue
4.60
2.00
2.60
 
Emotions
4.60
2.00
1.60


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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