The Neuroscience of Being Human

The Neuroscience of Yoga

How breath-linked postures regulate the autonomic nervous system, reduce inflammation, and build interoceptive awareness

The Neuroscience of Yoga

1,028-word article with 7 Harvard references.

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Yoga has been practised for thousands of years. Only in the last two decades has neuroscience begun to understand why it works. This fully referenced article explores the mechanisms through which yoga affects the brain and body, from vagal tone and autonomic regulation to interoceptive awareness and inflammatory markers, and why the practice offers something that neither exercise nor meditation alone provides.

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