You’re sniffling and sneezing, but you still want to practice. Here’s the lowdown on what to do when you’re feeling rundown. by Timothy McCall, MD As hard as you try, you can’t always keep the colds and flus of winter from stuffing up your head and slowing down your body. Before you know it, you’re… [Read More]
Archives for février 2013
Upside Downside by Dr. Timothy McCall
Headstand can have just as many risks as benefits. Here are a few things to consider before going up. by Timothy McCall, MD Last year, after developing a nerve blockage in the chest called thoracic outlet syndrome, I stopped doing Sirsasana (Headstand). In the months prior, I’d worked up to holding the pose for 10… [Read More]
A Yogic Approach to Back Pain by Dr. Timothy McCall
Suffering from back pain? Yoga can help. by Timothy McCall, MD Each year, millions of Americans suffer from debilitating back pain. Despite Western medicine’s phenomenal advances and powerful technology, two of the most commonly prescribed solutions—painkillers and surgery—do little to address the underlying causes of pain and can potentially cause side effects. In truth, a… [Read More]
Yoga for Weight Loss by Dr. Timothy McCall
In unexpected ways, yoga can help you lose weight. by Timothy McCall, MD Yoga is so much more than a weight-loss program, but it has helped many people shed extra pounds, even some who have spent years trying to slim down in other ways without success. Studies show that a complete yoga program—asana, breathing techniques,… [Read More]
Stress, Your Health, and Yoga by Dr. Timothy McCall
Stress, Your Health, and Yoga by Timothy McCall, MD As I travel around the globe teaching workshops on yoga therapy—the use of yogic tools from postures to meditation to help people heal—I am struck by what an enormous problem stress-related illness is. Everywhere I go, from ultramodern cities like Stockholm where I’ve spent the last… [Read More]
50 Ways to Heal a Yogi by Dr. Timothy McCall
Yoga Journal’s Medical Editor Explains How Yoga Improves Health by Timothy McCall, MD Just weeks before my trip to India in 2002 to investigate yoga therapy and Indian research on yoga, I developed intermittent numbness and tingling in my righthand. After briefly considering scary things like a brain tumor and multiplesclerosis, I figured out that… [Read More]
Western Science vs. Eastern Wisdom by Dr. Timothy McCall
Western Science vs. Eastern Wisdom Some of the most extensive medical research on yoga therapy is being done in India, but will it ever be accepted by Western medicine? by Timothy McCall, MD It’s 7:30 a.m. at the Vivekananda ashram—Prashanti Kuteeram, or “the abode of peace”—situated on a bucolic hundred acres outside the city of… [Read More]
