Yoga course to teach stress relief techniques to healthcare professionals.
The wisdom behind the mind-body regimen of yoga has been handed down for millennia. In this modern age, scientists have been taking yoga more seriously, classifying the stress relief techniques and exercises as mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). In studying these techniques, researchers have discovered many interesting things about yoga.
"The findings suggest that MBSR can actually alter brain structure," said psychiatrist and yoga instructor Kim Dobson, as quoted by UB Reporter. "The research shows benefits with regard to neuroplasticity for participants – that there can actually be changes structurally in the brain in areas that are related to attention, memory, empathy and mood regulation."
In the interest of sharing the benefits of yoga with people who could benefit the most, Dobson will be teaching an MBSR course for healthcare professionals in the new year, designed to help improve stress management and prevent burnout associated with the job, according to the news source from the University of Buffalo. In the past, Dobson has seen positive results from teaching yoga to adolescent males in juvenile corrections facilities.
Dobson became a yoga instructor when she learned about the scientific interest behind MBSR. Others who are interested in teaching New York yoga classes of their own are not alone. According to a report from U.S. News and World Report, there were more than 70,000 certified yoga instructors across the nation as of 2005.
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