HATHA, HOT & BIKRAM YOGA RCTs & STUDIES

​ZOE HEWETT

• The Effects of Bikram Yoga on Health: Critical Review and Clinical Trial Recommendations

• Effect of a 16-week Bikram yoga program on heart rate variability and associated cardiovascular disease risk factors in stressed and sedentary adults: A randomized controlled trial

• Effect of a 16-week Bikram yoga program on perceived stress, self-efficacy and health-related quality of life in stressed and sedentary adults: A randomized controlled trial

• An Examination of the Effectiveness of an 8-Week Bikram Yoga Program on Mindfulness, Perceived Stress, and Physical Fitness

STACY HUNTER

• Hatha yoga and vascular function: Results from cross-sectional and interventional studies

• Improvements in glucose tolerance with Bikram Yoga in older obese adults: a pilot study.

• The effect of Bikram yoga on arterial stiffness in young and older adults

• ​The effect of Bikram yoga on endothelial function in young and middle-aged and older adults​

• Effects of yoga interventions practiced in heated and thermo-neutral conditions on endothelium-dependent vasodilatation: The Bikram yoga heart study

BRIAN TRACY

• Bikram yoga training and physical fitness in healthy young adults

• Yoga as steadiness training: effects on motor variability in young adults​

• Brian Tracy destroys new study - bikram yoga poses potential threat of causing heat-related illness.

APURBA MUKHERJEE

• ​Optimization of Physical Activity as a Countermeasure of Bone Loss: ​A 5-Year Study of Bikram Yoga Practice in Females

• ​Heated Hatha yoga to target cortisol reactivity to stress and affective eating in women at risk for obesity-related illnesses: A randomized controlled trial

• The Effects of a Hatha Yoga Intervention on Facets of Distress Tolerance

• Distress Tolerance as a Predictor of Adherence to a Yoga Intervention: Moderating Roles of BMI and Body Image

CHRIS C. STREETER

• Yoga Asana sessions increase brain GABA levels: a pilot study.​

• Effects of Yoga Versus Walking on Mood, Anxiety, and Brain GABA Levels: A Randomized Controlled MRS Study​

• Thalamic Gamma Aminobutyric Acid Level Changes in Major Depressive Disorder After a 12-Week Iyengar Yoga and Coherent Breathing Intervention.​

JESSICA PATE & MICHAEL BUONO

• The physiological responses to Bikram yoga in novice and experienced practitioners

STUDIES cont. 

• www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/harvard-study-hot-yoga-may-help-ease-depression

• Yoga and disc degenerative disease in cervical and lumbar spine: an MR imaging-based case control study

• Using Yoga to Promote Bone Health and Reduce Fracture Risk in the Geriatric Population

• Effects of Hatha Yoga Practice on the Health-Related Aspects of Physical Fitness

• The Influence of Yoga-Based Programs on Risk Profiles in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review

• Effect of integrated yoga practices on immune responses in examination stress – A preliminary study

• EFFECT OF YOGA TRAINING ON REACTION TIME, RESPIRATORY ENDURANCE AND MUSCLE STRENGTH

• Impact of Yoga and Meditation on Cellular Aging in Apparently Healthy Individuals: A Prospective, Open-Label Single-Arm Exploratory Study

• The effect of long term combined yoga practice on the basal metabolic rate of healthy adults

• "More than I expected": perceived benefits of yoga practice among older adults at risk for cardiovascular disease

• Increased heart rate variability but no effect on blood pressure from 8 weeks of Hatha yoga – a pilot study

• Yoga for low back pain: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials

• Effect of one week of yoga on function and severity in rheumatoid arthritis

• Does practicing Hatha yoga satisfy recommendations for intensity of physical activity which improves and maintains health and cardiovascular fitness?

• Yogic versus conventional treatment in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: a randomized control study

• Randomized clinical trial: yoga vs a low-FODMAP diet in patients with irritable bowel syndrome