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Mind-Body Medicine: An Overview
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health
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Potential Self-Regulatory Mechanisms of Yoga for Psychological Health
Tim Gard, Jessica J. Noggle, Crystal L Park and David R Vago
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Yoga as a Complementary Treatment of Depression: Effects of Traits and Moods on Treatment Outcome
David Shapiro, Ian A. Cook, Dmitry M. Davydov, Christina Ottaviani, Andrew F. Leuchter and Michelle Abrams
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Yoga Therapy and Polyvagal Theory: The Convergence of Traditional Wisdom and Contemporary Neuroscience for Self-Regulation and Resilience
Marlysa B. Sullivan, Matt Erb, Laura Schmalzi, Steffany Moonaz, Jessica Noggle Taylor and Stephen W. Porges
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What Is the Molecular Signature of Mind-Body Interventions? A Systematic Review of Gene Expression Changes Induced by Meditation and Related Practices
Ivana Buric, Miguel Farias, Jonathan Jong, Christopher Mee and Inti A. Brazil
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Yoga Meditation Practitioners Exhibit Greater Gray Matter Volume and Fewer Reported Cognitive Failures: Results of a Preliminary Voxel-Based Morphometric Analysis
Brett Froeliger, Eric L. Garland and F. Joseph McClernon
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Yoga, Meditation and Mind-Body Health: Increased BDNF, Cortisol Awakening Response, and Altered Inflammatory Marker Expression after a 3-Month Yoga and Meditation Retreat
B. Rael Cahn, Matthew S. Goodman, Christine T. Peterson, Raj Mathuri and Paul J. Mills
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The Effects of Meditation and Mindfulness on Cellular Aging
Kristin Jamieson
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The Gut-Brain Connection
Harvard Health Publishing