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Articles & Research

There are numerous published articles on yoga therapy and meditation, as well as specific research that is being done on the health benefits of meditation and yoga. Given that this page is all about educating you through articles, it was the best place to include newsletters and articles that I have written.

Regarding articles from other sources, as I surf the net, I often find that links to relevant information are no longer valid, which frustrates me immensely. To preclude you from having that problem with information I've listed here, I have created PDF files of the articles that I find on other sites, load the PDF file on my site, while providing an active link to the homepage of the source site. At this time, this is the only way that I know to circumvent the invalid link problem and to give credit where credit is due. Please let me know if you've come across a viable alternative.

When reading the articles, please keep in mind when it was written, as specific details, such as the price of a session, may have changed.  I have done my best to organize this information, for further perusal at your convenience. Just click on an area of interest and you will scroll down to the relevant section.

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Meenal's Published Perspectives
Along with my website, writing articles myself is the best way for me to share my perspective on Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, meditation, and more with a large cross-section of the public. These are reprints of my published articles:

 

Local Press about Integrative InSight
My events are starting to catch the eye of the local media who are writing articles about Integrative InSight. These are reprints of those articles:

 

From the Health Benefits to the Yoga of Meditation
I collect articles from a variety of sources. This is a mix of articles that either focus on the health benefits of meditation or the yoga of meditation. You might ask "the yoga of meditation"? According to the Yogic Texts (Patanjali's Yoga Sutra), meditation is the seventh limb of yoga. The asana practice that we in the West equate to "Yoga" are the third limb.

 

Perspectives on Holistic Healing
So what is holistic healing and how does it differ or complement the western medical system? The first article is written by Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen M.D., author of My Grandfather's Blessings, one of the books I've included in my Discussion Groups, and can be found on her website. She is the founder of cancer support groups and is at the forefront of Integrative Medicine. The other two articles were written by Michael Lee, the founder of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, and can be found on the Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy website.

 

Articles about Thai Yoga Therapy, Saul David Raye and Kam Thye Chow
I have been seeking articles about Thai Yoga Therapy, and about my teacher, Saul David Raye. When I couldn't find much, I expanded my search and found Kam Thye Chow. Saul and Kam Thye Chow (founder of Lotus Palm) are the recognized master teachers in this modality in North America. They trained together under Ashokananda, and are devoted to bringing the spiritual and healing aspects of this ancient tradition to the West. It is important to me to share with you the truly holistic intention and nature of this modality, so I've included articles written by and about both Saul and Kam Thye Chow.

As you can see, this modality goes under many different names: thai yoga therapy, thai massage, thai yoga massage, thai yoga bodywork, and most likely others that I have not yet discovered. As with any therapeutic relationship, it is important to find an experienced practitioner with you connect.

 

Perspectives on Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy
These perspectives have been written by or about Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy practitioners. The last three were written by Michael Lee, the founder of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, and can be found on the Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy website. Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy effectively addresses the multiple levels (mind, body, emotions and spirit) on which a client can experience healing. What surprises most people is that all levels are healed concurrently, by simply focusing on the physical body. This truly is an holistic approach to holistic healing, and I believe that these perspectives offer additional insights into why that is.

  • Awakening the Corporate Soul: Playing the Edge at Work - by Soleil Hepner, (www.holisticlocal.com)
  • Yoga As Therapy - by Gail Johnson (www.straight.com, February 1, 2007)
  • "Convergence Systems " Discovering the Body's Wisdom by Myrka Knaster. Bantam Books, 1996. p352-353. - This book is an excellent compilation of many, many different types of healing modalities. It contains concise descriptions of the background of each modality and what a client can expect, as well as the author's own experience in certain modalities. I particularly liked her definition of "convergence systems", the category under which Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy falls.
  • "Chapter 10 Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy by Michael Lee" Beyond Talk Therapy: Using Movement and Expressive Techniques in Clinical Practice edited by Daniel J. Wiener. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1999. Each chapter of this book focuses on case studies from a different movement modality. The chapter was too long to put into one file and has been grouped as follows:
  • Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy FAQ – unknown author and source

Experiences with Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy
These articles are written about personal experiences with Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy. Before reading these articles, it is important to keep in mind that absolutely no prior experience with yoga is necessary in order to benefit from a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy session; each session is customized to your unique range of motion/flexibility; and the spectrum of experiences that are explored in a session are vast. I am including these articles with the following caveats:

Please be aware that these articles reflect the author’s personal experience in a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy session and are not to be used as an expectation what you will experience in your own session.

It is important to keep in mind when the article was written, as the structure of the session, the role of the practitioner, and any prices quoted have evolved since these articles.

Much to my dismay, the articles often use petite models for esthetic reasons, but I routinely work with people who are twice my height and weight. The beauty of this modality is that it respects your uniqueness.

These articles are not intended to be a strict example of what you will experience in your own session, but are provided to give you a better understanding of the possibilities of this modality.

 

Articles in National Newspapers & Magazines About Yoga Therapy

 

 

Analysis of Yoga Therapy Coverage as a Reimburseable Insurance Expense
In 2006 the International Association of Yoga Therapists, of which I am a member, commissioned legal support in determining whether Yoga Therapy qualifies as a valid reimburseable insurance expense. The reply was "yes", is the following conditions are met: when it is a bona fide therapy that provides good support, when a person has a medical condition diagnosed by a recognized health professional, the health professional recommends yoga and the patient keeps the receipts. The following article discusses this, along with other reimburseable circumstances.


International Association Yoga Therapist (IAYT) Digital Resource Library (DRL) http://iayt.fmdrl.org

  • To support and enhance the sharing and collaborative development of educational resources among Yoga teachers, Yoga therapists, healthcare professionals and Yoga researchers through a Digital Library that includes resources for all.

 

Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine www6.miami.edu/touch-research

  • The Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine wa founded in 1992, and was the first center in the world devoted solely to the study of touch and its application in science and medicine. It has funded studies on yoga, massage, acupuncture, aromatherapy, music and tai chi.

 

Research being done by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (a branch of National Institutes for Health (NIH)) www.nccam.nih.gov:

  • The potential effectiveness of the Transcendental Meditation technique to prevent and treat heart disease
  • Mindfulness-based stress reduction to relieve symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and, in a different study, chronic lower back pain
  • What happens to the brain's activity and structures during Buddhist insight meditation (which includes mindfulness) in a study that uses a brain scan called fMRI
  • The long-term impact of meditation on basic emotional and cognitive functions and on mechanisms in the brain that are involved in these functions

 

Recent reviews on the general topic of meditation in the peer-reviewed medical and scientific literature in English in the PubMed database, selected evidence-based databases, and Federal sources.
 

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