ArticleJournal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine2015
Effects of a classroom-based yoga intervention on cortisol and behavior in second- and third-grade students: a pilot study.
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- The effects of yoga on mental health in school-aged children: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Randomised Control Trials.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Mind-Body Physical Activity Interventions and Stress-Related Physiological Markers in Educational Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Measuring Cortisol in the Classroom with School-Aged Children-A Systematic Review and Recommendations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Effect of Yoga and Mindfulness Intervention on Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Young Adolescents Attending Middle School: A Pragmatic Community-Based Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in a Racially Diverse Urban Setting.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
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- Yoga as a Fatigue Intervention for Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groups · 2025Article
- The Effect of Yoga on Anxiety, Attention and Social-Emotional Symptoms in Preschool Children: A Pilot Quasi-Experimental Study.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- Program evaluation of a school-based mental health and wellness curriculum featuring yoga and mindfulness.PloS one · 2024Article
- The impact of yoga on stress, metabolic parameters, and cognition of Indian adolescents: Cluster randomized controlled trial.Integrative medicine research · 2023Article
- 'It stretches your body but makes you feel good too': A qualitative study exploring young people's perceptions and experiences of yoga.Journal of health psychology · 2023Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on children and adolescents' mental health.Saudi medical journal · 2022Review
- Scoping Review of Yoga in Schools: Mental Health and Cognitive Outcomes in Both Neurotypical and Neurodiverse Youth Populations.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Development, validation, and feasibility of a school-based short duration integrated classroom yoga module: A pilot study design.Journal of education and health promotion · 2021Article
- Yoga in school sports improves functioning of autonomic nervous system in young adults: A non-randomized controlled pilot study.PloS one · 2020Article
- Effect of mindfulness and yoga on quality of life for elementary school students and teachers: results of a randomized controlled school-based study.Psychology research and behavior management · 2018Article
- School-based Yoga Programs in the United States: A Survey.Advances in mind-body medicine · 2015Review
- Yoga May Mitigate Decreases in High School Grades.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015Article
- Yoga-teaching protocol adapted for children with visual impairment.International journal of yogaArticle
- Impact of a 12-week Yoga Intervention on Seminal Oxidative Stress, Sperm Quality, and DNA Fragmentation Index in Infertile Men: A Pre-post Intervention Study.International journal of yogaArticle
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Abstract
This uncontrolled pilot study examined the effects of a classroom-based yoga intervention on cortisol concentrations and perceived behavior in children. A 10-week Yoga 4 Classrooms intervention was implemented in one second-grade and one third-grade classroom. Students' salivary cortisol responses were assessed at 3 time points. Classroom teachers also documented their perceptions of the effects of the intervention on students' cognitive, social, and emotional skills. Second, but not third, graders showed a significant decrease in baseline cortisol from before to after the intervention. Second and third graders both showed significant decreases in cortisol from before to after a cognitive task, but neither grade showed additional decreases from before to after a single yoga class. The second-grade teacher perceived significant improvements in several aspects his/her students' behavior. The third-grade teacher perceived some, but fewer, improvements in his/her students' behavior. Results suggest that school-based yoga may be advantageous for stress management and behavior.
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