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Yoga teacher Jenni Rawlings and Exercise Science professor Travis Pollen discuss a controversial study that found that stretching was more de-stressing than restorative yoga. Could this assertion possibly be true?

Points of discussion include:

The temptation to make definitive conclusions based on the results of a single study
What is the “stress response” (a biological process in the human body)?
What’s the relationship between restorative yoga and the stress response?
What’s the relationship between exercise in general and the stress response?
Foundational tips for reading and analyzing a research article
What did the researchers in this study do, and what did they find?
What are some practical applications we yoga practitioners might take away from this study?
…And much more!

Enjoy this engaging and eye-opening discussion for yoga, movement, and fitness geeks!

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