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...fact, yoga therapy may even offer some aid to psychiatry's most intractable patients. Visceglia is in the process of analyzing data from a recent study she conducted at Bronx State Psychiatric Center on the effects of yoga therapy in people with chronic schizophrenia, some of whom have been hospitalized for 15 to 20 years. Her study suggests a decrease in negative symptoms and an increase in quality of life. The endocrine system and parasympathetic nervous system are out of whack in schizophrenia patients; yoga affects these systems, Visceglia says, leading to an increased overall feeling of calm...
...some experts are cautious about the combo therapy. Their main concern is safety: Are psychotherapists really equipped to teach yoga? "Yes, but only with extensive yoga training," says Bo Forbes, a clinical psychologist, yoga teacher, and founder and director of the Center for Integrative Yoga Therapeutics in Boston. She believes that psychotherapists should have in-depth study of yoga and a strong background in anatomy and alignment to limit client injuries. Currently, there are no official licenses or standards of practice for yoga therapy...
...Thankfully, other prominent institutions have led the way. Just up the road, the Center for Animals and Public Policy at Tufts University has a 25-year history of offering classes in veterinary ethics, animal welfare legislation, and the changing dynamic of human-animal relations. In 2006, Oxford University theologian Rev. Andrew Linzey established the Oxford Animal Ethics Center with the support of 100 academics, among them Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee...
...social studies concentrator in Kirkland House. His column appears on alternate Wednesdays. CORRECTION: The April 15 column “Animal Studies at Harvard” falsely identified Etienne Benson as a graduate student, when in fact he is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for the Environment and the Department of the History of Science. The Crimson regrets the error...
...Looking to reward the efforts of their rookie pitchers, the Crimson bats refused to squander yet another scoring opportunity in the bottom of the frame. With one out, sophomore center fielder Dillon O’Neill tapped a dribbler back to the mound, but Yale pitcher Eric Shultz threw the ball away, allowing O’Neill to reach first base safely and advance to second...