Utilization of 3-month Yoga Program for Adults at High Risk for ...

Deep relaxation, a unique part of a yoga program, relaxes the sympathetic nervous system and helps with physiological stress reduction. Physiological stress itself is related to metabolic disease, including diabetes. ... After Human Subjects Committee's approval was obtained, participants were recruited via automated voice mail messages that were delivered to university employees, flyers posted in hospital outpatient waiting rooms and advertisements in local newspapers . ...