{"id":60138,"date":"2014-07-02T13:54:18","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T17:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=60138"},"modified":"2014-07-03T12:29:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T16:29:00","slug":"therapeutic-yoga-begins-sept-5-ucf-pegasus-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/therapeutic-yoga-begins-sept-5-ucf-pegasus-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Therapeutic Yoga Begins Sept. 5 At Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Pegasus Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
Developed and led by nationally certified yoga instructor, Alpa Bhatia, the Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Pegasus Health classes will be at times throughout the day and focus on the needs of specific people:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile yoga does not replace the care necessary for managing chronic medical conditions, it often helps patients restore some of their lost mobility, learn to better control anxiety and stress, and generally feel better,\u201d said Dr. Neha Bhanusali, a faculty physician at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Pegasus Health who specializes in rheumatology and does yoga herself.\u00a0 \u201cSome are even able to come off of certain prescription medications. \u201cAs a rheumatologist and yoga practitioner, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how therapeutic yoga can improve the overall quality of life.”<\/p>\n
Two free informational sessions about the classes will be held from 11 a.m. to noon on Friday July 25 and Friday, August 29 at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Pegasus Health. Classes are $60 per month, with registration beginning July 25. Before beginning any new exercise program, please consult with your physician.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Developed and led by nationally certified yoga instructor, Alpa Bhatia, the Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Pegasus Health classes will be at times throughout the day and focus on the needs of specific people: Yoga for Heart Disease & Hypertension (9 a.m. \u2013 9:45 a.m.) \u2013 Gentle yoga postures are used to exercise the muscles, which benefits the heart and blood vessels. This class…","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":60140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[6,12,17],"tags":[5752],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-60138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-health","category-medicine","tag-ucf-pegasus-health"],"yoast_head":"\n