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Published in final edited form as: Acad Pediatr. 2009 Jul–Aug;9(4):212–220.e1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.04.002

Table II.

Types of Yoga Interventions among Pediatric Yoga Studies

Yoga Study Meditation Postures Breathing Corpse Pose Other Yogaa Non-Yoga Technique
Bagga et. al. 1983
Bera et. al. 1993
Berger et. al. 1992
Bhattacharya et. al. 2002
Bhushan et al 2006
Bose et. al. 1987
Clance et. al. 1980 √ -Awareness training
Dash et. al. 2001 √-Games
Dhume et. al. 1991
Donohue et al. 2006
Harrison et al. 2004
Hopkins et al. 1976 Not specified
Jensen et al. 2004
Kuttner et al. 2006
Madanmohan et al. 2003
Malathi et al 1999
Manjunath et al. 1999 √-Games
Manjunath et al 2001
Manjunath et al. 2004 √-Games
Mitchell et al. 2007
Moorthy et al. 1982
Narendran et al. 2005
Naveen et al. 1997
Peck et al 2005
Platania-Solazzo et al 1992 X-Massage
Raghuraj et al. 1997
Raghuraj et al 2003
Scime et al 2008 Not specified √ -Group meetings for interactive discourse, relaxation
Stueck et al 2005 √ -Games
Telles et al. 1993
Telles et al. 1997
Telles et al. 1998
Uma et al. 1989
West et al. 2004
Frequency of Intervention (n=34, %) 59 79 67 26 26 24
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Other yoga techniques included: locks (bandhas), cleansing exercises (kriyas), hand gestures (mudras), lectures on yoga philosophy, yoga diet, and devotional songs