
Yoga is transforming lives in Kenya. Here's how
Yoga is a 5,000-year-old physical mind and body practice. Most present day practices share some variation of yoga poses (asana), breathing exercises (pranayama), relaxation, and meditation.
Catherine Cook-Cottone, Ph.D., is a Licensed Psychologist and Certified School Psychologist and a Certified and Registered Yoga Instructor. She is an associate professor in the Department of Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology at SUNY at Buffalo. Dr. Cook-Cottone researches embodied self-regulation and psychosocial disorders. Aligned with her research, she teaches classes in counseling with children and adolescents, yoga, mindfulness interventions, eating disorders, and history of psychology.