Yoga for Burnout in Healthcare: Scientific Rationale and Research

by Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, PhD

Thursday May 7, 2020

Breakfast: 7:30 am;

Presentation: 8:00-9:00 am

Location: USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center | Room: TBD

Yoga is an ancient behavioral practice that develops the skills of mind-body awareness or mindfulness, self-regulation of internal physiological and psychological states, and physical fitness. This presentation will review the scientific evidence for the underlying mechanisms of yoga practice as well as the evidence for yoga in workplace settings, with an emphasis on yoga for burnout in healthcare workers.

Sat Bir Singh Khalsa PhD is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of Yoga Research for the Yoga Alliance and the Kundalini Research Institute. He is also a Research Associate at the Benson Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, and Research Affiliate at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.