10-Week Hatha Yoga Increases Right Hippocampal Density Compared to Active and Passive Control Groups: A Controlled Structural cMRI Study

Hatha Yoga includes holding, stretching and strengthening exercises as well as breathing and meditation techniques. It became well known for its stress reducing effect and increasingly even for the positive impact in various cardiovascular and neurological diseases. According to morphological affects studies on meditation and mind body techniques point out stress and vegetative related areas. However, sport is also known for a similar effect.