It is now undisputed that yoga and meditation have a healing effect on body and mind. Increasingly, the focus is shifting to how these practices change the brain. The transformation moves away from passively accepting that exercises work, towards a strong interest in the scientific backgrounds of yoga therapy. Brittany Fair provides an easily understandable introduction to the question of how yoga and meditation affect the brain and the nervous system. Chapter by chapter, she presents the latest research on yoga and meditation. Embedded within are exemplary yoga routines and meditations that can be adapted for various needs, such as for a flexible spine, balance, stress relief, trauma, multiple sclerosis, or chronic pain. The book also discusses the current limitations of this field of research and offers tools for interpreting scientific literature, enabling yoga teachers to address a wide range of target groups.