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 affect the brain: In what ways do yoga and meditation change the brain? The transformation moves away from passively accepting that the exercises work, towards a strong interest in the scientific foundations of yoga therapy. Brittany Fair provides an easily understandable introduction to the question of how yoga and meditation impact the brain and the nervous system. Chapter by chapter, she presents the latest research on yoga and meditation. Embedded within are example yoga routines and meditations that can be tailored to 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 research field and offers tools for interpreting scientific literature, enabling yoga teachers to address a wide range of target groups.