Engineering Health: Introduction to Yoga and Physiology

Seidenstein connects the study of human body systems with yoga, meditation and mindfulness. The fourteen modules include homeostasis, genetics, interpreting research and major physiological systems, alongside practice contexts. It offers a more academic route into the subject than a short sequence of exercise videos, with substantial study and assessment time.

What you will learn

• Identify major physiological systems
• Examine the structure of a research paper
• Discuss proposed connections between yoga and physiology

Who this suits

A fit for yoga practitioners, teachers or students interested in the physiological context and research literacy behind the practice, rather than only looking for a daily follow-along class.

Before you enroll

The provider is New York University and lists about 53 hours and 41 minutes of workload. Its beginner filter refers to the course entry level, not a clinical credential. Health applications are educational; course completion does not authorize treatment or guarantee an effect for an individual condition.

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Put it into practice

Choose one research example discussed in the course. Summarize its question, methods and limitations in your own words, keeping observed findings separate from a broader claim about what yoga can do.

Source and review

This overview is based on the provider's published information, checked on 12 October 2026. It is an editorial assessment, not a claim that we completed the resource. Time filters are approximate study ranges; projects and exercises can take longer.

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