ABOUT
Tiril Elstad
Founder
Hi! I’m Tiril, a passionate medicine student, currently living in Oslo. I love studying and learning about our body and universe. I like science and statistics, and have spent the past four years working on an RCT assessing the effects of yoga on student mental health.Within the field of medicine I am especially found of pediatrics (children), endocrinology (hormones), psychiatry and neurology. I also like to understand nutrition and how our abdomen works, and I am super interested in human anatomy and physiology, but I am not obsessed with either food or exercise, and like to do a litte bit of everything. Nature is my number one favorite after my man, two children and family.
With this page I want to share what I learn in my everyday, and often I have questions too – would love to hear from you.
INSPIRATION
This section offers shorter, motivational articles, reviews, shared videos and blogs etc. Get inspired for your own practice!
THE SCIENCE
In this section you’ll find evidence-based articles. We will strive to give a true picture of the link between yoga and health.
PRACTICE
Whilst articles provide motivation, it is the practice that counts. Check out our yoga classes, private lessons, anatomy courses, corporate yoga and more.
THE YOGA SCIENCE TEAM
Tiril Elstad
Founder
I went to my first yoga class 10 years ago in St Andrews in Scotland where I did a Master in Arts (honors) in Economics in International Relations. Since then I have slowly become more immersed into this powerful physical and mental practice. Today I am a yoga teacher, researcher and medicine student. I believe that yoga has a huge potential within the health sector, however, not in all cases. Hence, I am eager to learn more about the link between yoga and health through research, practice and studies.
Madiha
Intern and Project Coordinator
Hi! My name is Madiha and I am an intern and project coordinator at the Yoga Science project. I study psychology at the University of Oslo and find health and well-being to be some of the most important aspects of day-to-day life. Finding support for effective strategies to prevent negative health outcomes means having the ability to offer scientifically supported treatments to people who need them. By joining the Yoga Science project, I can contribute to helping people while learning more about scientific methods.
Sandra Klonteig
Researcher
Hi! My name is Sandra and I am a graduated psychology student. As a co-author, my core responsibilities regard research, literature review and data processing of results. My workload focuses mainly on yoga, students, distress, and mental health. After working in the clinical field of psychology, my interest for alternative treatment methods have grown. The Yoga Science Project have further developed my attention for yoga and its influence on healthy and clinical populations. Through our team, I hope we can provide the public and institutions with essential scientific knowledge about the effect of Yoga.
Suki
Hi, my name is Suki and I am a research assistant. I am passionate about yoga and health science. I´ve earned a bachelor´s degree in nutrition, because I am interested in nutrients and their impact of the human body. Currently I am studying for a master´s degree in interdisciplinary health science at The University of Oslo. My passion for yoga started nearly 2 years ago after achieving Les Mills instructor certification in Bodybalance. Yoga help me to access an inner strength that allows me to face challenges of everday life. Based on my experience I also believe in the power of yoga on health benefits. By being a part of the team I want to make a difference by bringing scientific knowledge about yoga into people´s life.
Ida
Hi, my name is Ida. I am a clinical psychology student working on a systematic review of the effect of yoga on well-being. I came across yoga when I was doing volunteer work in India five years ago, and three years later I went back and did a yoga teacher training in an ashram in rural India. I am very interested in the mind-body connection and how yoga can be used as a therapeutic tool for physical and mental health issues, and that is why I am so glad to be part of the yoga science project.