Marian Papp

Marian Papp

Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring
Visiting address: Alfred Nobels Allé 23, 14183 Huddinge
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Fysioterapi, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • Mindfulness/yoga researcher. Course leader "Yogic exercises for different diseases" 7.5p/Yogaträning som kompletterande behandling vid olika sjukdomstillstånd, Karolinska Institutet, 7.5 p. distanskurs. Research supervisor. COPD and home based exercise. 


  • Involved in projects regarding post-covid, dysfunctional breathing
    Project with MAYO clinic evaluation of online pulmonary rehabilitation programs using mindfulness exercises in combination with health coaching, MI (motivational interviewing)

    Yogic breathing exercises for post-covid patients
    "Yogic exercises for disease" 7.5 academic credits at Karolinska Institutet (course leader). The course started 2017 and - next course 2025 (spring).
    Presenting at KI/MAYO konference 2020-2024
    PhD 2017, Karolinska Institute (Sweden)
    Post-doc at NVS, Karolinska Institute (Sweden) 

  • Masters degree in Public Health, Karolinska Institutet (Sweden)
    Internationally certified experienced Yoga teacher, and Yoga therapist International association of yoga therapists (C-IAYT, E-YT, YACEP) (USA)
    Health coach
    Physical activity on prescription provider (FaR)

Research

  • Investigating mindfulness/yoga based exercises.
    Balance ability and dose of physical activity in elderly women. Breathing exercises for post-covid. 


  • COPD and home-based mindfulness training with MI (coaching) 
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  • Yogic interventions on cardiovascular health, cardiorespiratory fitness, physical function, respiration and experiences.
    Subjective health parameters as perceived health, stress, sleep,  
  • symptoms and mental health (in both healthy 

  • and diseased participants).
    Title dissertation: Effect of yogic exercises on objective and subjective health parameters/Effekter av yogaträning på objektiva och subjektiva
    hälsoparametrar
    Main supervisor for my PhD project: Per Wändell, MD, senior professor KI
    Background: PhD 2017. Subjective health data published
    Method:
    Results: Increased dosage of yogic exercises is correlated with improved health as sleep and depression. Yogic exercises compared to usual care
    (physical therapy as cycling and strength training) does not have any negative effects and have similar effects on health and physical function as
    conventional treatment.

Teaching

  • Course leader for "Yogaträning som kompletterande behandling" 


  • 7.5 hp at Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. 10 weeks part time (50%), online course
    Course at Academic Primary Centre (Akademiskt primärvårdscentrum) using
    yogic exercises for stress reduction, breathing function - ongoing
    Course in "evidence based yogic exercises" use as complementary treatment Akademiskt primärvårdscentrum. Ongoing "network meetings"
    Completed academic pedagogic course at KI (grundläggande högskolepedagogik)
    Yoga classes and workshops at Karolinska Institutet Health promotion department
    Outdoor yoga therapy/ forest therapy - teacher trainings
    Internationally certified Yoga teacher, Yoga therapist (C-IAYT, E-YTm YACEP) (USA)
    Physcial activity on prescription (FaR)

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Employments

  • Affiliated to Teaching/Tutoring, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2025

Degrees and Education

  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2017
  • Master Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 2005
  • Bachelor Of Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 1998

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