Academic performance can be greatly hindered by stress, worry and anxiety. Good news, yoga can help. The mind and body connection of yoga not only offers emotional benefits, such as reducing depression, but it also helps you get better grades in school. Previous studies showed even a small or moderate amount of stress negatively affects memory […]
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About 40 million adults in America suffer from anxiety disorders, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Despite improvements in the pharmacological and psychological treatments of anxiety disorders, a high percentage of patients resist therapy for numerous reasons, including the cost of treatment, side effects of medication, and having an inadequate response to drugs.
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Yoga Nidra is a type of guided meditation designed to induce deep relaxation and deep rest that calms and heals. Yoga studies show this type of meditation practice can provide a number of health benefits including reduction of stress, ptsd, traumatic stress disorders, anxiety, and insomnia. You may have heard of Yoga Nidra referred to
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Try this 75-minute Viniyoga series proven to relieve chronic lower back pain, according to a study from the University of Washington published in the Archives of Internal Medicine and the journal Trials. Not only is back pain one of the most common health conditions for Americans, it’s the number one reason people turn to complementary and
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Yoga prevents and treats depression, either as a stand-alone practice or as complimentary therapy with medication, according to several recent studies published in major medical journals. In one study, participants experienced mood elevation after completing a single 60-minute class. While it’s possible to experience benefits after only one class, when it comes to depression, practicing yoga
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Going to yoga class prevents your brain from releasing the chemicals that produce anxiety. Even yoga beginners can benefit from this mind-body connection after the first two months of practice. Yoga Improves Anxiety Disorders Going to yoga class significantly reduces anxiety, according to a 2009 study from the Psychiatry Department of Islamic Azad University published in
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Hatha Yoga significantly reduces anxiety after only eight classes, according to research from the All India Institute of Medical Studies in New Delhi published in a 2006 issue of the Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. Why should you reduce your anxiety level? Excessive anxiety is a “major component of unhealthy lifestyles.” The mental stress of chronic anxiety
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Teenage students perform better overall, and in separate subjects, when they take a comprehensive yoga class regularly, according to a study from the MGN College of Education published a 2009 issue of the International Journal of Yoga. Teens don’t have to spend more time studying to earn better grades. Instead, they can increase their test
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Gentle Hatha Yoga alleviates depression and ruminations in women with major depressive disorder, according to a study from the University of Virginia and published in a 2013 issue of the Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. Depression is one of the most common health conditions in the U.S. and around the world. Sufferers are twice as likely to be
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Here are the poses for a 90-minute Hatha Yoga class proven to reduce stress. Completing one class reduces perceived stress and completing one class per week for eight weeks reduces physical signs of stress. Stress is a known trigger for physical illness, mental disturbance and produces visible signs of aging. Long-term stress, known as chronic stress,
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