Boosting your Mental Health
Yoga’s Effect On Mental Health
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Helps improve depression
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Helps improve anxiety
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Help's manage daily stress
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Sparks positive change
A literature review done in 2008 states that yoga is a complementary means of physical wellbeing and offers freedom from emotional and physiological suffering. It has shown to be effective in alleviating depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and general stress (Adams, 2008).
In 2005 a study took a randomized group of people and rated their stress-related problems such as chronic fatigue, muscular pain, and anger. They did this by a questionnaire, urine tests, blood pressure, and heart rates. The group completed a 4 month period of yoga. The results showed a significant decrease in all areas of concern (Granath, 2006).
Recommendations:
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30 minutes per day
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2 liters of water a day
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Gentle yoga: relaxation and calming
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Vinyasa yoga: energy flow, invigorating, and stress release
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Adams, C. M., & Puig, A. (2008). Incorporating yoga into college counseling. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 3(4), 357-372. 10.1080/15401380802527456.
Granath, J., Ingvarsson, S., von Thiele, U., & Lundberg, U. (2006). Stress management a randomized study of cognitive-behavioral therapy and yoga. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 35(1), 3-10. 10.1080/16506070500401292.