Stress Less Yoga

This research study compared the effects of relaxation to music and yoga nidra on the mental health of frontline healthcare workers during the pandemic. The open-label randomized trial involved a Relaxation-to-Music Group listening to deep relaxation music while Yoga Nidra Group participants practiced yoga nidra. Both interventions were delivered via YouTube and were to be performed daily for 30 minutes during healthcare workers' 2-week duty periods.

The study found that yoga nidra significantly helped in the improvement of depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Read the full study here: https://buff.ly/40QB5Ff

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All 30 people who participated in a study (conducted at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign), scored better in cognitive tasking tests (increased working memory and mental acuity) immediately after a yoga session than they did after an aerobic session. They also reported feeling calmer, more centered, and relaxed, after the yoga session whereas they only felt a little tired after the aerobic session.

Yoga is not a workout, it's a work-in, opening our hearts and focus into awareness. ❤️

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The research-backed benefits of yoga Yoga is a practice with many possible benefits, including reduced back pain, improved mood, and less stress. Learn about these and other benefits in this article.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/11/09/1135211525/anxiety-medication-meditation-lexapro?fbclid=IwAR0BrdacMKGGFBrkv7ESZP2GXRupLYUbRnku_5_lbR3qUfGeT2oTQqa2vrQ

Daily meditation may work as well as a popular drug to calm anxiety, study finds Researchers compared a practice of daily mindfulness meditation to taking Lexapro to control anxiety symptoms. The meditators got equivalent relief, without the side effects.

Tracy Freeman Kniffen

Yoga Effects on Brain Health: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature Yoga is the most popular complementary health approach practiced by adults in the United States. It is an ancient mind and body practice with origins in Indian philosophy. Yoga combines physical postures, rhythmic breathing and meditative exercise to ...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6971819/

Almost 18 years ago when I first started practicing yoga, I could truly feel the positive effects the practice had on my mental health. Stress, anxiety and depression can be detrimental to brain function in all ages. This study is one of the best I've seen to date to back up with science what I have believed for many many years. If you and your loved ones are not yet practicing yoga, I encouraged you to start. Namaste

Yoga Effects on Brain Health: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature Yoga is the most popular complementary health approach practiced by adults in the United States. It is an ancient mind and body practice with origins in Indian philosophy. Yoga combines physical postures, rhythmic breathing and meditative exercise to ...