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From Stress To Serenity: How Practicing Yoga Daily Can Help Manage Anxiety And Depression
Yoga For Mental Health: Anxiety and depression can feel like invisible weights, making even the simplest tasks seem overwhelming. While treatment options like medication and therapy play an important role, many people are discovering the healing power of yoga as a complementary approach. Rooted in ancient wisdom, yoga takes a holistic approach towards health and healing and works upon building a healthy mind, body, and spirit. During an exclusive interaction with TheHealthSite.com, Yoga and Spiritual Leader, Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar - The Author, Columnist, and Founder of Akshar Yoga Kendraa, explained how these two affect the overall health of an individual and what role yoga plays in keeping the mind, body and soul under control.
Anxiety and Depression are commonly and often interchangeably used terms, but very few have a deep understanding of these. Let's have a basic understanding of the two. Anxiety refers to a stress response from a person wherein the mental activity increases causing extreme restlessness. Depression is a stress response wherein a person completely loses the will to work and becomes completely inactive, mentally as well as physically. At the core, anxiety and depression are opposite expressions of stress. Therefore, the way Yoga manages both is also different.
If you are someone who is dealing with anxiety problems, make sure to add these yoga poses to your daily routine to manage the condition:
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An Ancient Himalayan Practice that calms down the nervous system and helps align the mind, body, and spirit. It is a simple 5 step technique that re-centers the mind, brings it to the present, brings mindfulness and builds gratitude.
It can be practiced at any time to immediately calm the mind and re-focus. Sit in a comfortable posture with the spine straight, both palms facing upwards, on the knees. With eyes closed, start focussing on the movement of the breath. Inhale for 3 seconds, hold the breath inside and exhale slowly in 3 seconds.
Benefits: Calms down an anxious mind, helpful in increasing awareness, brings the mind to the present, reduces mental clutter, and improves focus.
Sit in Vajrasana, slowly place the palms in front of the knees, on the floor. Gently walk the palms forward till they fully extend, without lifting the pelvis off the heels, place the forehead in between the palms, keep the eyes closed, and relax.
Benefits: Helps in releasing stress from the spine which is directly connected to the central nervous system, fights backache, reduces stress, and relaxes the mind.
Fighting depression, and already exhausted? Try to incorporate these effective yoga poses into your daily routine to keep this silent mental health condition under control:
Sit in a comfortable position with the spine straight. Place both palms on the knees in prapti mudra. Start forcefully inhaling and forcefully exhaling, using both nostrils, while engaging the stomach and abdominal muscles. Repeat continuously 11 times, then relax with eyes closed and allow the breath to stabilize. Practice 3-5 rounds.
Benefits: It is an energising and uplifting breath practice that stimulates oxygen supply and immediately activates a dull mind, also increasing lung capacity and clearing mental fog.
Is a dynamic Vinyasa flow that comprises 8 asanas practices in a sequence, repeatedly. It energizes the Sun energy in the body, and activates the fire element which is the source of energy and positivity. A depressive person needs movement and motivation. Practicing even 5 sets of Surya-namaskars can help generate a huge amount of positive energy and activate the nervous system.
A special Himalayan Vinyasa that has an immense impact on brain function. It balances both sides of the brain, stimulates positive mental activity, promotes mind-body coordination, fights mental stagnation, and enhances spiritual growth. It is a mindful walking technique wherein one has to walk in the pattern of the infinity symbol. Practice 21 rounds, first clockwise and then anti-clockwise.
Before one tries to treat anxiety and depression, it is important to understand the difference between the two. Yoga dives deep into the causes of stress and manages the same with ancient techniques for the mind and body. This integrated approach makes Yoga an effective and impactful tool for stress management in modern times.
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