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Tag: depression

Yoga vs CBT for anxiety in older adults (plain language summary)

Large randomised clinical trial compared yoga and CBT for alleviating worry in older adults. The results are promising.

anxiety, depression, mental health, research, sleep, worry, yoga, yoga science

What is the vagus nerve – and why should you care?

She’s everyone’s favourite nerve. She’s the vagus nerve, the main parasympathetic nerve, one that brings balance in times of stress. And yoga practices are her friend.

anxiety, autoimmune disease, depression, health, immunity, mental health, parasympathetic nervous system, psychoneuroimmunology, stress, vagus nerve, vagus nerve stimulation, wellbeing, yoga, yoga health, yoga mental health

What do depression, inflammation and yoga have in common?

If you were to ask me what was the one thing I learned in the past year that blew my … More

depression, mental health, psychoneuroimmunology, stress, vagus nerve, wellbeing, yoga, yoga immunity

Yoga nidra makes me happy (or just less sad) – plain language summary

I’m going to admit, I’ve been struggling to find both brain power and motivation to do any reading that requires … More

anxiety, depression, mental health, plain language summary, yoga, yoga nidra, yoga science

How yoga nidra could tip the balance in an anxious mind

I’ve had a revelation over the past week. I signed up to a yoga nidra teacher training, mainly out of … More

anxiety, depression, mental health, science, yoga, yoga nidra, yoga science

Yoga as an antidote for depression (plain language summary)

New study showing that yoga helps to reduce depressive symptoms in a range of mental health condition

depression, mental health, plain language summary, science, yoga, yoga science

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