Yoga for Depression, Anxiety and stress relief Various studies published in medical Journals
In Pubmed more than
530 articles on Depression article has been published so for in the year of
2017. Now day yoga is a best alternativemedicine for mind, body and soul.
The practice of
yoga is aimed at achieving a union of mind, body and spirit and has become
popular in recent years as a form of stress management in Western cultures ( ). Meta-analysis has shown that yoga practice
effectively decreases depressive and anxious symptomatology ( ). While there is no definitive taxonomy of yoga, as
the many forms of the practice have unique theoretical underpinnings and
approaches ( ), common elements are shared by many forms, such as
controlled breathing, meditative techniques and physical postures ( ). Approximately 10% of the population were
practising yoga in the United States in 2012 ( ). In England, approximately 1.28% of the population
were practising it in 2006/08 ( ). Medical practitioners often prescribe
yoga to their patients, ( ) with as many as 77% of surveyed Australian
practitioners referring their patients to a yoga therapist ( ).
Yoga is an ancient
Indian, non-religious mind-body approach classified
as a form of CAM by the National Institutes of Health .
It consists of the practice of specific posture (asana), regulated breathing
(Pranayama) and meditation .
The practice of yoga integrates the physical, mental, and spiritual components
of an individual in order to improve health and well-being .
There are various review articles reporting the effect of mind-body medicine in
various neurological disorders .
But, even though yoga is one of the widely used mind-body medicine ,
for health promotion and disease prevention and as a possible treatment
modality for neurological disorders .
There is a lack of evidence-based review on the effect of yoga practices in
various neurological conditions and thus, this review was performed, aiming at
providing a comprehensive background for the scientific evidence based effect
of yoga in various neurological disorders.
The practice of
yoga is aimed at achieving a union of mind, body and spirit and has become
popular in recent years as a form of stress management in Western cultures ( ). Meta-analysis has shown that yoga practice
effectively decreases depressive and anxious symptomatology ( ). While there is no definitive taxonomy of yoga, as
the many forms of the practice have unique theoretical underpinnings and
approaches ( ), common elements are shared by many forms, such as
controlled breathing, meditative techniques and physical postures ( ). Approximately 10% of the population were
practising yoga in the United States in 2012 ( ). In England, approximately 1.28% of the population
were practising it in 2006/08 ( ). Medical practitioners often prescribe
yoga to their patients, ( ) with as many as 77% of surveyed Australian practitioners
referring their patients to a yoga therapist ( ).
5. Yoga treatment
for chronic non-specific low back pain; L. Susan Wieland, Cochrane Database
Syst Rev. 2018 Jan 12.Published in final edited form as: Cochrane
Database Syst Rev. 2017 Jan 12; 1: CD010671. Published online 2017 Jan
6. Medical Yoga TherapyIna
Stephens Children (Basel) 2017 Feb; 4(2): 12 online 2017 Feb 10.
7. Adjunctive yoga vs.
health education for persistent major depression: a randomized
controlled trial Lisa A. UebelackerPsychol Med. Author manuscript;
available in PMC 2018 Mar 1.Published in final edited form as: Psychol
Med. 2017 Sep; 47(12): 2130–2142. Published online 2017 Apr
17. A Qualitative Study Exploring
Community Yoga Practice in Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis, J
Altern Complement Med. 2017 Jun 1; 23(6): 487–493. Published
online 2017 Jun 1.
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