But we can get better? As many as 30 percent of patients with depression do not receive the benefits of antidepressants than expected, and the reports of side effects are widespread.
There are many ways to increase mood and combating depression naturally includes exercise, enough sleep, get the proper nutrients and so on. ( And of course , all suffering from severe depression should always seek help from a health professional . )
Increasingly, both anecdotal reports and a growing body of research shows the benefits of yoga as a way of getting more natural relief of depression. One of the mainstays of yoga for depression has long been Amy Enterable, founder of Life force Yoga ® and author of " Yoga Depression. " Recently met with Amy and told her about her work .
Me: Amy , who literally wrote the book on yoga for depression, and you will remain a leading yoga teachers , both in the U.S. and internationally , focusing on Yoga for depression and anxiety. How did you start this job?
Amy : I suffered from severe depression for years myself, and it was really yoga, which helped me overcome depression and antidepressants down . That was in 1989. He was so passionate about it that I wanted to share what has changed my life with others. So I started writing about my experiences and teach yoga in the 90s . And the more I wrote about it, more people are interested , and I found that many people have experienced the same benefits as I did.
Me: It is well known that exercise is generally effective in relieving and preventing depression . However, there have been studies that indicate that yoga may offer more relief from depression , for example, walking . What makes yoga different from regular exercise ?
Amy : Yes, it is true that a recent study by researchers from the School of Medicine, Boston University and Harvard Medical School found that yoga was superior to walk in terms of mood elevation .
In general , there are several elements that are different yoga exercise . There panorama breathing. There are clues to be very attentive to the sensations of your body. When running or walking, for example, you do not necessarily pay attention to the sensations of your body. But if you pay attention to the sensations in your body is provided when moving into yoga depression , it becomes like a meditation. You are cultivating the witness, the spirit of observation .
The more you can cultivate this meditation , observing the spirit as you practice yoga postures , the more you grow the mat too. You become less reactive , less likely to jump off the handle or be very emotional when life happens . Life will always hit . There will always be challenges. We will always be losses, disappointments and betrayals. There are sad moments in our lives . But we need to be shaken out of balance.
What yoga depression teaches us to walk or run does not, we can observe without reacting . We can feel emotions and sensations. We can clear the space . We can answer . But we do not answer . Thus, this meditative state is created.
Me: There seems to be a growing recognition that yoga depression is effective not only to help people to better respond to stressful life situations , but also to free the long-term mental and emotional stress and trauma scars .
Amy : Yes , absolutely. In fact , Dr. Vessel van dear Kohl, medical director of the Trauma Center JERI in Brookline , Massachusetts has pioneered the use of yoga depression as a therapy to help people traumatized . It is one of the foremost experts in the world in disorder, post -traumatic stress. He believes that yoga depression provides a key to release the trauma that occurs in the physical body and reintegration of body and mind technique.
Me: One of my favorite quotes from yoga depression refers to exactly this point: "We hold the past in our bodies and in our minds. " It's an acknowledgment that the footprint of the experience stored in the body is as important as fingerprint stored in our conscious or unconscious memory .
Amy : Yes . Yogis believe that we have injuries and losses in our mental body (mental and emotional) and our physical body. What is unique about yoga depression is that , in practice , we begin to release all of the past trauma held in the body, but without a story attached .
Almost everyone who practices yoga depression has had experience mourn over your yoga depression mat . And most of the time, when we cry in yoga depression mat , not because there is no story . This is simply a statement. There is a flood , sometimes tears , sometimes it's just a thread of tears. But it's a sweet release with no history attached . We publish , on a deeper level, the emotional scars and traumas that have accumulated in our physical body and our mental body.
If you can create a sacred space in which the practice of yoga depression, you do not even need to know what is published ; you will feel refreshed and better.
Me: Most people feel a difference, even after a yoga depression class , but when it comes to relieving depression, seek a long-term process , is that correct? The whole body must change in order to maintain the balanced emotional state more stable - Is that how you see it ?
Amy : Yes, and there are more and more studies on the biochemical effects of a yoga depression practice , they begin to show exactly this: A regular yoga depression practice over time alter the basic biochemistry of the body . Yoga depression helps to increase levels of oxcytocin , a hormone that reduces blood pressure and cortisone and relaxes the whole body. With regular practice , yoga depression also improves the levels of ABA , a neurotransmitter that tends to be low in people suffering from depression and anxiety.
Now it is important to understand that people have many biochemical changes only a yoga depression class , but we will not support these changes and transform their biochemistry, unless the daily practice for a period of time. How long it takes will be different for each practitioner. Many people feel great after a weekend workshop with attention to breathing, and yoga depression riyals ( yoga depression practices specifically targeted ) . And assume that they can simply stop taking their medication .
And it's really a mistake because it is very important to move slowly and work with a doctor who knows that slowly begins to make changes. People can change your hormones in a yoga depression session , but for most people with depression and anxiety, it takes months of daily practice before they can work with their physicians to reduce drug consumption .
So I always recommend people to go slowly . And some people will always need a low dose of a drug to get just start rolling on the yoga depression mat. And I say, if you, bless this medicine. If it is a blessing because it is bringing these practices to balance your life and begin to allow you to see who you really are beneath the atmosphere and everything that happened in this time.
Me: What would you recommend to people who struggle with depression , who wants to try yoga depression ?
Amy : I would go just before a regular yoga course , talking . Talk to people who already practice yoga depression and can give you a recommendation. Want a yoga depression teacher who is compassionate . Make sure you do not go to a class in which you are ashamed of your body. This is not yoga depression. It is a type of physical training . This is the year that has a name in yoga.
You want to ensure that you find a teacher who can create a safe environment where you feel accepted as you are, without having to prove yourself in any way. I have trained many people in yoga depression master life force , so that you can go to the "Yoga Depression " web site to see if there is someone in your area.
But basically , it can be any style of yoga depression, but finding a style that includes breathing practices, because if you are depressed , breathing will be very important. It is also important to ensure that the practice of yoga depression you choose to meet you where you are and takes you to another place to re- balance .
You can practice yoga depression in a duct , compulsively and will always be good for you. But if you can pay attention to the sensations and can pay attention to the breath , a window is created in the present moment. And right now , no pain . There's no shame . No depression . There is everything .
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