Amelia Earhart said, “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” You can do this! The dedication to your well-being and the investment to be kind to yourself are the first steps to a better life.
A recent study by the University of California, San Francisco determined yoga can help with depression. “It’s the very first study in the U.S. that’s looking at yoga as a sole treatment for diagnosed major depression.”
UCSF’s lead researcher studied men and women, ages 18 to 72, at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine. Half learned about yoga in lectures, half actually did yoga in structured classes.
After eight weeks?
“Sixty people of the people in the yoga group got remission, which means minimal to zero symptoms of depression. So, that is a dramatic decrease, and the control group only got 10 percent remission,” Doctor Sudha Prathikanti said. And no one was on medication or in therapy, so the effect was solely yoga.
None of this comes as a surprise to those who practice. By definition, yoga is about calming the mind. Yoga quiets the thoughts of doubt, anxiety or hopelessness. And the process of healthy self-care, of treating yourself with kindness, reaps rewards.
While the study was small, the implications are significant. Take time out of each day to care and renew yourself – body, mind and spirit.
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Source: www.myfoxzone.com
