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#YogaForDepression

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#Yoga for Depression: Dr. Mason Turner, Chief of Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, said yoga therapy combines meditation and adds in a physical component, both of which are important in combating depression. The meditative qualities bring the person into the present mindset and allows them to clear their minds. The physical aspect helps aid the body-mind connection, which is very important in depression. “Yoga is also something that can be very powerful in the treatment of depression,” Dr. Turner said. Even if yoga isn’t a person’s forte, he said, the meditative and physical qualities are important in helping a person overcome depression.  “There are many different ways to get there,” Dr. Turner said. “There isn't a one-size-fits-all approach.” How Yoga Helps: Anxiety Relief.  A 2010 Boston University study showed that 12 weeks of yoga could help to reduce anxiety and increase gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) levels in the brain (low levels of GAB...

Jala Neti at sparsh yoga bangalore

JALANETI has its dramatic effect on the sinuses or nasal allergies. It solves the sinus infection and allergy problems without the use of drugs with immediate, immense and sustained results and without side effects. How to do : A special NETI POT is used. Heat filtered or bottled water to the point of boiling. Add a teaspoon of sea salt or rock salt and stir to make the water saline. Let the water get to warm enough temperature which can be poured in nose without causing burning sensation. (Test the heat with back of your palm skin) Tilt your head and insert the nozzle of the neti pot into the nostril opposite (start with the nostril that is breathing better at that moment). Without force, breathe through your mouth by keeping it partially open. Tilt the neti pot until the water starts coming out of the other nostril by gravity. This procedure is then alternated with the other nostril. The water drains out flushing the nasal passages and the linings thoroughly. After thes...