Yoga therapy can counteract stress and depression
Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 4:31PM 
Stressed out? Then move off the psychiatrist’s couch and onto a yoga mat for the latest type of therapy
For years, yoga devotees have been telling us that bending and twisting our limbs into gravity-defying contortions is a great way to develop the perfect body. Now things have gone one step further, with a new wave of teachers claiming that yoga also offers a fast track to a beautiful mind.
Everyone from fraught mothers to stressed-out hedge-funders is catching on to the benefits of yoga therapy, a fusion of deep breathing, invigorating postures and self-help. This version of the ancient Indian practice is gaining credence within the medical community for helping with a range of issues, such as recession depression and anxiety, through to bipolar disorder and other mental-health problems.
Reader Comments (1)
Yes, I recommend yoga for depressed people. I've known a fact story about that and yoga really worked to her.