How Yoga Helps retrain stressed, anxious and depressed brains Rapport Archive Health How Yoga Helps retrain stressed, anxious and depressed brains Rapport Issue 27 Publication Date March 28th 2012 Authors Eve Menezes-Cunningham Have you ever felt a wave of wellbeing during or after a yoga class or even practising at home? It is not surprising. Research shows that just an hour of yoga boosts GABA, the neuro-inhibitory transmitter which pharmaceutical companies mimic with drugs like Xanax and Valium. Low levels of GABA are associated with anxiety.... Health To access the rest of this article, you need to use 1 credit ANLP members get complimentary credits that can be used for purchasing from the Rapport archive - a collection of more than a 1000 high quality articles written by some of the leading voices in the field of NLP. Non-members can buy Rapport credits via the ANLP store. JOIN ANLP BUY RAPPORT CREDITS If you have already purchased this article, you can log in to access it