How Yoga Helps retrain stressed, anxious and depressed brains

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....

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