Yoga Antidepressant Therapy
A recent study was done in India aimed to find the “role of yoga as an antidepressant as well as its action on lowering the serum cortisol (stress) levels ” (US National Library Of Medicine National Institutes Of Health). Child's Pose, also known as Balasana, decreases the pressure on your adrenal glands (Yoga International). The adrenal glands produce cortisol, which is the stress hormone.
This study had three groups and totaled 54 test subjects. These groups consisted of yoga alone, yoga with antidepressant medication and antidepressant medication alone. The study was also conducted at a tertiary psychiatric hospital. The methodology that this study followed was offering out-patients (not suicidal) yoga as an option for antidepressant therapy.
This study had three groups and totaled 54 test subjects. These groups consisted of yoga alone, yoga with antidepressant medication and antidepressant medication alone. The study was also conducted at a tertiary psychiatric hospital. The methodology that this study followed was offering out-patients (not suicidal) yoga as an option for antidepressant therapy.