CAN YOGA HELP WITH PERFORMANCE ANXIETY?
Yoga is a system of practices designed to enhance and improve mental and physical health. It consists of various exercises ranging from meditation to breathing exercises. The literature abounds with evidence of its benefits for stress, cognitive and physical performance, as well as psychiatric conditions like anxiety and depression. For example, in the musical profession […]
THE POWER OF YOGA: STRESS RELIEF AND INNER BALANCE
Numerous scientific investigations now validate what countless yoga enthusiasts have discovered: Be it for acute stress scenarios like childbirth or ongoing struggles with stress and anxiety, yoga proves to be an efficacious tool for soothing our nervous systems. Several factors contribute to yoga’s efficacy in managing stress and anxiety. While yoga might not resonate with […]
CAN YOGA HELP IMPROVE GAD SYMPTOMS?
Studies show that yoga is associated with more anxiety reduction than any other exercises; for example one study finds that in women with high levels of self-reported anxiety, two months of yoga reduced state (i.e., transitory) and trait (i.e., permanent, a personality characterisitc) anxiety compared to no treatment. Similarly, there is evidence in the literature […]