Friday, February 01, 2013

Yoga and the Mind: Can Yoga Reduce Symptoms of Major Psychiatric Disorders?



Yoga does the body good, and according to a new study, it may ease the mind as well.

“Yoga has also become such a cultural phenomenon that it has become difficult for physicians and consumers to differentiate legitimate claims from hype,” researchers from Duke University Medical Center write in their study, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry. 

In order to explore the widely held belief that practicing yoga can relieve mentalstress, the team reviewed more than 100 studies on the effect of yoga and mental health .... http://healthland.time.com