"According to the researchers, yoga has shown promise in improving symptoms associated with depression, anxiety and epilepsy. 'Our findings clearly demonstrate that in experienced yoga practitioners, brain GABA levels increase after a session of yoga,'"
What we need now, of course, is an explanatory hypothesis. I suspect that endorphins are involved. Culturally, this plays into the 'spiritual practice is good for you' thing and links to wholistic mind-body-spirit perspectives very readily. As Christians, again, we should note this, promote the more 'hebraic' anti-gnostic perspectives within the DNA of the Church and make positive links to body prayer. This is about plausibility as well as building potential ways-in for enquirers.
ScienceDaily: Yoga Is A Possible Treatment For Depression:
22 May 2007
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