YOGA AND MENTAL HEALTH by Chris Holt
Yoga, The Brain
and Mental Health
Conference
November 2012
In the first UK conference of its kind,
scientists from around the world joined
mental health professionals and yoga
teachers to share findings on how yoga
affects the brain. Their conclusions
were that yoga can be highly effective
in fighting the blues – and other
debilitating mental illnesses.

Advances in science mean it is now
possible to test some of the claims that
have been made for the mental health
benefits of yoga over the years. For
example, magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) scans can measure chemical
changes in the brain over short and
long periods of time as people practise
yoga movement, breath and meditation.
In various trials evidence has emerged
of yoga being effective at helping
people with a range of health problems,
including:
 Post-traumatic stress
 Anxiety disorders
 Depression
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