Using Your Yoga Practice to Help Your Depression

It's normal to feel down once in a while, but if you're sad most of the time and it affects your daily life, you may have depression. There are many different types of depression. Events in your life cause some, and chemical changes in your brain cause others. Seasonal Affective Disorder, or S.A.D., which is a period of major depression that most often happens during these winter months, when the days grow short and we get less and less sunlight.

Practical ArticlesSierra WagnerDecember 18, 2023Seasonal Affective Disorder, depression, endocrine, limbic, hormones, pranayama, stress

How Chanting Can Improve Your Energy, Mood and Health

Have you ever noticed how good you feel after singing along to your favorite song? Singing acts as a conduit to mindfulness, similar to the state you would obtain through the practice of yoga poses or meditation. It has a sneaky way of making you completely present as you focus on the song you are singing, the catchy melody and the emotions that you feel at the time. This state of mindfulness is key to reducing stress and increasing our energy.

Practical ArticlesSierra WagnerJuly 13, 2018Stress-reduction, breathing, chanting, singing, hormones, Om