Do #YOGA for your emotional well-being

The untimely death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was fighting depression, coupled with the rising cases of anxiety during these lock down times, have triggered a conversation on mental health. Experts say yoga helps in reducing our body’s stress level. On this Yoga day, let us take a pledge to utilize this ancient Indian Science’s benefits to gain psychological and emotional well being.

YOGA IS GREAT FOR STUDENTS:

Start yoga early in your life; this discipline will have positive effects on your physical and mental health all your life. A study published in the “Journal of developmental and behavioral Pediatrics” stated that yoga classes have positive psychological effects for high school students. Since mental health disorders usually develop in teenage years, yoga may serve as a preventive method for the adolescent mind, it added.

YOGA IS A MOOD BOOSTER

Many studies have shown that yoga asans help in reducing the secretion of cortisol- the stress hormone – and this creates balance in our body and mind, and regulates our mood and behavior. “Students will benefit and improve their happiness levels, if they do yoga for 20-30 minutes daily.” Yoga also helps in releasing negativity that wards off mental health problems, like depression, anxiety, persistent sadness and anger issues.

DEEP BREATHING HELPS COPE WITH STRESS

Yoga has simple breathing exercise that can be easily mastered even by primary school students. In fact, in this competitive world, deep breathing yoga exercise can help in coping with stress. Improved breathing can also help in building endurance, increase academic and work performance, and keep lungs healthy, just what we need during this pandemic.

FOR MIND BODY CONNECTION

Yoga engages both the body and mind, unlike other physical exercises that keep you in good shape but may not work deeply on your mind. By doing yoga, our mind connects with our body, thereby impacting our psychological health, which in turn empower us emotionally too.