Yoga as a medicine for depression

By Terry Gupta | August 29, 2018 |
A group of people seated, raising their arms in unison during a session.

Yoga reduces depression severity Adults with mild-to-moderate major depression who participated in a yoga intervention resulted in statistically and clinically significant reductions in depression severity.  This randomly controlled trial conducted in the USA the examined effects of a 90-minute Hatha yoga class done twice a week for just 8 weeks.  All adults had diagnoses with…

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Being at The Bean

By Terry Gupta | August 24, 2018 |
The Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago filled with visitors on a sunny day.

Chicago is one of the many places we’ve enjoyed sharing yoga programs for the past several years. As Frank Sinatra sang, “it’s my kind of town”. We especially like Millennium Park and an amazing mirrored sculpture that is lovingly nicknamed “The Bean” due to its kidney shape The artist, Sir Anish Kapoor, named it “Cloud Gate”…

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