Yoga could make you happier.
Ok, to anyone who regularly practices yoga, this is not news. But a new study gives some bio-chemical reason for why yoga can make you feel happier and calmer.
In a pilot study, researchers from Boston, MA found that an hour of yoga increased levels of GABA in the brain by […]
There is a groovy study out that indicates that yoga increases GABA levels in your brain. More on why that is important later. But first, the nuts and bolts of the study….
It is called
“Yoga Asana Sessions Increase Brain GABA Levels: A Pilot Study,” appeared in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Volume […]
The fancy name for the final resting pose in yoga is savasana… the corpse pose. It is done resting on your back, letting gravity do it’s work.
But you don’t have to play dead to get the benefits of a rest.
Your rest can be sitting down, kneeling, laying on your side – even standing quietly […]