Clearly, practicing some asana (postures/movements) should help improve your brain’s GABA levels, helping you feel more calm and relaxed.
If you don’t already practice asana, you can start by finding a local yoga class, getting some personalized instruction to develop your own practice, or watching a video to help guide you through some movements. (I […]
Here are a few of the details of the study.
The study was a small pilot study 19 participants. Participants either practiced yoga or read for 60 minutes.
GABA levels of the 8 yoga practitioners and 11 readers were measured and compared. Yoga practitioners got a 27% increase in GABA whereas the readers experienced […]
GABA helps calm your nervous system. It’s often called the brain’s natural calming agent.
GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid ) is used throughout the human nervous system, so is has broad effects on the body.
Research also indicates that GABA is a major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.
Neurotransmitters are chemicals that are used to […]
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 […]