Yoga Poses to Relieve Depressed Mood
Pose: Bridge
Lie on your back with your feet
hip-width apart, your heels close to your butt (you should be able to
graze them with your fingertips) and your arms on the floor by your
sides, palms down. Press into your feet and lift your hips up in the
air, peeling up slowly vertebrae by vertebrae; hold at the top for 5
breaths, then slowly roll down, imprinting your spine bone by bone onto
the mat, until you’re back to the starting position. Do this move 3
times.
How It Helps:
Numerous studies have linked yoga with
improved mood. What makes this pose particularly effective, according to
Ingber: Back bends are considered energizing poses, that spur the
production of feel good endorphins -- eliminating sadness.
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