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Yoga & Anxiety� Effects of yoga on depression and anxiety of women.

women who participated in yoga classes showed asignificant decrease in state anxiety (p=0.03) and traitanxiety (p<0.001).

This study suggests that yoga can be considered as acomplementary therapy or an alternative method for medical therapy in the treatment of anxiety disorders

� Effect of two yoga-based relaxation techniques onmemory scores and state anxiety.

Yoga practices involving cycles of yoga postures and

supine rest (called cyclic meditation) and relaxation in thecorpse posture (shavasana) were comparitively studied.

The state anxiety scores decreased after both CM and SR,with a greater magnitude of decrease after CM



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�Effect of yoga based lifestyle intervention on stateand trait anxiety.

Anxiety scores, both state and trait anxiety were

significantly reduced. Among the diseased subjects

significant improvementw

as seen in th

e anxiety levels of patients of hypertension, coronary artery disease, obesity,

cervical spondylitis and those with psychiatric disorders.

The observations suggest tha t a short educational

programme for lifestyle modification and stress

management leads to remarkable reduction in the anxiety

scores within a period of 10 days



Yoga & Anxiety� A randomised comparative trial of yoga and

relaxation to reduce stress and anxiety.

Yoga was found to be as effective as relaxation in reducing

stress, anxiety and improving health status on seven domains

of the SF-36. Yoga was more effective than relaxation in

improving mental health. Yoga provides a comparable improvement in stress, anxiety

and health status compared to relaxation.

� Hatha yoga for depression: critical review of the evidence

for efficacy, plausible mechanisms of action, and directionsfor future research.

Aspects of yoga-including mindfulness promotion and

exercise are considered as more effective mechanisms and

further studies to be made to confirm the same.



Yoga & Anxiety� Yoga breathing, meditation, and longevity

Yoga breathing (pranayama) rapidly brings the mind to the

present moment and reduce stress

By inducing stress resilience, breath work enables us to rapidly

and compassionately relieve many forms of suffering.

� Effect of Yoga on the Quality of life of Cancer Patients

It can be concluded that yoga is valuable in helping to achieve

relaxation and diminish stress, helps cancer patients perform

daily and routine activities, and increases the quality of life in

cancer patients



Yoga & Anxiety� Effects of yoga on sleep quality and depression in

elders in assisted living facilities.

It is recommended that yoga exercise be incorporated as an

activity program in assisted living facilities or in other long-

term care facilities to improve sleep quality and decrease

depression in institutionalized elders.

� A yoga intervention for young adults with elevated

symptoms of depression

findings provide suggestive evidence of the utility of yoga

asanas in improving mood and support the need for futurestudies with larger samples and more complex study designs to

more fully evaluate the effects of yoga on mood disturbances.



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he effects of yoga on mood in psychiatric inpatients The results suggest that yoga was associated with improved

mood, and may be a useful way of reducing stress during

psychiatric treatment.

� Yoga for depression: the research evidence

The results indicates of the potentially beneficial effects of

yoga interventions on depressive disorders.



Treatment schedule

� Day 1 ± Mud pack to Abdomen & Eyes and

Neutral Enema

� Day 2 ± Mud pack to Abdomen & Eyes,Partial Massage to Back,

Neutral Spinal Spray

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Day 3 ± Under Water Massage,Magnetic treatment



Treatment schedule

� Day 4 ± Mud pack to Abdomen & Eyes,

Full Body Massage

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Day 5 ± Vibro massage to back & Steam Bath� Day 6 ± Full Mud Bath &

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