Yoga Enhances Mood, Relieves Anxiety
A new research study suggests the performance of yoga provides specific benefits for improving mood and reducing anxiety .
The findings of Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) appear online at the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine .
The study is the first to demonstrate an association between yoga postures, increased GABA levels and decreased anxiety.
The researchers set out to contrast the brain gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) levels of yoga subjects with those of participants who spent time walking. Low GABA levels are associated with depression and other widespread anxiety disorders.
The researchers followed two randomized groups of healthy individuals over a 12-week period.
One group practiced yoga three times a week for one hour, while the remaining subjects walked for the same period of time.
Using magnetic resonance spectroscopic (MRS) imaging, the participants’ brains were scanned before the study began. At week 12, the researchers compared the GABA levels of both groups before and after their final
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