Yogasanas for Depression

MEANING
Depression is a psychological disorder in which people feel distressed or sad for a prolonged period of time. Everyone feels sad sometimes, however, when this sadness lasts over a considerable span of time and affects daily life, then it is termed as depression.

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

• A person suffering from depression might suffer from reduced sleep and chronic fatigue all day.
• Anxiety levels also shoot up in such a person.
• Some people might display too much pathos and depict an emotional nature that is unlike them.
• They might also become extremely temperamental and react aggressively upon minor provocation.
• Patients of depression also display lack of interest in socializing and fail to concentrate.
• The power of decision making considerably reduces. There is also a feeling of loneliness and despair.

CAUSES

• In some families, depression seems to occur generation after generation.
• Pessimistic people, who suffer from a low self-esteem, are easily overwhelmed by stress and are prone to depression.
• Medical illness like heart attack, Parkinson's disease, cancer and hormonal disorders can cause depression.
• A serious personal loss, financial problem, difficult relationship or any stressful change in the life pattern can trigger a depressive episode.

YOGIC MANAGEMENT

• Yogasanas help to raise awareness level and this benefit a person emotionally and physically. While moving to different postures, pay attention to how the muscles and limbs react.
• Breathing is critical to Yoga. Each inhalation should expand both the chest and belly. Make sure your breathing remains consistent.
• Focus your attention on correct balance, form and breathing while practising the Yogic postures.
• Simhasana is a wonderful pose to gain courage and lessen your emotional load.

HOME REMEDIES

• Eat nuts and cheese along with a spoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water. Eat lots of pumpkin seeds.
• Blanch five to seven rosemary leaves in a cup of boiling water and add honey to it. Wait for three minutes and then drink.
• Get into a warm bath with lots of salt and then rest.
• Warm some avocado leaves and put them on your forehead.

AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT

• Combine 5 parts Shatavari, 3 parts Jatamansi, 3 parts Brahmi and 5 parts Guduchi. Take 1/2 a teaspoon of this mixture in warm water daily.
• You can inhale 3 drops of Brahmi oil to each nostril twice a day and rub it on the sides of your feet while going to bed.
• Take 1/2 teaspoon Brahmi, 1/2 teaspoon Vacha, 1/2 teaspoon Jatamansi and1 teaspoon Shankhapushpi. Take 1/2 teaspoon of this mixture with half cup warm water thrice a day.
• Soak 1 teaspoon of Dashamoola herb in a cup of hot water and drink it twice a day. You can also make tea from equal proportions of Brahmi and Ashivagandha. Drink this tea twice a day.

CONCLUSION A person suffering from depression must adhere to a healthy diet. To get rid of pessimism, a person must concentrate on something that interests him. Ayurvedic and Yogic methods of treating depression are natural, gentle and effective.

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