Quote of the day:

Yoga has a sly, clever way of short circuiting the mental patterns that cause anxiety.

Baxter Bell

A Prana Power Yoga student and reader asked me to write about Yoga and mental health/healing stress and anxiety. I began practicing due to lower back pain, but then went through a really unhealthy relationship in my life. Yoga allowed me to find ways to heal that stress and anxiety, and eventually move forward gracefully."

This is amazing and miraculous. Kudos to her.

I don't use "miraculous" as in "This ain't never gonna happen to or for you--it's a miracle!" But instead as in "I expect miracles on my mat every day. And I get 'em."

I cannot overemphasize the benefits of a regular yoga practice for mental health. I am trained as a clinical psychologist and while I believe in short term, intention focused therapy which utilizes Deliberate Creation and the Law of Attraction, I also believe that a regular yoga practice is key to one's mental health.

As I explain in my book, I believe in and love yoga asana, but I know some people don't and that's cool--but everyone has a "yoga" that calms, focuses, and grounds them, helping them to reconnect with their authentic self and remember who they are. This might be baking or taking a bath or reading or writing or walking or swimming or gardening. The list is endless.

But find your "yoga" and do it often to maintain a bill of sparkling clean mental health. If you wanna try Prana, email me and I'll give you a free class pass.

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Yoga and Mental Health