About Yoga: Yoga for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

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Yoga Yoga Yoga Styles Beginners Poses & Workouts From Ann Pizer, your Guide to Yoga If you dread the winter months because the loss of daylight hours leaves you depressed, anxious, and lethargic, you may have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Light box therapy is the most effective treatment, but there are some yoga practices that may also help. I recently spoke to yoga for depression expert Amy Weintraub about SAD and she offered the recommendations below.  5 Yoga Poses for SAD Amy Weintraub’s suggestions are based on stimulating the pineal gland in the brain where melatonin is produced, as well as working to counter the hunched posture we so often assume in winter. Do note that these poses will be most affective when done as a part of a consistent yoga practice Search Related Topics:  yoga for better health  yoga for depression  stress management Health Benefits of Yoga If you’re doing yoga regularly, you’re probably not in any doubt that it makes you feel better. Here’s more about some of the many benefits that yoga can offer. Search Related Topics:  yoga therapy  breathing exercises  stress management More Poses for Better Posture A few more poses that focus on counteracting the forward hunch we often get from sitting at a computer or walking into a bracing wind.  Search Related Topics:  yoga sequences  yoga advice  shoulder openers Yoga Gift Suggestions This gift guide will help you pick out great stuff for the yoga lovers in your life. Jewelry, gear, tea, sweets, and more, all with a yoga twist. Search Related Topics:  yoga gifts  yoga clothing  yoga books Related Searches Sad Light Therapy Therapeutic Yoga Yoga for Depression Sad Lamps Yoga Therapy Featured Articles Lifestyle Yoga Breathing Exercises - Pranayama Yoga Philosophy and Meditation Advanced Yoga Yoga Glossary Blog   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Ann Pizer Yoga Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Yoga newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads What is Vinyasa Yoga? How to Start Doing Yoga 10 Poses You Should Do Every Day Comparison of 5 Top Yoga Mats Popular Yoga Types Cheat Sheet   Follow me on: Advertisement