Yoga for Depression: Motivation and Trust

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Yoga for Depression: Motivation and Trust

Yoga is an exquisite motivational tool. When you consider starting your day with Yoga meditation, Pranayama, Japa, Yoga postures (Asanas), warm-ups, Sun Salutations, or a combination of any of these - Yoga offers many beneficial motivation techniques for all of us.

However, some of us like to sleep late, skip work, unplug the phone, and wonder where the day went. This lack of stress can cause depression. This is not an endorsement of a stressful lifestyle, but the reality is: We all want a microscopic daily stress to stimulate, strengthen, and motivate ourselves.

How could an early morning Yoga meditation generate motivation for the entire day? There are many types of meditation to select from, but you could select a form of positive visualization to raise your level of motivation.

This will want you to set aside a microscopic time and solitude. You could start with a 15 microscopic Yoga meditation session and allow your mind some forgiveness - if it wanders. Do not judge your mind or any distractions nearby you.

This is a key to Yogic meditation, and Yoga in general: Be mindful, be kind, do not judge anything, avoid extremes, and live life in moderation. The purpose of your meditation will be aided - if you write down your goals, for the day, and meditate.

With this form of Yogic meditation, you will be pleasantly surprised with how often you accomplish your daily objectives. Keep in mind that Yoga meditation is just one technique to stimulate motivation. Pranayama, Japa, Asana, and Sun Salutations, all work well for stimulating the body and mind.

Another factor, which causes depression, is lack of trust in others, and from deep within our inner being. We must believe in ourselves before we have faith in others. This lack of trust can cause a form of scaring to our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.

Can Yoga turn any of us into "eternal optimists?" The riposte is, "maybe." Most eternal optimists are born that way; but optimism can be conditioned, and you have the power to harness it, if you want to.

A Yoga learner asks, "Teach me about self-empowerment." The lessons are within all forms of Yoga, but you will find more answers within Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga, and Karma Yoga.

Most Yoga students, surface of India, custom Hatha Yoga sub-styles. This is fine - but are you learning anything beyond the corporal aspects of Yoga? Yoga is a vast topic, with solutions to many of today's condition problems.

However, can the world learn to trust a 5,000 year old condition maintenance system, with a proven track article of success? On a global scale, most of the world's citizen still seeks short-term condition solutions in the form of pills.

Sometimes prescriptions are required; especially, in the case of severe depression. It is promising that Western rehabilitation now embraces Yoga as an alternative therapy. This will generate an evolution in condition care which will heighten the capability of life for humanity.