Dr. Ramesh Gupta M.D. U.S.A

Definition: Yoga can be defined as “control the faculties of mind (chitta)”. Sage Patanjali defines it as “Yogaschitta vritti nirodhah” or to control the faculties of mind/Chitta”.Scriptures, including Vedas, Upanishads, Yoga Darshan, Manusmriti and others have described the following basis for the practice of Yoga to achieve the above goal as follows:Besides the physical body, …

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Studies by Streeter and colleagues demonstrate that regular practice of gentle yoga, but not walking, releases a chemical called GABA in the thalamus.1,2 GABA is sort of the “grand inhibitor” in the brain, and plays a central role in suppressing neural activity3. Classical anti-anxiety medications, such as benzodiazepines, work by encouraging the release of GABA …

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