Think — Connect

There are many discussions and speculations about mental health issues and how people’s lives continue to suffer from poor mental health. Conditions of insomnia, depression, poor cardiac health, sleep apnea, etc., are commonly reported. Amidst this chaos, the natural healing system of yoga acts as a boon for the heart, mind, and body.How so? Let us look at the five ways through which yoga has proven to be highly beneficial at improving and supporting the mental health of an individual. A Transitional Shift from Sympathetic to Parasympathetic Nervous System The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for triggering the unconscious reactions...

We live in a world that worships the valuable mind. We’re taught to reason our way through life—to be well-informed and think things through. We have spreadsheets for organizing and analyzing data. There’s even been a recent fascination with neuroscience, a thirst to understand the way the brain behaves during every conceivable activity and circumstance. We can’t deny that we are intelligent beings with sophisticated equipment between our ears for navigating our worlds, but when it comes to decision-making and problem-solving, there’s a danger to relying solely on our minds. Grammy-nominated musician and spiritual teacher Krishna Das once said in...