Yoga for ANXIETY

If you’re one of the 42 per cent of Brits who reported high levels of anxiety at the start of the third lockdown, you’ll be pleased to hear getting on your mat is a great way of bringing more calm into your life. One of the ways yoga can help is by teaching you to stay in the present, but it also has a significant physiological impact on stress levels. Research shows yoga decreases the stress hormone cortisol, lowers high blood pressure, increases relaxing alpha waves in the brain and boosts a calming neurotransmitter called gammaaminobutyric acid (GABA). While studies show you’ll see the soothing benefits of yoga