Conquer Anxiety & Depression With Yoga & Meditation

This is the introduction to this Key. It outlines the learning objectives.

In this lecture you will learn about the mind from a Yoga perspective. You will learn how the mind is constructed and how it influences your experience of life.

This is a guided reflection that will assist you to view your mind more objectively. It begins the process of awareness which is vitally important for healing depression.

In this lecture you will learn about the obstacles that create suffering from a yoga perspective. You will discover which obstacles maybe creating or adding to your experience of depression.

In this lecture, you will learn about the states of mind from a yoga perspective. You will learn which state of mind you are operating in most of the time and how this influences our experience of life. This is a fascinating topic.

In this lecture, you will learn about the common thinking errors from a Cognitive Behavioural Perspective, and how they influence your feelings and experiences. Once you know what your errors in thinking are, you will be more aware and will be able to change them.

After diving into an exploration of the mind in the previous lectures, in this lecture you will now learn how to master and heal the mind.

This is the yoga practice for this week. It is going to help you to let go of all that you no longer need including negative thinking, feelings etc.

In this practice we focus on the sun as the bhavana or the intention. The sun is cleansing, purifying and uplifting. This practice will assist you to change the neurological wiring of the brain to bring your mind into a more positive state. It also prepares the mind to start focusing which is important for meditation.

Practice this class every day for at least a week. I recommend however that you practice this for 2-3 weeks before you move to the next practice later in the program. This is also the practice for the next Key.

This meditation supports this key. In this meditation, you will learn how to become aware of the mind from an objective point of view. It will teach your mind to focus and you will learn how to reflect and observe, which is an essential component for healing depression.

This is the introduction to this Key. It outlines the learning objectives.

In this lecture, you will learn about Neurological Scientist, Candace Pert's work about the biological nature of emotions. This is fascinating work which will help you to understand why depression is so hard to shift, because our brains become neurological wired to support it! Im guessing you're going to have an Aha moment during this lecture :)

So now that we've learnt how our brains become neurological wired to support depression, in this lecture you will learn how to change this programing in the brain. It can be done, I assure you!

Embodied Awareness is the key to breaking the feedback loop between the mind and the emotions and it assists in rewiring the brain. In this lecture, we delve into why this is a powerful tool.

In this video, we practice embodied awareness. You will be guided through this process.

This meditation supports this Key. It has been designed to assist you to develop awareness about the link between your mind and your emotions. In this meditation, we continue developing awareness and focusing the mind.

Practice this every day until you move to the next meditation practice.

This week, we continue to practice the Sun Yoga Practice. By now, you should be noticing how things change every time you come to your yoga mat, including the state of your mind, you body and your emotions. Congratulations, you are learning to become the witness!

This is the introduction to this Key. It outlines the learning objectives.

In this lecture, you will learn how you may have started rejecting aspects of who you are. This is a fascinating look at how we can turn on ourselves at a very early age. More Aha moments!

Now you will learn some powerful tools to help you to reclaim who you are. These tools will greatly assist you to learn to love and accept yourself. This is exciting!

If you suffer from Depression, you will know the inner critic well. This is the voice inside your head that criticizes and berates you constantly. In this lecture, you will learn a powerful process to help you to reclaim your power back from this debilitating voice.

This meditation supports this Key. It has been designed to help you reclaim who you are and to love all of the aspects that make up the Self.

Practice this every day for at least a week before moving to the next key.

This is the yoga practice for this Key. After cleansing with the Sun, we now focus on the moon as the bhavana or the intention.

In this practice you will focus on the moon to assist you to connect with the mother aspect in your psyche. Often, if our inner child has not been nourished and supported, we have to learn to mother ourselves. This is the objective of this practice. This practice will nurture and support you.

Practice this every day until you move to the next Key.

In this lecture we will explore the Vasomotoric Cycle (a Somatic Psychotherapy model) to understand how emotional energy becomes stuck and depressed in the body. You will learn how to discharge this energy effectively so that it no longer feels stuck and heavy.

In this lecture we explore how relaxation and embodied awareness are powerful tools that will assist you to complete the Vasomotoric Cycle, and activate the parasympathetic or relaxation response.

This meditation supports this Key. It teaches you how to consciously relax to support the completion of the Vasomotoric Cycle. Please practice this every day for at least a week before you move to the next key.

This week, we continue to practice the moon yoga practice. Please practice this every day for at least a week before you move to the next Key.

This is the introduction to this Key. It outlines the learning objectives.

The breath is a powerful tool that can assist us to change the mind, body and emotions. In this lecture, you will learn about the physiological and psychological benefits of effective breathing and why the breath is a powerful tool in treating depression.

In this video, you will learn Diaphramatic Breathing. This is an excellent technique to calm the mind and body.

In this video, you will learn how to work with the exhalation to calm and relax the mind. Lengthening the exhalation will bring you back into the parasympathetic or the relaxation response, reducing stress and tension. It is a powerful tool that assists you to relax and let go.

Working with long tones (sound) naturally lengthens the exhalation, which is calming and relaxes and focuses the mind. In the video you will be guided through a process that teaches you how to use sound to lengthen the exhalation.

Sound is also excellent for opening up the throat and encouraging you to express yourself more fully.

This meditation supports this Key. It will assist you to develop awareness about the breath and will teach you how to work with the breath to calm the mind and the emotions.

Practice this meditation every day.

This yoga practice uses Tratak, or candle gazing to help you to connect with and heal your heart. This practice will also help you to train your mind to come into the state of relaxed and focused awareness.

Practice this class every day before you move to the next Key.

This is the introduction to this Key. It outlines the learning objectives.

As you know, it is extremely difficult to change your thinking to be more positive. As we have learn't, this is because our brains become conditioned towards negative thinking and emotions.

In this lecture you will learn a valuable tool called the Emotional Guidance Scale (EGS). The EGS will teach you how to change your emotions to be more positive, one step at a time, making the process of learning how to think positively more achievable.

Learning to practice appreciation is powerful in changing our experience of life. In this lecture, you will learn how actively practicing appreciation changes your reality and positively influences your mind.

In this meditation, you will practice appreciation. Even if it is difficult at first, practice will help you to come into the feeling of appreciation more fully. Practice this meditation forever! Just kidding, but in all honesty, this practice will assist you for your entire life!

This week, we continue with the heart yoga practice, bringing you into a deeper connection with your heart.

This is the introduction to this Key. It outlines the learning objectives.

Diet plays an important role in how we feel mentally. If you do not have a life sustaining diet, this can lead to depression. Making dietary changes and adding nutritional support to your diet, can change the way you feel.

In this lecture, you will learn about diet and its relationship to depression from a western and an Ayurvedic (Indian traditional medicine) perspective.

Exercise is an underused tool in treating depression. It is powerful because it helps us to complete the Vasomotoric Cycle, as discussed in Key 4: Releasing Emotional Pain.

In this lecture, you will learn about implementing an exercise program to assist with your journey towards healing depression.

Wow, you have reached the end of the program! Only 1 last thing to do, that is to complete your Depression Action Plan. This will assist you to continue moving forward.