Yoga For Anxiety
What you'll learn
- Deal with anxiety and panic attacks better.
- See an overall diminishment in overall anxiety.
- Gain a greater perspective of their emotional life.
Requirements
- A yoga bolster and blocks are useful, though not necessary.
Description
Do you suffer from anxiety? Panic Attacks? Are the ways you deal with anxiety not effective?
Yoga For Anxiety is designed for those of us who deal with anxiety disorders, such as General Anxiety Disorder or panic attacks. For 24 years I've dealt with panic attacks, two of which hospitalized me. Teaching yoga for the last 12 years has helped me deal with my anxiety in a proactive manner—not only do I have less panic and anxiety, but I'm able to deal with it more efficiently when it arises. The 12 techniques in this program including breathing, yoga postures and meditation.
No previous experience is necessary to partake in this program. The 12 videos are simple to use and require nothing more than your attention (a bolster or pillows won't hurt). Three short accompanying lectures set the stage for how and why you'd want to use these yoga techniques.
If you're tired of feeling anxious and stressed out, this course is made for you.
Who this course is for:
- Yoga For Anxiety is for anyone who suffers from the various anxiety disorders, including GAD, panic attacks, and more.
Course content
- Preview01:18
- 06:25How These Techniques Work
- 16:37What Is Anxiety?
Instructor
![Derek Beres](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.3 Instructor Rating
- 15 Reviews
- 149 Students
- 2 Courses
Derek Beres has devoted his life to exposing people to international music, yoga, mythology and global cultures as a means of creating better individuals and a more informed society. A multi-faceted journalist, DJ and yoga instructor, he is the creator of Mosaic Method and Flow Play, an innovative Vinyasa-based class that fuses yoga, music and neuroscience, offered nationally at Equinox Fitness. He has published seven books, including The Warrior's Path: Living Yoga's Ten Codes and Global Beat Fusion: The History of the Future of Music, and has contributed to dozens of magazines and websites, including Women's Health,Yoga Journal, National Geographic, Rolling Stone Middle East, AOL and MTV. He worked as the Managing Editor of Global Rhythm magazine and writes the 21st Century Spirituality column on Big Think.
Derek is one half of global music producers EarthRise SoundSystem, which creates innovative contexts for 21st century music and cultures to be explored. Based in Los Angeles, he is on the teacher training faculty at Yogis Anonymous in Santa Monica and Strala Yoga in New York City. He also served as the Creative Director of the Tadasana Festival of Yoga & Music. He is also ACE and AFAA certified. Derek has been featured in the NY Times, LA Times, People, Self, Shape, Fitness, Glamour,Yoga Journal, Boston Globe, Newsday, NBC Weekend Today, ABC Eyewitness News, Fox Business, BBC, KTLA, NY1, MTV, NPR, and PRI.