Balancing Your Mood & Mind: The Yoga Connection Open Evening - 08 November

Posted: Tuesday 8th November 2011

Yoga has been shown to increase the level of gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, a chemical in the brain that helps to regulate nerve activity. GABA activity is reduced in people with mood and anxiety disorders, and drugs that increase GABA activity are commonly prescribed to improve mood and decrease anxiety.

Yoga has a greater positive effect on a person's mood and anxiety level than walking and other forms of exercise, which may be due to higher levels of the brain chemical GABA according to an article in peer-reviewed The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that yoga may be superior to other forms of exercise in its positive effect on mood and anxiety.  The findings, which currently appear on-line at Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, are the first to demonstrate an association between yoga postures, increased GABA levels and decreased anxiety.

Join Medical Sciences Head of Faculty Dr. Sridhar Maddela (BNat and Yogic Science, Post Graduate Dip Naturopathy and Yoga, Dip of Physiotherapy) to learn more about Wellpark College courses and integrating the ancient wisdom of yoga into your life, at our no-cost open evening.


Tuesday 08th November 2011 – Taraire Room 6:30-8:00 Wellpark College, Grey Lynn, Auckland How to get here

The Diploma in Yoga offered at Wellpark College offers NZQA recognition and international membership opportunities from the Yoga Alliance and International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT).