Relaxing Things

I don’t know much about Yoga and have never tried it, but have heard from several people that it is relaxing and therapeutic. 

The U.S. Military is now considering Yoga as a way to deal with soldier’s post traumatic stress disorder. 

And while some of these techniques seem way out there — I mean way, way out there — others may have a more practical effect on psychiatric health. Yoga, for instance, has been shown to improve the mood of psychiatric inpatients and reduce so-called “stress hormones” like cortisol. After promising early results, planning is underway for a major study into the effects of yoga on the treatment of schizophrenia. Full disclosure: The doctor running that study is my wife, Elizabeth. But she’s not planning to take any Army money.

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