With this caveat in mind , the results of the current meta- analysis suggest that hatha yoga does not have effects on acute , chronic and /or treatment-resistant mood and anxiety disorders compared to treatment as usual or active control groups .
However , when compared to psychoeducation , hatha yoga showed more reductions in depression .
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to systematic ally investigate the effectiveness of hatha yoga in treating acute , chronic and /or treatment-resistant mood and anxiety disorders .
Mindfulness-based yoga intervention for women with depression.
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of a 12-week mindfulness-based yoga intervention on depressive symptoms and rumination among depressed women . DESIGN Prospect i ve , r and omized , controlled 12 week intervention pilot study . Depressive symptoms were assessed at baseline , post-intervention ( 12 weeks ) , and one-month follow-up . SETTING Women with a history of diagnosed depression and currently depressed were r and omized to a mindfulness-based yoga condition or a walking control . INTERVENTIONS The mindfulness-based yoga intervention consisted of a home-based yoga asana , pranayama and meditation practice with mindfulness education sessions delivered over the telephone . The walking control condition consisted of home-based walking sessions and health education sessions delivered over the phone . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The Beck Depression Inventory ( BDI ) and Ruminative Responses Scale ( RRS ) . RESULTS Both groups reported decreases in depressive symptoms from baseline to post-intervention , f(1,33)=34.83 , p<0.001 , and from baseline to one-month follow-up , f(1,33)=37.01 , p<0.001 . After controlling for baseline , there were no significant between group differences on depression scores at post-intervention and the one-month follow-up assessment . The mindfulness-based yoga condition reported significantly lower levels of rumination than the control condition at post-intervention , after controlling for baseline levels of rumination , f(1,31)=6.23 , p<0.01 . CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that mindfulness-based yoga may provide tools to manage ruminative thoughts among women with elevated depressive symptoms . Future studies , with larger sample s are needed to address the effect of yoga on depression and further explore the impact on rumination
With this caveat in mind , the results of the current meta- analysis suggest that hatha yoga does not have effects on acute , chronic and /or treatment-resistant mood and anxiety disorders compared to treatment as usual or active control groups .
However , when compared to psychoeducation , hatha yoga showed more reductions in depression .
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to systematic ally investigate the effectiveness of hatha yoga in treating acute , chronic and /or treatment-resistant mood and anxiety disorders .