Title: Healing depression the mind-body way
Subtitle: creating happiness through meditation, yoga, and, ayurveda
First published: 2009
Description: "If you have an interest in optimum mental health, this book belongs on your shelf!"  --Amy Weintraub, author of Yoga for Depression   "A must-read for anyone interested in overcoming depression and healing themselves naturally. A very important book that will elevate you in many ways. Everyone must seek it out."  --Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., author of Meditation as Medicine and Dead Brain Cells Don't Lie   Activate the inherent wisdom of your mind-body   Healing Depression the Mind-Body Way shines a new light on the darkness of depression by presenting specific antidepression strategies designed to help you unleash your innate healing potential. The time-tested advice presented in this book is based on the latest theories of modern science and the practical wisdom of Ayurveda, an ancient system of natural medicine. This unique book offers a comprehensive step-by-step program for eradicating the root of depression from the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of your being.   Through detailed questionnaires about your psycho-physiological profile and elemental imbalances, you will identify an archetype that most represents your experience with depression. Then, you will design a tailor-made health program to regain balance in your mind-body.   You will learn to undo depression by:     Identifying your unique manifestation of depression based on elemental imbalances     Using yoga, exercise, and breathing techniques that are in sync with your specific physical, mental, and emotional needs     Using food and meditation as medicine     Whether you are battling a depressive episode or need support coping with the problems of daily living, this book will help you awaken the "physician within" and embark on a pathway to a life of balance and renewal.
Subjects: Mental Depression, Alternative treatment, Meditation, Ayurvedic Medicine, Hatha yoga, Nonfiction, Self-Improvement, Medicine, ayurvedic, Mental healing, Yoga
LC classification: RC537 . L554 2009