In Conversation with Yoga instructor Shrutika Rao on how those battling mental health issues can look forward to Yoga. Most of us are battling mental health issues under the Coronavirus lockdown and are looking at alternatives to combat depression. Yoga can help people of all age groups and disabilities. Tune in to the interview to understand the benefits of Yoga for beginners. Yoga appears to modulate stress response systems. This, in turn, decreases physiological arousal — for example, reducing the heart rate, lowering blood pressure, and easing respiration. There is also evidence that yoga practices help increase heart rate variability, an indicator of the body’s ability to respond to stress more flexibly.
