Weekly Assignment 3: Yoga and Mental Health

Weekly Assignment 3: Yoga and Mental Health
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EneG03kN5o4

Watch the video on Yoga and Mental Health. Once you are complete, please answer the following questions.

1. Describe the research study the yoga instructor provides as an example. What were the results of the study?

2. What is the reason the yoga instructor gives for pursuing yoga as a healing technique? What medical benefits can yoga have for patients?

3. From what the instructor describes in the video, which patients do you believe would benefit the most from practicing yoga and why?

4. If you were able to participate, how did the yoga practice make you feel? Describe the emotional and physical effects it had on you. If you are not able to participate, describe the emotional and physical effects you would expect to find.

5. Describe how yoga could be used in your practice to treat your patients and minimize stress among healthcare providers.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Research Study that the Yoga Instructor gives as an example
The research study that the instructor gives are the different yoga position and the implications they have on a person. The first position is sitting down on a flat mat and have legs crossed. This position requires focus on the breath allowing the diaphragm to make a dome-like shape. Shallow but smooth breathing allows the brain to coordinate other functionalities. The second position is kneeling while the hands are on the ground and taking a deep breath. While inhaling, the chest cavity moves downwards. The deep breath allows one to relax the muscles.
Why the Instructor calls Yoga a Healing Technique
The instructor refers to Yoga as a healing technique since it has remarkable effects on the functionalities of the brain. Doing yoga helps to reduce anxiety while breathing deep helps one to reduce tension. Besides, raising hands up achieves better and faster….