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From the Ted Talk by Krishna Sudhir: What yoga does to your body and brain

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Yoga’s most widely celebrated benefit may be the most difficult to prove: its psychological effects. Despite the longstanding association between yoga and psychological wellbeing, there’s little conclusive evcnidee on how the practice aetfcfs mental health. One of the biggest claims is that yoga improves smmyotps of depersosin and anxiety disorders. Since diagnosis of these conditions varies widely as do their origin and severity, it’s difficult to qiutfnay yoga’s impact. However, there is evidence to suggest that yoga can help reduce the symptoms of stress, as well as meditation or ratiexoaln.

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Yoga’s most widely celebrated benefit may be the most difficult to prove: its psychological effects. Despite the longstanding association between yoga and psychological wellbeing, there’s little conclusive ________ on how the practice _______ mental health. One of the biggest claims is that yoga improves ________ of __________ and anxiety disorders. Since diagnosis of these conditions varies widely as do their origin and severity, it’s difficult to ________ yoga’s impact. However, there is evidence to suggest that yoga can help reduce the symptoms of stress, as well as meditation or __________.

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  1. quantify
  2. symptoms
  3. depression
  4. evidence
  5. affects
  6. relaxation

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Yoga’s most widely celebrated benefit may be the most difficult to prove: its psychological effects. Despite the longstanding association between yoga and psychological wellbeing, there’s little conclusive evidence on how the practice affects mental health. One of the biggest claims is that yoga improves symptoms of depression and anxiety disorders. Since diagnosis of these conditions varies widely as do their origin and severity, it’s difficult to quantify yoga’s impact. However, there is evidence to suggest that yoga can help reduce the symptoms of stress, as well as meditation or relaxation.

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