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Streeter (2020)  Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder with Iyengar Yoga and Coherent Breathing. During this 12-week intervention of yoga plus coherent breathing, depressive symptoms declined significantly

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Van der Kolk BA, Stone L, West J, et.al.  Yoga as an adjunctive treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled trial.  Clin Psychiatry. 2014.  Yoga significantly reduced PTSD symptoms, comparable to psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. Yoga may help traumatized individuals by helping tolerate physical-sensory experiences associated with fear-helplessness and increase emotional awareness and tolerance. 

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Gard T, Noggle JJ Park CL et al. Potential self-regulatory mechanisms of yoga for psychological health. Front Hum Neurosci.  2014.