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Mental Exercise
Now let’s take a look at some of the various forms of mental
exercise that you can investigate to help you with conquering the
state of depression.
Yoga
Yoga is an ancient discipline that touches both physical and mental
aspects of a person’s life and also has the ability to develop
greater levels of spiritual awareness. The natural result of
continued Yoga practice is greater physical health, strength, and
endurance, along with greater mental calm, clarity, and sense of
wellbeing.
There are many different branches of Yoga from which a practitioner
can choose to learn and so it is important to find the one that
works best for you. It is the perfect discipline to be used as a
method of overcoming the
state of depression
because it encourages a
completely holistic
approach to life,
includes mindfulness,
breathing, and meditation
within the practice, and
provides calm to the
mind, and peace to the spirit.
Meditation
This is another discipline that has many different forms and
techniques that are used to develop greater control over the mind.
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