The Beginner’s Guide to Yoga for Christian’s

“Have you ever tried yoga?” This was the question posed to me as I sat tearily in a psychiatrist’s office over 8 years ago. I was struggling with anxiety attacks and depression, and like many modern Americans, I expected my doctor to prescribe some magic pill that would fix me. Instead, he recommended cognitive behavioral therapy (which my insurance wouldn’t cover) and yoga.

 Yoga?! Really?! What kind of doctor says this?! How is yoga going to help me breathe when a panic attack hits? How is yoga going to make me want to get out of bed in the morning when all I want to do is curl up in a ball and hide?