We often hear from students and teachers at Humble Haven that starting and maintaining a yoga practice is one way to combat feelings of anxiety whether those be intermittent or long-term. If you’ve practiced yoga in some way, be it through movement, mindful breathing, or concentration and meditation, you’ve likely experienced the positive effects of this practice. To help us share a bit more about yoga’s power to combat anxiety, we turned to two of Humble Haven’s teachers, Margo Buchanan and Cynthia Nwarache, to share a bit more.

Strength: “So, how have I come to find that the yoga mat is the perfect place to return from injury, illness, grief, or long breaks?

When I see my yoga as a place of healing rather than a torturous fitness routine I am able to truly give myself to the practice. I can allow the practice itself to heal me. If I do what I can to nurture my emotional, physical and even spiritual body then I am able to bring myself to the mat no matter what the circumstance.

This means acknowledging that ALL of me is not injured". -JRH