Heated or 'hot' yoga might help lessen symptoms of moderate-to-severe depression in adults, according to new research. Though not yet an approved treatment, people who are physically capable of doing heated yoga may see mental health benefits from the practice.
Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content.New research shows some people who participated in 90-minute heated yoga classes at least one a week noticed a 50% or greater reduction in depressive symptoms.
Researchers followed the groups for eight weeks. The Bikram yoga group was instructed to attend at least two yoga classes each week—overall, those participants averaged 10.3 classes over the eight-week period. “The study tended to recruit college-educated women primarily, and as such, the findings may be limited in generalizability,” said Mischoulon. “We recruited a larger proportion of minority women compared to other studies of ours, which was encouraging and suggested interest in this intervention in minority communities.”
“Heat exposure interacts with inflammatory mechanisms in . Inflammation is thought to be a potential cause of depression,” said Mischoulon. “We think the exposure to heat may carry out some chemical changes in the body that counteract inflammation and may in turn reduce depressive symptoms.” “We prepared people to enter the heated yoga with a 45-minute education session held by the of the study to make sure they knew hydration requirements, not to eat a big meal, what to expect, how to manage their first time at the studio, and what to wear, etc.,” said Nyer.
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