When most people hear "exercise," they think about muscles, cardio, or maybe squeezing into last year's jeans. But movement is much more than a way to change your body. In fact, it is one of the most overlooked tools we have to change the mind. As a psychologist, I've spent decades working with people navigating stress, trauma, anxiety, and depression. Again and again, I've seen how introducing movement can shift not just mood, but an entire outlook on life.
Yoga will humble you in some ways and exalt you in other ways. There's something sorta alchemical about the way it works on the body, breath, and mind. Although consider yourself warned that the results aren't always what you want but usually what you need, something that can only be attributed to the magic of the ancient tradition (and, perhaps, the wisdom of the Rolling Stones).