"There are many techniques used to treat depression today. A successful outcome, however, is ideally achieved by taking an integrative approach. Medication may be necessary to make symptoms less intense, psychotherapy can play an important role in exploring and resolving emotional roadblocks, alternative techniques like ketamine may be called for if drugs are insufficient in decreasing the severity of symptoms, and body/mind practices provide a host of calming and mood-regulating benefits."
"Cultivating mind-body awareness increases your ability to observe your flow of energy and thoughts, and, ultimately, may even allow you to experience transcendent states that lead to transformation. A healthy lifestyle that involves exercise, good nutrition, practices that soothe body and mind, social connections, and other stress-alleviating habits helps people gravitate to positive goals and enhance their meaning and purpose."
Mind-body practices effectively modulate mood, reduce stress, and promote calm and well-being. People with severe depression may require antidepressant medication initially to gain energy and motivation for lifestyle routines. Once antidepressants reduce symptom severity, integrating breathing techniques, guided meditation, yoga, Qigong, and Feldenkrais produces notable mood-lifting and body-regulating effects. An integrative treatment approach often yields the best outcomes, combining medication, psychotherapy, alternative treatments like ketamine when needed, and body/mind practices. Cultivating mind-body awareness enhances observation of energy and thoughts and can facilitate transcendent experiences. Healthy lifestyle habits—exercise, nutrition, soothing practices, and social connections—support positive goals, meaning, and purpose.
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