kriya for depression

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Dear Kris:

 

The book Self Knowledge has a kriya called Conquering Depression.

There is a quote from YB next to it: "When our insecurities and fear

attack together, the normal outcome is depression".

 

I also think some of the more joyful meditations (for example,

Chatachya Kriya in the Positive and Neutral mind section of

Gururattan's Transitions to a Heart-Centered World, or Meditation for

the Positive Mind from "The Mind") would be helpful.

 

>From a purely physical perspective, depression is linked to serotonin

re-uptake problems (that means the serotonin is bound up in brain

cells and not available for re-use), and so the common pharmaceutical

intervention is the use of SSRI-type drugs (selective serotonin re-

uptake inhibitors). These have a lot of unpleasant side-effects,

physical and otherwise. There is a very safe and effective

alternative: 5-HTP, in combination with St. John's Wort, demonstrates

the effectiveness of the SSRI's with none of the side effects.

 

I wish many blessings for your daughter, for you, and for your family.

 

With love,

Sadhant