Sounds very much like Hatha Yogas Inverted Headstand (the King of Asanas)....Sirshasana, and other asanas, whose benefits are listed here for the cure of Depression...........

http://www.mype.co.za/yoga/headstand_sirshasana.html


http://www.yogafordepression.com/


http://yoga.ygoy.com/can-yoga-treat-depression/


Regards

Chrisb1.

I suspect brain/brain stem swelling, a kind of allergic reaction that can be triggered by stress and stressors, of cutting off the blood supply to mid-brain glands. This sensitivity is commmon in the Irish and Native American populations especially. Hence the Irish Rosie O'Donnell would receive relief from her "depression" by increasing the blood supply to the brain by inversion therapy.

Simply inverting the head can open up circulation. Self-treatment often includes ingestion of drugs, and often alcohol, a vasodilator. These brain/brain stem sensitive types can be the drinkers/alcoholics who retain or gain a modicum of mental clarity because of the increased blood supply to the brain.

The unique over-the-counter nasal spray, NasalCrom, Cromolyn Sodium, will relieve brain/brain stem swelling. I would counsel taking mixed 50/50 with simple saline nasal spray to keep it as mild as possible. NasalCrom is job one to try in delinking this dangerous physical component from stinkin' thinkin' and drinkin'.

I definitely helps. I bought an inversion table last December and I invert for 5 minutes every morning. It took about a week to notice the heightened sense of well being. I wouldn't part with it.

I'm 56 years old. I still feel somewhat depressed but it's a holistic thing, IMHO that I'm working on. We chip away at our health issues because often times it takes many therapies to get the wellness we're looking for.

I also do UT [urine therapy]. I take no pills, only vits and minerals.

I regularly treat clients with inversion for depression. It is a classic yoga therapy cure. The reason is not as simple as increased blood supply to the brain although this is part of the picture. One of the main reasons is that inversion initiates slowing down of brain waves in various parts of the brain. While we are mainly in beta wave activity we are processing consciously mental loops which can be positive but, in the case of depression, are clearly negative. As the brain activity slows down to Alpha or even Beta wave levels then the conscious mind slows down its choosing and judging activity and makes a better and more relaxed connection with the unconscious mind. In this state it is easier to see the big picture, to make insights into one's own mental processes and habits and to make new connections. One of the most transforming things one can do in this state is to simply let go of old fixed concepts. This is not the whole picture either. During inversion the breathing slows down, the inbreath becoming shorter ( because you have to make an effort to lift the diagphragm ) and long outbreaths. These long outbreaths clear stale air from the lungs and more importantly, flush the small capillaries in the brain and increase cell and organ oxygenation. The combination of alpha wave brain activity and increased oxygenation along with rebalancing to the hormone system and the neurological system is a powerful and highly complex resetting of the human energies. The results are: increased energy, calmness, happiness and groundedness. I have had many cases of hormonal imbalance, whip lash, depression, neurosis, brain injury, back and neck injuries cured with inversion. That said, there is a right and a wrong way of doing it for each individual. Blanket instructions such as: this is the way to cure headaches with inversion are misleading. Each individual has a headache for an individual reason and healing and cures need to be individually applied. We live in an age of magic bullets and pills. These seldom bring health, they may bring suppression of symptoms. Hope this helps. There is more information on my site, http://www.inversiontherapy.net