Stress is common, and ongoing stress can contribute to the onset of a range of psychological issues, such as depression and anxiety.

Meditation and yoga have been shown to reduce people’s self-reported levels of stress. This is likely due, at least in part, to the effects that meditation and yoga have on the brain’s stress response system.

Michaela Pascoe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Exercise and Mental Heath from Victoria University joined Darren and Sue on Weekend Wakeup.

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