An accomplished outpatient psychiatrist, Dr. Sridhar Yaratha has spent approximately 13 years as an attending psychiatrist with Gateway Homes in Chesterfield, Virginia. Dr. Sridhar Yaratha’s professional interests include the use of meditation to treat anxiety and depression.
The ancient practice of meditation is common in many forms, and its spiritual benefits are well-known to many around the world. Because most types of meditation center on the control or elimination of various thoughts and feelings, it has also proven helpful in the fight for mental health and wellness.
An early champion of the psychological and emotional benefits of meditation, Herbert Benson, MD, identified a heightened “relaxation response" in human subjects following the practice of transcendental meditation in the 1970s. Over the past 50 years, countless studies have confirmed meditation’s ability to decrease anxiety and stress while improving mood and boosting self-awareness. Meditation has also proven beneficial for patients fighting age-related memory loss and substance addition. In 2021, Dr. John W. Denninger of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at the Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital released a powerful statement advocating for mediation as a treatment for depression.
The ancient practice of meditation is common in many forms, and its spiritual benefits are well-known to many around the world. Because most types of meditation center on the control or elimination of various thoughts and feelings, it has also proven helpful in the fight for mental health and wellness.
An early champion of the psychological and emotional benefits of meditation, Herbert Benson, MD, identified a heightened “relaxation response" in human subjects following the practice of transcendental meditation in the 1970s. Over the past 50 years, countless studies have confirmed meditation’s ability to decrease anxiety and stress while improving mood and boosting self-awareness. Meditation has also proven beneficial for patients fighting age-related memory loss and substance addition. In 2021, Dr. John W. Denninger of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at the Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital released a powerful statement advocating for mediation as a treatment for depression.
