The Power of Breath: Yoga's Psychological Benefits | Anjali Mehta | TEDxYouth@SAS

Anjali Mehta explores the psychological benefits of yoga through her own personal experience as a teenage yoga instructor. She shows the impact yoga can have on calming one's mental state through the simplest of actions: breathing.
Anjali Mehta is a junior at Singapore American School as well as a yoga instructor and yoga therapist. When Anjali started yoga, she was 10 years old. Amidst the extreme expectations for her future, yoga brought her comfort and relaxation; after training to teach at Vyasa Yoga, she started teaching at only 14 years old. She has taught at many places, including the Indian High Commission, Nola Yoga, as a PE teacher for the elementary school at SAS, and even as a trainer for future yoga instructor. Her passion for yoga is boundless, and she plans to continue her involvement for years to come. Other than yoga, Anjali shares a deep passion for clinical psychology which she would like to pursue in the future. She is also a major foodie, writing, reading and is a guitar and badminton player.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@swapniljagale2286]

Ending with golden words, "It takes one though for everything to collapse but one breath to find peace"...

[@asilegillies]

Wow...! I am on halfway listening to her angelic voice I gave thumbs up until the explanation about her field.

[@holisticchaos7910]

You go girl! You just explained a truth with simplicity and that is a reflection of how amazing you are and how amazing everyone can be!

[@chrisjordan6693]

This young lady seems so sure and confident, it was wonderful to listen to her, she's so real.

[@thebluebutterfly5177]

I don’t understand why this has had any down thumbs. Maybe those need to take more notice of the content of this video. This is brilliant! What a brave young lady to bring so many gifts to all those open to receive them.

[@KrishnaRamanujan]

Ending with Golden Words. It Takes one Thought for everything to collapse,but One Breath to Find PEACE. Thanks Alot.

[@naveensonipatwala]

very good, I am happy to see now people are understanding the power of yoga & meditation. this works on the concept of " prevention is better than cure" when any one do these regularly then his brain function as well as body functions will work in a better way, there will not be less or no chance of any diseases.

[@Jaikay1]

Wow! You just explained Yoga for me better than any spiritual leader or yogi i've listened to before. Simple and direct, but that also opens up the words of those spiritual leaders/yogi's etc. as well.

[@topten8418]

the way she explained it. WOW! what a great speaker

[@pragmaticmind7355]

This is the best Ted Talk I have ever seen. Beautiful words on meditation. 🌺🕉🌺

[@deveshsingh1233]

wonderful, Anjali, You are not only young and so charming but an effective speaker. . .One can feel that its coming straight from your heart.

[@pipjacjjones]

Love this what an awakening soul I can really connect and understand what you are saying❤️

[@MayankDhuria]

Thank you for explaining the concept really well and also for the meditation in the end. Thanks Anjali!!

[@adityaniyogi9123]

So simple yet so inspiring, thank you.

[@Kabirboraone]

Its magic. I am the most calm and cool person in the world after watching this

[@OnlineMD]

You came into this life Anjali to continue yoga that you learned in your previous life...

[@vilesh8543]

Not many young youths are lucky to have parents that you have. Wellcome you to goa.

[@shaheedulislam1937]

Thanks for the presentation.....just thinking, we all go through so much hardship to earn butter & bread without which we may live for some days but we don't care about breath, without which we may die in few minutes...Alhamdulillah at least we got free air for that and thank you Ms. Anjali to show how to breath. Thanks

[@dhams2525]

Great talk. You looked confident. Great delivery of speech. Of course, meditation and Yoga have alot to offer than just peace of mind.

[@archanabala8480]

loved the whole presentation. Awesome Anjali. You conveyed your idea very well...

[@MariaGonzalez-qk4tr]

Beautiful lady, beautiful Yoga! Thanks to The ancient cultures of India for this blessing for the world 🙏✨

[@IntegralYogaPodcast]

What a wonderful young lady. We all need more yoga and meditation in our lives. Thank you for sharing your love, Anjali! "When we start paying attention to the services we receive, stop and really see the person who is doing it and take the time to say thank you, our entire day will change."

[@premkumarpmourya8823]

Great expariences sharing. You may change the view of different people towards yoga. Yoga is really change oneself to having stable mind.

[@naveenmedishetty5993]

Nice thought provoking speech. I will practice the breathing exercises now on

[@jitendraitankar9722]

Totally agree with you...I am also practicing to live a mindful and meditative life....

[@yourthepower]

We

[@rajavenkatreddylakkadi166]

Focus on Breathing. Simple technique. Thanks for information.

[@feelfree2beunlikeme]

just wanna hug you so much in this very moment! thx and much love :-)

[@har132]

I agree with what she said. A veryvery ancient form of yoga: "Swara Yoga"- is entirely dedicated to this. I had learned about it 2 years back through a book "The Tantric science of Brain breathing" written by a female Australian sanyasi Swami Muktibodghananda. That book completely changed my understanding of this deep science called Yoga.

[@FriendlyMom]

Har wow tell me about that book

[@thehuman2861]

@@FriendlyMom you can read it

[@patconnell7055]

So very true. Pranav enters your body, relaxing every muscle, relaxing your mind, allowing you to become completely still. With practice this can be achieved. Relieving worries completely.

[@lucian1607]

Thank you for doing this presentation!

[@DanielAsuquoMidas]

Awesome one.... Glad to watch.

[@alexrocks4life]

Simple but powerful. Agreed, our breath is truly powerful 🙏❤🔥 Great TedTalk! 💯%

[@potroputinfotainment4208]

Like it. Awesome! Long live.

[@TheRajashekar0203]

Thanks Anjali.

[@alkuwaiti1858]

It take one thought so every thing collapsed And one thought for peace ☮️

[@krububyogaholic7574]

Wow ... amazing speech ... opening / body / educational and closing. Especailly, coming from a younger person. Very good job. I learned something from this speech and will share it with my class(es). Thank you and Namaste.

[@pramodkumar-ks1vp]

Fabulous speech .... .

[@innovationforyou6274]

awesome talks....

[@doug7467]

Very remarkable young lady, a natural healer. Namaste

[@lghammer778]

That was a really nice presentation, thank you

[@ladyofire]

Wonderful.

[@kishoregowda9235]

Impressive!

[@santoshdalai7787]

Yoga good for health.mently and physical.surya namàskar yoga and pranyanam on morning time daily good for inner thoughts.

[@maheshwariarti795]

thank you sis..

[@saurabhdada1602]

I thank Baba Ramdev for getting me out of depression through yoga pranayama

[@braveheart3847]

what yogasanas did u do for depression ?

[@saurabhdada1602]

I didn't do any yoga asanas because it doesn't work much But I did anulomvilom pranayama for 1 hour daily for nine months Anulomvilom pranayam is the best pranayam to get out of depression.I was in depression and anxiety disorder for last 5 years but now I am totally fit

[@francoindien]

I worship Baba Ramdev for the same reason.

[@sathish23r]

Excellent.. 1 hour of Anuloma Viloma pranayama... Thats great... I totally agree with your experience. Let us educate the mankind to understand the importance of Yogasana and Pranayama. Many diseases can be cured completely at what ever stage it is. Be it Diabetes, Hypertension, Joint pains or even Cancer if practiced constantly.

[@Balleza_brioche]

sd i also have anxiety and depression from 3 years But i cannot do pranayama for longer time because i start feeling suffocated? Does it happen?

[@psychicbink4492]

Yoga=Mind+Body Profound! :)

[@projectajay]

Chutiya😂😂😂

[@afrikantantes]

Great talk Anjali, love Yoga, is an amazing tool, I have ADD and i am getting closer to it now, i think it's definitly working on me. Greetings from Colombia.

[@varshikanaidu2372]

Qué hay de la música_ Tanyha Ka same here

[@AnandKumar-hs4qx]

Plzzz Search Acharya Prashant video u tube

[@bolaramachandrakamath2622]

Great words

[@venkataramanakolli3737]

excellent speech about yoga,, your looking beautiful anjali , thank you

[@nallurikamalkiran7094]

Commendable, God bless you

[@LorraElizabeth]

Great job you lightworker you!! 🙏

[@AtariM216]

Yoga is union or joining of the self and the super soul. Its a transcendental thing. Yeah body and mind connect too but this is at a very basic level.

[@jemimafarishtha2407]

Wow..!! Ammmaziiing..!!

[@Ashishkumar-co6wn]

I luv u AnJali..

[@donwetherell8738]

Great talk.

[@tarunlohani263]

Apart from everything else, She is so beautiful!

[@KrishnaRamanujan]

Am Here By Seeing the Title, The Power of Breath !!

[@berrylava1559]

So powerful speech.

[@gordonbrown5340]

Beautiful and eloquent

[@ciannacoleman5125]

I agree that breath is the basis of meditation. I don’t sit down and meditate for hours at a time but when I practice archery I find the slow methodical steps matched with a breathing exercise (which is a necessary element of any shooting sport) it is a form of meditation for me. Everything falls away and I just focus on that one moment and series of movements

[@barodadesign]

Very powerful Thank You

[@violapina-correy8068]

Amen ty God bless u 😇🥰💜🙏🙏🙏

[@jwon5614]

Great presentation!!!!😊

[@jeyaseelanjeyaram6538]

Lovely Anjali

[@ranjitgopalakrishna]

Interesting. Nice talk

[@fuzati3000]

Such a beautiful person

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wow good

[@tammy1598]

Amazing

[@good_vibes_only3096]

Yoga is not an exercise is an experience..I shared a video about mental benefits of yoga..share your experience there if you want

[@nkarthikeya8113]

Sukriya ji

[@lrm267]

bEATIFUL!

[@Ffsdevgj]

delicious! thank you.

[@romyjugroo4542]

Unfinished round of Suryanamaskar.

[@marthamugnaio5400]

She‘s just gorgeous. Does anybody know if she has her own youtube channel?

[@sreelathamiriyala7649]

I felt the same when I met yoga mater.. Praveen yoga .. i can say he is a yogi rather than a yoga trainer.. there was different shine on his face always..not sure I feel happy when I do yoga, my energy levels are high.

[@monayfromdabay]

a baybyyyyyyy teaching us good!! my heart swells

[@haimlevy654]

Wow lady i would like to listen to your voice all day.........thank you

[@harlalsinghyadav3872]

nice

[@shaikallauddin1950]

Wonderful

[@ravinderkumar-hb7tv]

Good

[@thekarmeg]

Nice clean awsome

[@tanvipande1]

Very wise girl..

[@jsingh8034]

hello tanvi how r u....?

[@braveheart3847]

she is not fine jogi . :D

[@tejas0281]

@@braveheart3847 😄😄😂

[@Camila-do8ot]

Lovely talk, thank you

[@MrSky0209]

Namaste🙏

[@AshishKumar-bs7um]

Tnx sis

[@brandons4667]

I would love to know where to find that opening image as it would be great on a tshirt

[@gopalkrushnabarik2291]

♥️

[@MyUnknowntuber]

She looks gorgeous

[@andrewkryzak84]

Oh my god! I want to take her on a date! LOL Great talk!!!

[@janetownley]

andrewkryzak84 She is lovely 🙂🙏🏻

[@dharmawalker7326]

🙏🕉

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🧡✌👏👏👏👏

[@rileyrilan7436]

beautiful

[@baluyadav7737]

Yoga always beautiful...,🙏

[@bicks8473]

Thanks. Very informarive. 00:33 mountain pose..both heels should be touching the ground.hehe

[@ANS94774]

One point was incorrect i.e we should exhale through nose only not from mouth... Thanx for sharing your experience

[@rekhachandran8048]

Yoga cured my anxiety

[@Rpk595]

@rekha chandran how? What type of breathing exercise you did?

[@jenniferschultz6458]

🙏🏻✨💕

[@MrSky0209]

Namaste🙏

[@kiranmacharla1009]

Yoga prince's

[@behappy5763]

PAST MAKES YOU DEPRESSED AND FUTURE MAKES YOU ANXIOUS.100% CORRECT

[@gregorymoeliker7689]

Try Sahaja Yoga for an easy way to get into true meditation (thoughtless awareness or Nirvichara Samadhi). Easiest way I have found.

[@manishgaurav5811]

Now a days, I feel anxiety so please suggest me how can I recover from it.

[@naveenjmolya4146]

beautiful mam