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Zuko: will you please accompany me to the head of nation's meeting tonight?

Sokka: What baby Firelord needs his emotional support Sokka? I dont know dude, those meetings are a snooze fest.

Zuko giving him a cheek kiss and pouting: please?

Sokka: well...I may need a little more convincing.

Zuko rolling his eyes, and giving him a few more placed kissed.

Sokka giggling: I was just messing with you, of course I'll go.

Zuko smirking: nope

Sokka: wait I thought you wanted me to go?

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Anxiety and depression is a mental state in which a person is totally subdued. Many uneasy physical pains also arise due to this such as breathlessness, restlessness, eating disorders, narcolepsy or even sometimes people are sleep deprived. First, let us properly understand anxiety.

What is anxiety?

It is a mental state caused due to long term stress that eventually causes a barrier in the positive energy flow. Many times it causes limitless worry, fear, and nervousness. It is very clearly detectable when sleep orders arise. It also increases the dangers of diseases like diabetes, hypertension, high blood pressure, and heart diseases. The clear symptoms of anxiety and depression are irritability, frustration, anger, increased pulse rate, heartbeats, palpitation, lack of concentration, eating disorder and extreme sleep difficulties.

Many people treat their anxiety problems with heavy medicines that are generally not good for health and their overdose might cause serious health issues even leading to death. Yoga is one such therapy that effectively helps curb anxiety and depression from one's life. Considerable evidence exists regarding yoga dealing with such problems as effectively as natural cures and medicines. Researches have proved that yoga can improve sleep, mental quality of life, lowers heart rate, has a serious impact on the nervous system and also slows the breathing down to relax your body.

If you do not get much time, you can do Yoga and meditation for even 5 to 10 minutes every day. Even this helps to relax the body and mind. This will help you to achieve a balanced state in life and focus on your priorities eventually.

Cure with these easy yoga asanas at home

Yoga breathing

Breathing in and out with continuous succession sitting in Padmasana helps in controlling temper and calms up the mind. It is also the first step for anxiety and depression treatment.

Deep breathing by folding hands

Breathing in and out with hands folded at the front helps, in the circulation of oxygen and blood in the body. It also helps in improving the metabolism of the body, focuses the mind and provides relief.

Back bending

Back Bending is one of the most flexible and relieving yoga exercises. It helps reduce pain from the back muscles, reduces tension and tiredness and other psychosomatic disorders.

Matsyasana

The term Matsyasana is a Sanskrit term meaning the fish pose. This pose stretches the navel, front of the neck, throats and major muscles between the ribs. Matsyasana is known as the destroyer of all diseases. It keeps the mind calm and also uplifts our spirit.

Suryavedi Pranayama

One of the most famous yoga asana, this asana is done by sitting in the padmasana position and breathing in and out with the thumb and little finger interchanging positions by the side of each nose while breathing. It is the key to the discipline of the mind. It is most effective in providing relief from anxiety disorders.

Meditation

The easiest of all, practicing this regularly will help alleviate diseases and relief from tension.

Savasana

This is also called the restorative or corpse pose, savasana is a relaxed posture done after every asana that activates blood to nourish the specific organ exercised.

These are some very specific and easy asanas to help fight anxiety and depression and bring relief to the body and mind.