Beautifully filmed in Hawaii, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, psychotherapist and mindfulness expert Ira Israel discusses the causes of anxiety and teaches you effective meditations to help you deal with stress.

“Mindfulness Meditations for Anxiety” contains seven sections of talks and meditations through which you will develop powerful tools to combat anxiety.

Ira Israel is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and Certified Yoga Therapist. He has Master of Arts degrees in Psychology, Buddhism and Hinduism, and Philosophy. He sees clients in Santa Monica and teaches yoga and mindfulness internationally.

“Yoga for Depression and Anxiety” includes a discussion of how our minds function and how yoga treats depression and anxiety; a 75 minute all-level vinyasa flow yoga class specifically designed to cultivate peace of mind follows.

Peer Reviews:
"Through Ira's intelligent and contemporary voice, he is uniquely able to communicate traditional mind/body practices, making yogic philosophies and modern day psychology a natural blend that is necessary for Self-awareness and transcendence to occur. He understands that healing is not possible without awareness and as a yogi and therapist is skilled at guiding his students and clients to richly explore the depths of their inner lives and relationship to Mystery while also staying firmly rooted in the here and now. I recommend Ira's work. He is a relatable and caring presence whose skill comes from self-experience as well as education." ~ Seane Corn

"Ira is the brightest, most culturally sophisticated yoga instructor I have ever met. He is able to integrate the material and spiritual worlds like no other. A real treat to take yoga from an iconoclastic genius." ~ Tom Morley

"I would be hard pressed to name a yoga teacher who has worked harder to perfect his craft than Ira. Over the years he has accumulated an impressive array of skills and developed a keen insight into the human condition." ~ Richard Rosen

Beautifully filmed in Paris, London, Manhattan, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Chicago, psychotherapist and mindfulness expert Ira Israel demystifies and reframes the different types of depression that effect urban dwellers and provides natural and practical tools to help you deal with stressful city living.

Thoughtful, instructional, and empowering, this unique video takes you on an exquisite journey to some of the great modern cities of Western culture where the fast-paced pressures of daily life often lead to depression. “Mindfulness for Urban Depression” contains six sections of talks and meditations through which you will learn the historical roots of the medical approaches to depression and experience the power of mindfulness to combat its symptoms.
Run time 60:00

Peer Reviews:
"Through Ira's intelligent and contemporary voice, he is uniquely able to communicate traditional mind/body practices, making yogic philosophies and modern day psychology a natural blend that is necessary for Self-awareness and transcendence to occur. He understands that healing is not possible without awareness and as a yogi and therapist is skilled at guiding his students and clients to richly explore the depths of their inner lives and relationship to Mystery while also staying firmly rooted in the here and now. I recommend Ira's work. He is a relatable and caring presence whose skill comes from self-experience as well as education." ~ Seane Corn

"Ira is the brightest, most culturally sophisticated yoga instructor I have ever met. He is able to integrate the material and spiritual worlds like no other. A real treat to take yoga from an iconoclastic genius." ~ Tom Morley

"I would be hard pressed to name a yoga teacher who has worked harder to perfect his craft than Ira. Over the years he has accumulated an impressive array of skills and developed a keen insight into the human condition." ~ Richard Rosen