The goal of this single-center, single-blind, randomized, controlled, parallel group, interventional trial is to evaluate antidepressant efficacy of yoga monotherapy of 12-weeks duration in 180 adults meeting diagnostic criteria for mild-to-moderate major depression at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Researchers will compare the yoga interventions to an education control intervention on holistic healthcare.
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Change in Beck Depression Inventory-II score
Timeframe: Baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks and 12 weeks