I started “YOGA As Therapy
“to inspire people to practice yoga and to raise themselves out
of their conditions which seems to surround them like an inescapable
wall. It shows people that a way out exists.
It can be guide to Doctors and Therapists seeking new
alternatives and allowing them to introduce with broad range of alternative in
yoga practices dealing right from traditional ones to some form of changes
according to the life lifestyle people face.
WHAT’S YOGA?
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Yoga in modern sense is certain set
of stretches and breathing patterns and as and when you hold the postures
for longer and relax, helps you to overcome your physical
and emotional problems hence helps you to deal with your stress.
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All these stretches are done with
complete awareness of your body and breath.
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Traditionally speaking yoga must lead to
spiritual growth by following certain discipline in individual and social practice, hence one reach closer to the GOD.
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Spirituality arises as one does yoga
with complete awareness not only the physical postures but in all walks of life
leading to analyzing oneself and hence
leads to realization of oneself and can help others too.
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Yoga
guru Patanjali emphasized mainly on preventing a disease, but due to increasing physical and mental problems the therapeutic application
started 80 yrs ago by Swami Kuvalayanandaji
of Kaivalyadham in Lonavala, Maharashtra.
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Established
in 1924 it was the first Yoga Institute of its kind in India, and continues to
be a premier center for the medical and scientific study of Hatha Yoga, as well
as a resource of ancient texts, teachings, training and yoga therapy.
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It was
understood by these gurus as due to bad life style there going to arise
lots of health issues in coming years.
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The science of yoga begins to
work on outermost aspect of the personality, physical body, as for most people
it’s the familiar starting point i.e. For e.g. Asana & Pranayama.
Most of us are unable to concentrate and meditate because
of the continual wandering and rational thinking of the mind.
Meditation,
which work as inner practice becomes easier only when external practices have
been developed to reasonable degree of perfection.
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Yoga works as a therapy for many ailments
Specific,
research shows that yoga helps manage or control anxiety, arthritis, asthma,
back pain, blood pressure, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic fatigue, depression,
diabetes, epilepsy, headaches, heart disease, stress, migraine, insomnia and
other conditions and diseases.
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Since no therapy is a complete
therapy, It goes well along with medical treatment. It does not
replace the traditional therapy.
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Yoga can work as an Alternative therapy
· Creates sense of wellbeing
and calm, balance is created in the Nervous and Endocrine systems above many is
being proved in many research works.
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It can work parallel and supportive to other
therapies
Yoga
therapy can be used in cooperation with other therapies like for example, Hypertension, Asthma, and Diabetes patient can continue with the medicines in
consultation with his physician and gradually taper the medicine according to
the need, but can continue with the yoga therapy.
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As a Supportive therapy:-
For
example a person who underwent surgery or bedridden patients definitely can't do any physical exercises but lying on his bed he can do certain meditation and
deep breathing or just becoming aware of his breathing, will itself helps him
to cope up with the pain and induces deep state of rest which encourages the repair
and improved health of all cells and tissues of body.
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Yoga aims to bring the different
bodily functions in to perfect coordination:- Improves muscle tone, flexibility,
strength and stamina, boosts self-esteem, improves concentration and
creativity, lowers fat, improves circulation, and stimulates the immune system.
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It is
necessary that before one resorts to yoga as therapy a full
medical examination be performed. Much depends on the severity of
diseases and its duration.
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Yoga
is much more effective when applied to newly occurring condition
than as a last resort.
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Since
there are many health issues due to modern comforts and luxuries .Many now are
suffering from combination of problems like one suffers from diabetes, high
pressure, hypothyroidism as well acidity or having low back and
neck problems as well diabetes, obesity .In these cases one needs to
carefully eliminate the asanas and prioritize the problems one by one and not
to hurry up.
Usually no one is born with problems; we invite it due to our ignorance and laziness. As a therapy one must understand that yoga helps one to overcome their health issues provided they practice according to the trainer or what yoga therapist has mentioned to practice in a day.
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Yoga
and medicine can go hand in hand to heal them faster and body
responds well due to better absorption of oxygen by the body cells
than consumption of oxygen,which leads to repair
of cells faster.
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Therapy
which is undertaken half-heartedly with irregular practice
and distracted mind is worse than useless as
practitioner usually blames yoga for his or her own practice.
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Yoga is the science of right living which one has to incorporate in
one’s daily life.
HARI OM TAT SAT
