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Therapeutic Application of Yoga Techniques
Dr. M. V. Bhole
Because of the psycho-physiological nature of yoga techniques they could be employed in the management of psychosomatic diseases and stress disorders. It should be very well remembered that originally yoga was never developed as a system of therapy in the real sense of the term and Ayurveda was dealing with this aspect. Ayurveda and yoga had developed hand-in-band for years together which only shows their complimentary rather competitive nature and which seems to be the truth.
Even though there are many diseases on record, they could be broadly classified as follows for the purpose of yogic therapy. 1. Those predominently related with (a) byper functioning or (b) hypo fun
ctioning of the nervous system. 2. Those predominently related with (a) emotions and (b) intellect of the
individual, and Certain types of endocrinal and metabolic disorders. It may be noted that disorders due to nutritional, infections, accidental, organic, structural and ecological factors are out of reach for yoga techniques described so for.
If one will refer to books on yoga therapy recommended for different conditions, certain common factors will come to light. It is intended to refer to these guiding principles behind yogic therapy instead of giving a diseasewise prescription of yoga techniques, even though knowing very well that the latter will be most appealing for any interested person. In fact therapy is an art which requires individualisation and it differs from games, sports and parade programme which can be streamlined for execution with least concern for its practicants.
If one will review various prescriptions of yoga therapy, one will be able to find out certain common factors as detailed below. According to individual case, modifications are made in these factors by different therapists and further modifications are made according to the reactions, responses and feelings of the patients themselves.
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