Yoga Therapy For Health
1 Jul 2019 HYN Himalayan Yoga Academy
Life is very complex with various complexities, problems, and stresses. We have come into the 21st century and have been using modern science and technology in every walk of life. We always think about how to be healthy and happy on the way to a luxurious and sophisticated life. We have been working hard and also being so much busy in order to have a better and more successful life. But in return, we are getting frustrated, sad, unsuccessful, and with lots of illnesses in daily life. Although on the one hand we are getting more and more health services and facilities, but the hand our health and life are becoming more critical and aimless. The slogan “Health for All” is incomplete here in our contest. Learn about Yoga Therapy for Health
Yoga is the science of human consciousness and an ancient science with integrated systems which can open our hidden potential. Our qualities of love, joy, security, confidence, discrimination, intelligence and intuition, higher abilities, and awareness expand as we practice yoga.
Why Yoga Therapy?
Yoga therapy has proved effective in a variety of disorders and is being used today not only by yoga practitioners but by wider circles of medical and paramedical practitioners. Yoga offers a significant variety of proven health benefits. Yoga therapy is important for maintaining all aspects of health and diseases like physical, mental, social, emotional, spiritual, and ecological aspects: Hence yoga therapy is used for the following reasons.
1. Therapeutic and physiological changes such as:
- bringing purity to the body.
- increasing the efficiency of the heart and slowing the respiratory rate.
- Lowering blood pressure.
- reducing stress and anxiety
- improving good digestion and good sleep
- increasing immunity power
- working out as supplementary therapy for cancer, diabetes, arthritis, asthma, migraine, AIDS, etc.
- regulating hormonal secretions in the body
- developing the faith, belief, and positivity which are permanently essential for the management of diseases
- – relaxing the mind and keeping peace and calm
2. Cheaper and comfortable means.
3. No equipment is needed.
4. It can be practiced at home.
5. no doctors are needed.
6. It covers preventive, curative, promotion, rehabilitative and rejuvenating aspects in life
Basic principles of Yoga Therapy:
Application of yama-niyama on psychological development;
Proper use of shatkarma for the elimination of toxins in the gross body
Provision of well efficiency and activity of the nervous, Skelo-muscular, and Endocrine system by Asana, Pranayama, Bandha, Mudra, and meditation
Application Dietetics rules and Food Behavior Change; YOGA FOR HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND HARMONY
Basic Elements of Yoga Therapy:
- Yama – Niyama
- Shatakarma E
- Asanas
- Pranayama
- Mudra and Bandha
- Relaxation and Meditation
Ahara (Dietetics)
Some Yogic Models As Yogic Therapy
First Model (Behavior Base):
To get natural immunity or life force energy for better health and for curing various diseases; the following ideal rules should be applied that will deal initially with better health and then super consciousness and super happiness.
1. Samyak Aahara (Positive Food):
“Anna Brahma” means food is divine, so we should pray for food. It is said that “We are what we eat.” Our body is composed and developed by food. The first covering sheath is Annamaya Kosa. So, we should maintain good food discipline as Sahara Yoga.
* Organic product * Way of preparing and cooking
* Right amount of food * Right quality of food
* Right time of eating * Right way of eating * Natural tastes and colors
* Acid-Basic ratio * Positive sense while eating
2. Samyak Vihara (Positive Karmas):
“Activity + Creativity = Wholesome Personality” that is life and itself is Yoga. There is no action, no life. Our body is like a living machine, so we need to have positive and regular activities as a biological cycle for maintaining our life exists in a better way.
* Active Life with good karmas
* Moderate & Scientific Exercises
* Warm-up
* Yogasana practice
* Spiritual Tour and Travel
* Jogging/ Morning walk /Nature visit
* Walking 4 to 6 KM per Day for our Heart and Lungs
3. Samyak Vishram (Rest and Relaxation):
Proper rest and relaxation alleviate the pain & pressure, tiredness & fatigue. It re-energizes the body and refreshes the body. It keeps our life calm, peaceful, and harmonious.
* Resting postures
* Relaxation activities
* Recreational Activities
* Hobbies
* Fun and Entertainment
* Peace and Love
4. Samyak Vichara (Positive Thinking) with the application of Yama-Niyama: YOGA FOR HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND HARMONY
What we think, the same thing happens in life. So we should have positive thinking to drive our life in a better way and resolve (Sankalpa) with strong commitment.
*Apply the rules of Yama
*Apply the rules of Niyama
* be optimist
* Positive speech
* Positive listening
* Think positive
* Mouna Practice
* Do meditation
5. Samyak Shuddi (Absolute Purity):
Purity is our intrinsic quality but our body and mind are being toxified day to day. So we should apply different techniques and measures to purify the body * do ushapana
* intake of enough water
* drink herbal tea
* intake of laxative food
* do shatakarmas
* sankhaprakshalana kriya
* do vatasara kriyas
* do panchakarma
6. Samyak Jeevan (Positive Life)
Balance and positive life activities build up better life through different dimensions.
* Better life management
* Biological clockwise life
* Natural life cycle
* Stress management
* Save the nature
* Keep the sense of humor
7. Samyak Upachara (Positive Healing):
For alleviating the illness and gaining the natural healing power. We should apply natural healing therapies for the management of illness.
* Remedial healing * Acupressure
* Naturopathy * Herbal Therapy
* Magnetic Healing
* Reiki Healing * Spiritual Healing * Yogic Healing Marma chikista
* Diet Therapy * Massage Therapy * Pranic Healing
Second Model Behavior Model:
“yogakarmasukousalam” means we should perform any action on an artful, skillful, truthful base. Do well while doing, eating, drinking, cooking, speaking, playing, walking, driving, writing, reading, thinking, working whatever you do daily, and also helpful to manage to treat any type of problems as well. Further YOGA FOR HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND HARMONY
*Start your day with Sankalpa / Resolve- Example: Just for today I will do my work honestly -3 times.
*Ushapana- drinking water 150 ml to 1000 ml early in the morning just after waking up. *Then 2 minutes walking with breathing in open space wherever possible.
*Do very simple/light exercises-
* Stretch up the body 3 times with breathing like Tadasana.
* Bend the body side left-3 and right-3 times like Trek Tadasana.
* Twist the body left-3 and right -3 times like simple katichakrasana.
*Then keep empty your bowel and bladder.
*Do Jala neti (Nasal cleansing) every day or alternately or as needed.
*Morning walk of 4 to 6 km for total Health OR Half an hour of aerobics exercise
*Maintain Vajrasana and Savasana from time to time.
*15-30 minutes Pranayama and 15-30 minutes Meditation daily.
*Drink 3 to 5 liters of water and eat satvik food daily.
*Live in present by performing each and every action consciously.
*End your day by remembering the full day’s activities and encourage yourself with Sankalpa.
*Self-study of Vedas, spiritual science, yoga science, natural science, human science, and about you yourself for at least 15 minutes to more.
*Self-realization and recognition of you yourself.
*Keep your lumbar, back, cervical, and head in a straight line.
*Take a slow, long & deep breath or Full Breathing up to Navel.
*Keep your mind free from all negativities and toxicities.
*Live in Nature full of relaxation and joy.
*Do Kumbhakas and Mudras.
Conclusion:
Yoga is such a science that works perfectly in all aspects of health and life by preventing, curing, promoting, rehabilitating, and rejuvenating life. Then we can say that this is the integrated Practice of health and life physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, intellectually, spiritually, and ecologically as a complete solution to human life. Actually, Yoga is practiced by healthy persons and also by all ages and all classes but is not considered the practice of ill persons. These days yoga is becoming the holistic healing science for all and also becoming a subject of worldwide interest. That is a positive point. So this was YOGA FOR HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND HARMONY
Peace Mantra (Shanti Patha)
“Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhina, Sarve Santu Niramaya! Sarve Bhadrani Pasyantu Ma Kaschida, Dukha Bhaga Bhaveta!!”
OM SHANTIH! SHANTIH!! SHANTIH!!!
BY:
Yogacharya Subodh Simkhada
dr_subodh3@yahoo.com