Yoga therapy is derived from the hatha yoga and ayurvedic system of health care. It is the application of yoga techniques and practices to specific human ailments, that helps to achieve health and wellness at all levels of the person, physical, psychological and spiritual needs.
Yoga therapy is used to maintain general health, to recover from illness- in some cases, even those considered incurable. Yoga infuses the vitality in human system by unlocking the energy channels through the movement of pranas (vital forces).
Yoga therapy involves practice of asanas, pranayama, yogic diet and shatkarma (cleaning the toxins through six steps of yoga) according to the specific ailments and needs.
Some of the heath benefits of yoga are:
- Yoga practices make blood pressure normal through better circulation and oxygenation of the body
- A slower pulse rate indicates that your heart is strong enough.
- Yoga practices lowers cholesterol through increased blood circulation and burning of fat.
- Regular yoga practice result in higher cardiovascular endurance.
- Recent studies have proved yoga decreases triglycerides thus reducing the risk of heart diseases and heart failure.
- It enhances the functioning of gastrointestinal tracts.
- Yoga improves endocrine system and balances the hormone secretions.
- Yoga and immune system are co related, practice can lead to strong immunity. It boosts lymphatic system and reduces toxins in body.
- Having a balanced metabolism result in healthy weight. Regular practices can boost metabolism thus removing the excess fat.
- Yoga stimulates detoxification resulting in delay aging and improving sexuality through better control and more relaxation.
- Through controlled breathing the stages of anxiety and depression can be overcome easily, practices reduce stress from daily life.
Recent studies have shown yoga as key management of diseases like heart diseases, osteoporosis, diabetes (II), asthma, insomnia, migraines, spondylosis, arthritis, scoliosis, back pin, ocd, allergies, constipation, and menopause etc etc.