Volume : 9, Issue : 2, FEB 2023

2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON YOGA FOR GLOBAL WELL-BEING (Shree Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal, Amravati (M.S.) INDIA)

RECENT ADVANCES IN YOGIC THERAPY AND PRACTICES

DR. VASISTHA A. KHODASKAR

Abstract

Yoga is being looked upon as prime therapy for stress/lifestyle disorders due to stress and wrong lifestyle. According to yoga, disintegration due to the mental disturbance is nothing but the disease. Stress is produced when there is a negative interaction between the self-projection and environment. Women having stronger and positive marital relationship with their husband were less affected. Yoga as a therapy, Although Yoga was developed for spiritual development and not as a therapy, during last 50 to 60 years, it has been observed that the yogic practices not only help in maintaining the health by removing health problems but also establishes the mental peace and a sense of well-being. The yogic therapy helps us to get healed completely due to its holistic approach. Yoga has been included in Ayurveda and naturopathy as a supporting part of therapy. Now it has been almost established that regular yoga practice helps in the management of above lifestyle disorders. That is why all the stress management programs include yoga.

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