YOGA HEALTH BENEFITS THROUGH YOGA

Yoga health benefits can be explored only by adopting yoga as a way of life. Yoga was a system developed by ancient Indian Yogis for making the body fit and quieten the mind for the purpose of self awareness, spiritual realisation and salvation. These yogis had developed tremendous physical fitness and mental powers. Though yoga was not meant primarily to combat disease, in this modern life we are not so keen for salvation but regular practice of yoga can provide significant health benefits.

Yoga philosophy concentrates on proper functioning of all systems of our body and their appropriate coordination along with healthy mind. Once your body becomes more aware by yoga practice, you will not need any biochemistry investigations or doctors visit to tell you that you are healthy. You can feel you are healthy if you enjoy life, feel fresh when you get up in the morning, enjoy a good night sleep, have proper bowel movement, proper appetite, no stress and feel like you are having springs in your feet.

Yoga health benefits are summarised as follows:

• Flexibility.
• Anti aging.
• Increasing lubrication of joints.
• Massaging of all body organs and glands.
• Self awareness.
• Detoxification of body.
• Toning of muscles.
• Harmonise mind and body.
• Promotes mental health.
• Yoga meditation quietens the mind and prepares for samadhi, internal bliss.
• Promotes feel good factor.
• Helps in healing.
• Helps to maintain ideal body weight.
• Stress reduction.
• Better sleep and relaxation, fights insomnia.
• Self awareness, memory and concentration.
• Helps fight cholesterol, diabetes, blood pressure.
• Promotes positive energy and positive outlook.
• Try yoga for beauty to get healthy skin, smart appearance and correct posture.

Yoga health benefits are curative as well as preventive. Yoga performed as a therapy is not a panacea for all diseases but it can be used in conjunction with proper medical treatment. In case of severe diseases e.g cancer yoga may not provide you immediate relief but it can help to minimise the pain and agony.

Some common and chronic diseases can be prevented or cured by practice of yoga which may not be cured completely through conventional medicine. In case you are already suffering from a disease, yoga can help but do not expect immediate miracles. Slow and steady progress with tons of patience wins the game.

In case yoga is used as a therapy to cure a disease, first confirm proper diagnosis by consulting your doctor. When I was suffering from parathyroid tumour, it took a long time for correct diagnosis. Meanwhile, there was no benefit from acupressure or yoga. Therefore, ensure that your biochemistry is fine, yoga is no substitute to clinical diagnosis, medical treatment and surgical procedures.

Much of the illness and loss of vitality are a by product of modern living like unhealthy lifestyle, improper diet, long working hours and lack of adequate fresh air/ sunlight/ sleep. By adopting yoga in our life, the accrued yoga health benefits will help you to restore normal biological, biochemical and physical activities of body system.

There is no particular asana to cure a particular disease but practice of different asanas, pranayama and meditation results in cumulative benefits on our body organs. Regular yoga exercise makes your body strong both from inside and outside. As the body is in total harmony, incidence of getting any disease is reduced.

Diseases Which Can Be Cured By Yoga

• Constipation
• Abdominal disorders
• Diabetes
• Asthma
• Cold
• Varicose veins
• Hernia
• Arthritis
• Overweight and Obesity
• Mental problems
• Back pain
• Sinus and headache
• Heart ailments and Blood Pressure
• Fibromyalgia
• Thyroid problems; hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism

For deriving maximum yoga health benefits, maintain an optimal mix of yoga asana, pranayama, meditation, concentration, relaxation and meditation. Follow yoga ethics and code of conduct, yama and niyama.

Much of the disease are product of mind..as you think so you become.