Yoga Therapy
The Yoga Therapy or ‘ yoga-chikitsa’ refers to the treatment of diseases by means of yogic
exercises which may be physical or mental or both. It is a specialised form of yogic culture. This
mode of treatment has been practised in India from very ancient times. Many references to yoga
have been made in the Upanishads. It was, however, Maharishi Patanjali who in about the first
century B.C. gave a systematic account of the traditional yogic teaching.
The term ‘ Yoga’ is derived from the Sanskrit root ‘yug’ which means "to join" . It signifies union
between the individual soul (jivatma) and the universal soul (parmatma). It aims at obtaining
relief from pain and suffering. Basically, human evolution takes place on three different planes,
namely physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga is a means of attaining perfect health by maintaining
harmony and achieving optimum functioning on all three levels through complete self-control.
The Yoga Therapy or ‘ yoga-chikitsa’ refers to the treatment of diseases by means of yogic
exercises which may be physical or mental or both. It is a specialised form of yogic culture. This
mode of treatment has been practised in India from very ancient times. Many references to yoga
have been made in the Upanishads. It was, however, Maharishi Patanjali who in about the first
century B.C. gave a systematic account of the traditional yogic teaching.
The term ‘ Yoga’ is derived from the Sanskrit root ‘yug’ which means "to join" . It signifies union
between the individual soul (jivatma) and the universal soul (parmatma). It aims at obtaining
relief from pain and suffering. Basically, human evolution takes place on three different planes,
namely physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga is a means of attaining perfect health by maintaining
harmony and achieving optimum functioning on all three levels through complete self-control.
