To bring about optimal health and vitality, Yoga therapy is practiced as a complementary practice to traditional medicine. It consists of different techniques, poses, and postures of Yoga that are used to treat certain illnesses and achieve good overall health. These techniques are in the form of meditation, exercise, and massage. The goal that we want to achieve through this approach is a physical and mental fulfillment that only Yoga can give us with its integrating property.
The basic parts of the Yoga therapy consist of the following:
The correct posture: Yoga postures help you to stretch and exercise different muscles of your body. This includes Yoga for the digestive system, as it helps in digestion, absorption, and elimination of food in the body. The several postures of Yoga achieved through "asanas" make our body flexible, energetic, and create the perfect balance.
The correct breathing: Many of the Yoga poses focus on the breathing technique. When one is aware of the breathing, inhalation, and exhalation, you can control it to your benefit. A control on your breathing brings about calm and concentration, which in turn, relieves stress and fatigue.
Relaxation: There are several poses in Yoga, which concentrate just on relaxation of the whole body as well as mind. It includes both meditation and relaxation exercises.
A combination of the above mentioned parts of technique makes up Yoga for different health problems. For particular problems like back pain, asthma, hypertension, diabetes, etc., there are different set of exercises.
Let's now look at some major benefits of Yoga therapy:
An interesting part of this therapy is Yoga facials, which consists of a series of face exercises. The aim behind these facial exercises is to relieve the tension on facial muscles and improve circulation. When these two things are achieved, you can see a visible improvement in the tone and smoothness of the face.
Thus, we see that regular Yoga therapy consisting of exercises and meditation can bring about positive changes in your body. Whether you are doing it as curative measure or preventive, you will be benefited by it. Take proper care to choose appropriate exercises pertaining to your physical condition and illness with the help of your instructor. Do not go overboard, do only those exercises that you are comfortably able to do at your own pace.