Yoga Therapy full book - DR.) SOHAN RAJ TATER

1 yoga Therapy . CONTENTS. Chapter 1 Role of yoga in total health 3-18. Chapter 2 Health management through yoga and naturopathy 19-34. Chapter 3 Utility of science of living in life building 35-46. Chapter 4 Common Yogic and naturopathic Prescription for healthy living 47-73. Chapter 5 Outcome of spirituality: vasudhaiv kutumbakam 74-76. Chapter 6 Formation of sacraments in girls: first through prekshdhyan yoga 77-90. Chapter 7 Concept of thought 91-95. Chapter 8 Physiological effects of asans and pranayam 96-104.

2 Chapter 9 Role of yoga in coronary heart Disease 105-113. Chapter 10 Yogic Management of Diabetes 114-121. Chapter 11 Yogic management of hypertensive Patient 122-127. Chapter 12 Obesity, causes complications and Yogic 1. management 128-136. Chapter 13 The spiritual and scientific aspects of Suryanamaskar 137-147. Chapter 14 Special situation in modern life in relation to problems of infusing of Yogic practices in day to day life 148-156. Chapter 15 Importance of Yogic lifestyle for school children 157-163.

3 Chapter 16 Importance of yoga in the development of ideal life style: with special reference to university student 164-172. Chapter 17 Management of dietary fats for healthy living 173-179. Chapter 18 Effect of yoga -nidra on hypertensive patients 180-200. 2. Chapter-1. Role of yoga in total health What is yoga ? yoga is the science of life and the art of living. It is the common sense answer to overall physical and mental fitness. Basically yoga is a system of physical and mental self improvement and final liberation, that people have been using for thousands of years.

4 yoga arose in the age of the Vedas and Upanishads. It is India's oldest scientific, perfect spiritual discipline. yoga is a method of training the mind and developing its power of subtle perceptions so that man may discover for himself the spiritual truths on which religion, beliefs and moral values finally rest. It is realization of our hidden powers. Swami Shivananda said, "He who radiates good, divine thoughts does immense good unto himself and to the world also". yoga is science of life, it offers us simple, easy remedies and techniques and methods of health and hygiene to assure physical and mental fitness with a minimum of time, effort and expense.

5 yoga in other term Preksha Dhyan invented by prominent Jainacharya Mahaprajna is such an uncomplicated, easy to learn technique of meditation. It comprised of the following . i. Kayotsarga (Total relaxation). ii. Antaryatra (Internal trip). iii. Svash preksha (Perception of breath). 3. iv. Sharir preksha (Perception of body). v. Chaitnya-kendra preksha (Perception of psychic centers). vi. Leshya dhyan (Perception of psychic spectrum). vii. Perception of the present moment viii. Perception of thoughts ix.

6 Self-discipline x. Bhavna (counter-vibrations). xi. Anupreksha (contemplation). xii. Concentration. yoga is one of the most ancient metaphysical sciences, which investigates the nature of soul and, through its discipline, awakens the super-conscious mind of the man which unites the moral being with the immortal supreme spirit. yoga leads to balance and also provides both a philosophy and a religion. The real joy of life appears when we can unify nature and culture, wealth and poverty, movement and stillness, attachment and detachment.

7 yoga can serve both the individual and society. yoga is neither a sect nor an ideology but a practical training of mind and body. Broadly speaking, it has three main outcomes : it makes us more aware of our natural wisdom, it strengthens the body's ability to recover from illness or injury; it teaches us how to co-operate with others. yoga teaches us truth through mind and body rather than theory, it brings about deep change of attitude. The entire thrust of our life is to devote total attention to every action and, at the same time, to trust in the power of sacred.

8 4. Eight stages of Patanjal yoga are : i. Yama : The universal moral laws. ii. Niyama : Personal moral roots of conduct. iii. Asan : Yogic postures. iv. Pranayama : Acquiring and controlling prana or energy, by means of the breath. v. Pratyahara : The withdrawl of the senses from the outer environment. vi. Dharana : Concentration. vii. Dhyana : Meditation. viii. Samadhi : Enlightenment. yoga is also a technique for achieving purest form of self- awareness, devoid of all thoughts and sensations. Today some kind of reconstruction of thought is necessary to understand clearly what the great yoga teachers of the past have taught.

9 Patanjali, the systematiser of yoga , has explained the thoughts through Yogasutra. In the Gita and Upanishads we find a broader and positive expression of yoga . Our ancient masters through yoga teach us an art of living a life for eternally blissful experiences of even flow of happiness by removal of miseries and sufferings of our limited life. The term yoga means a systematic practice and implementation of mind and body in the living process of man to keep harmony with in self, within the society and with nature.

10 5. Kundalini yoga is a systematic and integrated practice for body and mind and its thrust to make a man creative. By a new method, which is wholly safe, one can get the Kundalini power aroused in minutes. Hence this method is called the simplified Kundalini yoga , abbreviated to "SKY". Kayakalpa is the culmination of Kundalini yoga and its objective is to enable the practitioner to postpone the ageing process and death. In all sky centers in India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Japan and USA, Kayakalpa yoga is now being taught at regular intervals.