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TREATMENT OF ILLNESSES WITH YOGA

Yoga has long been known as a great low impact exercise, but many people who practice yoga today are also aware of the healing power of yoga. Many doctors exploring alternative therapies even agree and recommend yoga for various ailments.

Yoga has been shown to help with many diseases such as chronic back pain, diabetes, stress, and fatigue. Besides the physical well-being regular yoga practice helps to develop and maintain, yoga can also improve your emotional well-being.

In recent years, yoga has been touted to provide relief for sufferers of back pain. Due to the fact that many yoga asanas require you to bend and stretch, yoga is ideal for building strength in the back muscles. It is also a great way to improve circulation to areas of the body that may otherwise never be stimulated.

Working with a yoga instructor, you can develop a program of yoga exercises that best suits the needs of your condition. For instance, if you suffer from back pain, you can target the muscles in that area with specific asanas. The camel pose, the cow pose, and the locust pose have all been shown to help with back pain. Asthma patients can also benefit from yoga. Specifically, yoga breathing exercises (pranayama) can strengthen the lungs and increase their capacity.

People with terminal illnesses, such as cancer, have also been shown to benefit from the healing powers of yoga. Research suggests that cancer patients who are receiving treatment for cancer are more relaxed and sleep better. A recent report in Yoga Journal also suggests that regular yoga practice by women who are at risk for breast cancer can help prevent the disease. Yoga helps to regulate the production of hormones throughout the endocrine system and improves your immune system.

Yoga should be included in any holistic treatment program. Holistic medicine tells us that stress can be a major contributing factor in how our bodies heal themselves and prevent disease. Yoga has been proven to help reduce stress and detoxify the body.

Emotional well-being is an essential part of any recovery and yoga can help with that as well. The practice of yoga has a calming effect on the body, and if done properly, can impact your state of mind and ability to relax. Anyone diagnosed with a terminal illness or disease is destined to feel stress. Many doctors recommend yoga to not only help relieve stress but as a great way to get exercise without overdoing it. Yoga is a great low-impact exercise for those whose mobility is limited. Incorporating a regular program of yoga into your treatment plan will help.

Even the slightest ailment can be helped through yoga. If you have a cramp in your leg, try a simple yoga stretch to relax the muscles. Yoga stimulates muscle tissue, organs, and blood flow and many yoga asanas can be modified to be performed in a wide variety of situations. Many yoga practitioners report not only a healthier body, but a general sense of peace and well-being.

Christine Dignam

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