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The term YOGA has its verbal root in Sanskrit. Yoga is that which joins. In the traditional terminology it is joining of jivatma with paramatma the individual self with the universal self. Patanjali defines in his second aphorism , yoga is a process of gaining control over the mind. By controlling the mind we reach our original state. Yoga vasishta is one of the valuable texts on yoga; the essence of yoga is beautifully portrayed thus, yoga is called a skilful trick to calm down the mind. It is a skilful subtle process and not a brutal, mechanical, gross effort to stop the thoughts in the mind. Patanjali‘s yoga sutra is the eight-limbed yoga, which gives a total view and systematic approach for developing the mind. Asana is the third limb of the Astanga yoga.
INTEGRATED APPROACH TO YOGA THERAPY
Concept of Health and Yoga According to WHO health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, social, and spiritual well being and merely an absence of disease/infirmity. So health and ill health all are two discrete entities. Yoga is a systematic conscious process for accelerating the growth of a human being from his animal level to divinity. Its general methodology for the growth of man to divine lights includes techniques useful for therapeutic applications in making man healthier.
Pancha Kosha – 5 layered existence of human being:-
- Annamaya Kosha
- Pranamaya Kosha
- Monmaya Kosha
- Vigninmaya Kosha
- Aanadamaya kosha
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