Yoga with therapy Techniques

Yoga has become a household term in the western countries. Thanks to efforts of Indian Yoga masters like Swami Vivekanada, Swami Sivananda, Vishnudevananda, Sathyananda Saraswathi, lyengar, Mahrshi Mahesh Yogi and several others. Recently there are many modifications take place in yoga practices. Many new yoga schools are popped up according to the whims and fancies of the individuals. This causes great concern to the followers of classical yoga. The trend shows that in due course of time Yoga may lose its very identity. On such a background publication of this book is highly significant. The book structured on the strong basement on Patanjali's concept of Raja yoga and further developed on the practical basis of Hath yoga pradipika. The book describes the therapeutic application of Yoga with a concept of Pancha kosha theory which gives a holistic orientation of health and disease. The association of Ayurveda theory of thridosha with various asana practices is a new contribution from the authors. At this contest it is also important to know how Ayurveda text Charaka Samhita considered yoga as psychotherapy. Charakadescribes that all diseases due to the aggravation of Rajas and Tamas (cause of psychic and psychosomatic disorders) are to be managed with Absolute Knowledge (jnana), Analytical knowledge (Vijnana), Maintenance of will power (dhairya), Memory (smruti), Samadhl (Meditation). On a close look into these points we can understand they are nothing but the practice of various streams of Yoga.