Complementary and alternative medical treatment, yoga therapy in particular, is being
increasingly used for treating psychiatric disorders. Although some claim that such a time …

Yoga is an ancient discipline focusing on the union of the mind and body. In recent years,
Yoga has generated much interest within the scientific community regarding its physiological …

Background: Because the prevalence of mental health concerns is high and access or full
responsiveness to pharmacological or psychotherapeutic treatment for many individuals is …

Yoga (derived from 'yuj'which means to yoke together or unite) has been used for millennia
as a tool for self-improvement, with the ultimate goal of uniting the individual consciousness …

Yoga has been in use for thousands of years in the East as a healing modality. Western
practitioners are now starting to recognize the potential of yoga-based treatments. The …

Yoga was developed primarily as a tool for self-mastery and spiritual progress. However,
over the past few decades, the therapeutic applications of yoga in mental healthcare have …

Yoga is gaining acceptance as an ancillary medical treatment, but there have been few
studies evaluating its therapeutic benefits in neurological and major psychiatric conditions …

Yoga originated in India over two thousand years ago as a multi-modal discipline which
sought to alleviate suffering and transcend consciousness [1, 2]. There is a wide variety of …

In this chapter I discuss the use of yogic techniques for health and prevention and in
medicine and psychiatry in the context of a review of relevant research studies. A synopsis of …

Yoga is an integrated holistic system originating in India that provides a path to alleviate
physical, mental, and emotional suffering. Interest in the application of yoga in health care to …