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Yoga takes our ordinary capacities and extends them exponentially to help us develop an awareness that goes beyond our ordinary personal and human limitations Yoga uses the foundation of the body – its secret energies and natural intelligence – to reach the summits of the spirit.

Yoga is much more than a great exercise system. Yoga has an extraordinary healing potential for both body and mind. Yoga addresses not only structural imbalances in the body, like bone and joint problems, but also organic dysfunctions, including hormonal and immune system disorders. In addition – particularly through its meditation methods – yoga treats nervous system disorders, emotional tension and psychological difficulties of all types from stress to psychosis.

For its healing purposes, yoga is closely aligned with ayurveda, ‘the science of life,’ which can also be called ‘yogic medicine.’ Ayurveda uses diet, herbs, bodywork, pranayama and meditation as part of a holistic system of healing that parallels the practices of yoga relative to the body, mind and spirit. Yoga and ayurveda are sister sciences that grew up from the same root in ancient India. They both reflect a dharmic approach to life, a seeking to keep all beings in harmony with the benefic laws of the universe. As yogic healing becomes emphasized we must naturally turn our gaze to ayurveda as well.

Book: Yoga for Your Type by Dr. David Frawley
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YOGA AND AYURVEDA reveals to us the secret powers of the body, breath, senses, mind and chakras. More importantly, it unfolds transformational methods to work on them through diet, herbs, asana, pranayama and meditation – covering the entire range of our life and experience. It shows how Vedic medicine (Ayurveda) and Vedic spiritual practice (Yoga) work together in bringing harmony and well-being to body, mind and soul. Topics include asana, pranayama, mantra, meditation, pratyahara, diet, herbs and much more.

This is the first book published in the West on these two extraordinary subjects and their interface. It has the power to change the lives of those who read and apply it. It remains the main text used by those studying Yoga and Ayurveda in combination. It is particularly important for those who want to understand the Vedic roots of Yoga Therapy and the basis for an Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy and complete system of medicine based on Ayurveda.

Book: Yoga & Ayurveda by Dr. David Frawley
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