Yoga for Your Type by Dr. David Frawley
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.
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