Yoga 4 Health and Youth - Overview

Yoga Therapy

Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years for keeping the human body free from diseases. Yoga, in fact, is a scientific system of physiotherapy. Today, yoga is practised not only to keep the body from diseases but also as a remedy for diseases. Recently several institutions have been established to diagnose diseases through yoga. One such yoga institute is run at Washington D.C. in U.S.A. In India, too, several such institutes have been established: (1) Kaivalyadham, Lonavala, Pune, (2) Yoga Institute, Santa Cruz, Bombay, (3) Yoga for Life and Living, Vishva yatana Yogashram, Delhi, etc. Today many incurable and long standing diseases can be cured through Yoga.

The Yoga therapy is perfectly scientific. It is an auto treatment method. Yoga therapy includes nutritious food, restraint and code of conduct to be followed by the diseased. The treatment for diseases through Yoga is itself a vast and deep study. It is not possible to do full justice to the subject in this small site. In this site we are going to discuss only the common beneficial effects of Yogasanas on various diseases. Those who desire to get detailed information should seek for the advice of Yoga Institutions mentioned above.

Diseases Yogasanas
1.  T.B. and Asthma Siddhasana, Sirasasana, Sarvangasana, Matsyasana, Ardha Matsyasana, Supta Vajrasana and Bhujangasana.
2.  Diabetes Siddhasana, Sirasasana, Sarvangasana, Matsyasana, ArdhaMatsyenrasana, Halasana, Chakrasana and Mayurasana.
3.  Sex sublimation, Pyorrhea and colic Siddhasana, Sirasasana, Sarvangasana, Matsyasana, Ardha Matsyendrasana, Padmasana, Vajrasana and Pashchimottanasana.
4.  Pain in the ears, eyes and nose. Siddhasana, Sarvangasana, Matsyasana, ArdhaMatsyendrasana.
5.  Loss of Menstruation, painful menstruation, menorrhagia and the diseases related to uterus and ovary. Sarvangasana, Shalabhasana, Pashchimottanasana and Bhujangasana. These asanas should not practiced during pregnancy.
6.  Chronic bronchitis, cough, difficulty in breathing. Matsyasana and shalabhasana
7.  Disorders of digestive system. Sarvangasana, Vajrasana, Pashchimottnasana and Baddha Padmasana.
8.  Enlargement of liver and spleen Sarvangasana, Halasana, Mayurasana and Baddha Padmasana.
9.  Hernia, Elephantiasis, shortness of a leg or an arm. Garudasana, Trikonasana and Utkatasana.
10. Chronic Constipation  Halasana, Mayurasana, Dhanurasana, Matyasana and Padhahastasana.
11. Piles Siddhasana, Pashchimottanasana, Sirasasana, Gomukasana and Mahamudra.
12. Dysentery Baddha Padmasana and Kukkutasana.
13. Rheumatism in the joints Vrushchikasana, Sirasasana, Pashchimottanasana and Sarvangasana.
14. Leucoderma Sirasasana, Padmasana, Siddhasana, Simhasana, Gomukasana, Vakrasana, Vrukshasana.
15. Fatness (obesity) Mandukasana, Pashchimottanasana, Mayurasana, Supta vajrasana, Shanurasana and Ardha Matsyendrasana.
16. High Blood Pressure Vajrasana, Siddhasana, Padmasana, Matsuasana and Shavasana.
17. Low Blood Pressure Sarvangasana, Halasana, Vajrasana, Padmasana, Siddhasana and Pashchimottanasana.
18. Throat trouble Matsyasana, Simhasana, Supta Vajrasana and Sarvangasana.
19. Head ache Pashchimottanasana, Halasana, Sarvangasana and Shavasana.
20. Hernia Matsyasana, Sarvangasana and Supta Vajrasana.
21. Heart-disease Shavasana, Baddha Padmasana and siddhasana.
22. Insomnia Sarvangasana, Shavasana and Surya Namaskara.
23. Menstural troubles Dhanurasana, Matsyasana, Supta Vajraasana ans Pashchimottanasana.
24. Drowsiness Lolasana, Kukkuasana, Uttamangasana, Bakasana, Tolasana, Utthita Dwihastabhujangasana and Utthita Ekapadasirasasana.
25. Intestinal diseases Lolasana, Garbhasana, Baddhahasta Padmasana and Surya Namaskara.
26. Lumbar pain Vakrasana, Tolanulasana, halasana and Surya Namaskara.
27. Dermatic diseases Padmasana, Siddhasana, Simhasana, Veerasana, Utkastasana Mandukasana, Supta Vajrasana and Vrukshasana.
28. Diseases related to chest and lungs. Baddha Padmasana, Utkatasana, Sarvangasana, Viparitakarani Mudra, Sirasasana, Vrukshasana and Surya Namskara.
29. Fever, Chronic fever Garbhasana,Utthita Padmasana, Siddhasana, Gomukasana and Shavasana.
30. Impotence Padmasana, Siddhasana, Simhasana, Mandukasana, Vajrasana, Supta Vajrasana and Gomukhasana.
31. Impurities of veins. Lolasana and Utthita Ekapadasirasasana.
32. Leg-ailments. Baddha Padmasana, Utkatasana, Akarna Dhanurasana, Tolangulasana and Padmasana.
33. Kidney Stone Matsyendrasana, Matsyasana, Tolangulasana and Vajrasana.
34. Paralysis Padmasana, Veerasana, Parvatasana, Matsyendrasana, Matsyasana, Siddhasana, Simhasana and Mandukasana.
35. Derangement of bile Halasana, Vartulasana and salabasana.
36. Morbid excitement, hysteria Padmasna, Vakrasana, Ardha Matsyendrasana, Vrukshasana, Mandukasana and Vajrasana.
37. Leprosy Padmasana, Matsyendrasana, Siddhasana, Simhasana, Gomukhasana and Veerasana.
38. Blood impuritues Lolasana, Kukkutasana, Bakasana, Utkatasana, Sarvangasana, Sirasasana and Vrukshasana.
39. Elephantiasis. Matsyendrasana, Utkatasana, Utthita Ekapasirasasana.