Yoga and Yoga Therapy Benefits
There are as many benefits to Yoga and Yoga Therapy as there are people who practice Yoga and use Yoga Therapy. A multitude of positive effects have been attributed to these and the other modalities offered at Ancient Modern Therapies – these span from physical to mental to emotional-psychological to spiritual – and are, in fact, cross-cutting across all such domains of our human experiences. Some specifics include:
Generalized Yoga Benefits
Physical
• Increased Energy, Flexibility, Strength, and Balance
• Reduced Pains
• Improved Health of Musculoskeletal, Cardiac, Pulmonary, Digestive, Endocrine, Immune, Lymphatic, Reproductive, and Nervous Systems
• Improved Body Performance
Mental
• Improved Mental Clarity
• Sharpened and Centered Focus
• Enhanced Sleeping and Dreaming
Emotional - Psychological
• More Fully Developed Equanimity/ Emotional Stability/ Inner Serenity
• Heightened Intuition
• Understanding, and Using, Emotions for One’s Benefit
• Improved Mood
• Increased Self-Esteem
Spiritual
• Deeper Connections with Self, with Others, and with God (regardless of beliefs and practices)
• Being More Mindful and Present
Cross Cutting
• Improved Flexibility, Strength, and Balance of Body, Mind, and Psyche
• Opportunities to Work with and Heal Traumas and Shadows – Personal, Familial, Cultural, Ancestral
• Living More Joyfully, Courageously and Consciously
Yoga asanas and Yoga sets were developed well over 3,000 years ago and some scholars assert that they are as old as 10,000 years. Human beings have used pranayama (or breathwork) and meditations to balance body-mind-psychological energies for as long as humans realized there is “being-ness” in being human.
Over several millennia, Yogins (the classical term for a person who practice Yoga) have learned through trial and attention that various kriyas, asanas, pranayamas and meditations can have specific healing effects for human diseases, maladies and afflictions.
Late 20th-century and current scientists have started to explore and describe how Yoga modalities can improve one’s bodily and biochemical profiles. And the net effects are improved general wellness, relief from stress, and supporting good habits. Yoga modalities are now commonly accepted and prescribed by modern-day doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers.
Some examples of conditions and issues forwhich people are drawn to Yoga Therapy include
• Anger
• Anxiety
• Apathy
• Depression
• Frustration
• Grief
• Guilt
• Heartbreak
• Obsessions
• Pain (various)
• Shame
• Stress
• Traumas
• Enhanced Well-Being
• Conditions for which Clients Wish to Augment their Western Medicine Regimen with Additional Forms of Healing