Yoga

Yoga is an ancient art based on a harmonizing system of development for the body, mind, and spirit. An ascetic Hindu discipline involving controlled breathing, prescribed body positions, and meditation, with the goal of attaining a state of deep spiritual insight and tranquillity.

Yoga therapy may be defined as the application of Yogic principles to a particular person with the objective of achieving a particular spiritual, psychological, or physiological goal. The means employed are comprised of intelligently conceived steps that include but are not limited to the components of Ashtânga Yoga, which includes the educational teachings of yama, niyama, âsana, prânâyâma, pratyâhâra, dhâranâ, dhyâna, and samâdhi.

Related journals to YOGA

Alternative Health Care Journals, Alternative Medicine Journals, Yoga & Physical Therapy , International journal of yoga therapy, Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine