It has been proved by the Yoga Research Institute at Patna that the lowering of blood pressure is easier and more spectacular with yoga than with simple rest and tranquilizers (e.g. Diazepam). Yoga improves physical, mental, psychic and spiritual health. It makes the physiological reflexes, reactions and responses more alert, sensitive and subtle. It exercises and energizes the various systems of the body. The asanas are so designed that their effects may reach ...
Faculty diet, tension and lack of exercise are the chief causes of most digestive disorders. This book explains how the practices of Yoga and Yogic diet can be utilized to balance these factors and eliminate digestive problems. Written by Swami Shankardevananda Saraswati under the guidance of Swami Satyananda Saraswati, The Practices of Yoga for the Digestive System combines the traditional medical view with the ayurvedic and Yogic views of healthy digestion. ...
Yogic management of Asthma and Diabetes, written by Dr Swami Shankardevananda Saraswati, under the guidance of Swami Satyananda Saraswati, explores two common disorders from a yogic perspective. The book discusses the background, nature and the cause of each disease, medical and yogic treatments, diet and the yogic path to health. Yogic research into asthma and diabetes is presented, with detail of clinical trials, case histories and yoga therapy camps. Yoga's ...