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Healing Process in Yoga

Yogis believe that citta (mental activities) and prana (life force) run together, that the perceptible form which the functioning of prana takes is respiration, that diseases result from an obstruction in its natural functioning. Yogis believe that by practicing slow respiration, stopping the breath for shorter or longer periods and directing the mind to the part of the body where pain is felt, the disease-producing obstruction is removed and the natural functioning of prana is restored in that part of the body.

Citta (mental activity, Prana (energy flow or life force), Puraka (inhalation), Rechaka (expiration), and kumbhaka (restraining the breath) maintain the natural energy flow through the body

Pain (disease caused by obstruction to energy flow)

Complete Relaxation (SHAVASANA)

The art of relaxation is an important part of hatha yoga, for complete relaxation eliminates the stresses ad tensions which block the flow of prana, or energy, round the body, resulting in pain and illness. Calming the mind through relaxation is a form of preventive medicine since it results in a more balanced outlook ad so prevents stresses from arising.

Meditation:

Hatha yoga encourages its followers to practice mediation-withdrawing mind from body (though maintaining an awareness of it), and concentrating on something nonphysical, such as the concept of peace is a way of easing tensions in the mind and the body, thereby preventing and curing disease. An Australian psyhiatrist, the late Dr. Ainslie Meares, used meditation techniques to treat cancers.

Visualization

Yoga teachers emphasize the importance of visualizaon-concentrating on an image of, for instance, a tranquil rural landscape-to stimulate the body's internal systems. Visualization is believed to ease bodily and mental tensions and so stimulate health. An American cancer specialist, Dr. Carl Simonton, has become famous for his use of visualization to overcome disease

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