Yoga Addiction: The 9 Step Process
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Yoga is a form of exercise used for stress relief, weight loss, pain relief, improving flexibility, and much more. There are over 100 various types of yoga and all types yield different specific results. Overall, it is a way to bring the mind, body and spirit into alignment. Yoga dates back over 5,000 years and most of those years many people thought yoga was a religious exercise. However, more people around the world today are seeing just how great and healthy yoga is for their well-being. The growing demand for yoga is proving there is a need for yoga therapy.
Many physicians today recommend yoga to their patients suffering from heart disease, chronic conditions, pain, high blood pressure, depression, stress and other health issues. Yoga therapy combines yoga with Western medicine and psychology to help people function at their best. People are exploring more holistic health options to heal or minimize their ailments as opposed to only taking medications; in which all medications have side effects. Yoga techniques can focus on specific health problems and overall fitness. Unfortunately, injury is what opens many people's eyes to yoga therapy. Perhaps for some people it is a last resort because medications were not helping or the side effects of their medication was too much stress. Most people are surprised that focused positions, breathing and meditation can heal the body.
