Therapeutic Applications of Ashtanga Yoga

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Patanjali’s Eight Limbed System has great therapeutic value and discipline. The yogasana (physical posture) is a way of bringing awareness into action in a particular position as well as purifying the mind and body. Control of the mind is established by quieting and stilling the mind, so the object of perception becomes the Divine Self not the thought waves. In the broadest sense, Yoga brings our attention to the Divine Self. This process creates a self-referral loop which brings the sadhaka (practitioner) to Self realization. This system has become the basis for Yoga Psychology and is useful in treating emotional disturbances such as depression, anxiety and addictions. It goes even deeper as a facilitator in the healing process of physical symptoms brought on by mental disturbances from the stress of modern day life.

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