Chapter 6:

Spiritual Healing With Yoga

Everything in life is a contribution of two factors, cause, and effect. In using medications to treat ailments, diseases, or illnesses, only the effect is addressed and not the root cause of the problem in the first place.

This then allows for the problem to keep reoccurring and further treatment has to be sought. It’s a vicious cycle that most people today take for granted as the medication often work quickly and satisfactorily to rid the problem.

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Your Spirit

Most main causes of diseases, ailments, and illnesses are because of poor diets, chemicals ingested in the form of medications or the general attitude of the individual. Yoga techniques address these very important aspects with postures and poses and deep breathing exercises.

Besides the yoga regiment of exercises, there is also another side of yoga that one can specifically train on. This is the spiritual side of yoga. Spiritual yoga teaches the individual how to attain a simple outlook in life and not too busy the mind with always chasing material things with the intention of gaining satisfaction.

Yoga teaches how to get in touch with the inner man. Through the poses and meditations, the inner self can become centered and thus create a very powerful energy source which in turn can provide the healing force necessary to heal. Being able to draw from this inner power should be the goal of every person’s spiritual harmony. Yoga brings together physical movements with philosophical thinking which equates the beginnings of spiritual healing.

The spiritual healing process works on three levels. The balancing of energies thought the entire being and maintaining the equilibrium in the consciousness are the focal point. Using yoga to achieve spiritual healing also does

work to the overall benefit of the individual in terms of the reactions one has with the outer elements. With the peace and holistic nature of the individual now possess, little can cause negative effects in his or her life.

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