Yoga
Yoga ?
Yoga is simply a process of concentration which curbs the vacillations of the mind. The aim is to master the senses and not to be a slave of one's desires.
Yoga and Health - Some Findings
1)As a result of Yoga there is a significant drop in blood pressure , An increase in red blood cells, A significant change in the hematocrit values, and Increases in hemoglobin and lymphocyte counts. ...."Science Studies Yoga," James Funderburk, Ph. D., Himalayan Publishers
2)More people reported finding relief from back pain through practice of Hatha Yoga than those who saw a neurosurgeon.
Klein in "Backache Relief " New American Library, 1985, New York
3)Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD in "Alternative Medicine: What Works" (Odonian, Press) refers to both published and unpublished studies which found evidence that certain Yoga techniques improved pulmonary function, asthma, and high blood pressure.
4)A simple way of changing brain dominance comes to us as the result of pranayama (breathing techniques of yogis). It is possible to activate the right brain by inhaling through the left nostril only and increase left brain activity by inhaling through the right nostril. The resulting changes can be shown on an EEG.



