Adoption of yogic practice beneficially modulates homeostasis from the holistic organismic as well as reductionist cellular approach.It subtly affects not only the physical body but also other kosh or sheaths, thus imparting psychophysiological well-being and spiritual growth.Every physiological system has been shown to be nurtured with optimal conditions for its functioning near set-point,...
Journal of yoga and physiotherapy is a multidisciplinary, international peer reviewed journal and is dedicated to promote spread the information in yoga and physiotherapy. Yoga is the practice of attaining physical and mental health through meditation and physical exercise.
One night I found myself seated at a table with a group of eminent people, enjoying dinner after attending an invitational lecture at the college where I taught. There was a biologist and a physicist in our midst; I was the only person qualified to be called a humanist. That particular semester I was teaching a course called “Theory and Practice of Yoga.” In one conversation during the evening,...