Prof Dr Gobinda Chandra Das :
Yoga not only prevents or controls the diseases but also plays an important role in healing them. Though it was first invented in India but now it has gained popularity and vastly practiced all over the world. Only in USA, almost two crore people practice yoga. Coordinated with Positive thinking, pranayam, neurobic gym, meditation, the complete practice of yoga can help a man to rouse his limitless inner strength. UNO has proclaimed 21 June as International Yoga Day and now it is being observed in more than 260 cities of 190 countries. Make yoga a part of your life and then the soundness and peacefulness of body and soul will be ensured. Weight loss, strong flexible body, bright skin, calm mind, good health etc what we want can be gained by yoga. By practicing yoga postures it is possible to get rid of many kinds of physical complexities like high blood pressure, diabetes, and coronary artery blockage etc and lead a physically, mentally and spiritually healthy life. Yoga is philosophy of life, yoga is self ruling, and yoga is system of life. Yoga is not only an alternative treatment method but also its application can annihilate disease. It is god gifted. It is a science for curing diseases not only of body but also of mind. Yoga is not a figurative or symptomatic treatment method like allopath but it is a way of healing by detecting the main cause of disease. Among the numerous benefits of regular yoga practice some are discussed below:
Fitness: physically healthy does not mean totally fit. You will be totally fit when you will be healthy physically, mentally, spiritually and socially. Your emotion will be under your control. It is said that absence of disease is not health; health is multidimensional expansion of life. With how much joy and inspiration you are enjoying life is the proof of your health. Yoga gives you complete health. It always keeps you fit physically, mentally and spiritually.
Stress relief: we all get stressed more or less due to our whole day’s workload. We feel tired after returning home. Often we lose our temper. Stress is the main cause of this. We become depressed physically and mentally. Yoga can free us from this. By practicing yoga postures, pranayam and meditation it is possible to lead a life full of joy.
Mental peace: who does not want mental peace? We try to get mental peace by doing so many things. We visit beautiful places, listen melodious song; want to pass our time in natural beauty. But to get mental peace regularly it’s not necessary to do so many things. By practicing yoga postures, meditation, pranayam, neurobic regularly mental peace and concentration can be increased. Make it your habit; surely you will get good result.
Improve immunity: Regular practice of yoga can help us to develop our immunity. There is so much pollution around us. All time many kinds of germs are entering our body and trying to harm us. To fight against them our inner immunity power must be increased. Yoga increases blood circulation and empower the tissue and muscle. It makes white corpuscles more active and increases the preventive power of our body. Breathing technique and meditation also help in this process.
Increase energy: at the end of the day we become tired. After returning home we have no further energy remaining. Practicing of yoga postures for only some minutes can provide energy even after whole day. After getting up in the morning if one practices yoga postures for some time, he will remain fresh and energetic the whole day.
Better relationship: yoga can even help improve our relationship with our near ones such as father, mother, friends, spouse, relatives, office colleague etc. A happy and relaxed mind is always better to deal with sensitive relationship matters. And as the matter of relationship is very sensitive so we must keep an eye on it with great care.
Yoga is a regular practice. Practicing yoga in irregular basis does not give good outcome. Practicing yoga under the supervision of a trainer is better than practicing it alone. Now many yoga practicing centres have been established in different places of the country including Dhaka.
In the city, Holistic Health Care Centre has become popular among many capital dwellers (especially Holistic Diabetes Club at Dhanmondi Lake) for its successful management of yoga practices. According to one’s necessity a trainer can suggest which postures are needed for him.
Besides this many diseases can be kept under control with the help of yoga postures. Such as- high blood pressure, diabetes, heart problem, asthma, indigestion, constipation, migraine, anxieties and depression etc. one can get rid of these types of diseses easily by practicing some special yoga postures (Pranayam, Meditation, Neurobic Gym and Acu pressure). And many people have kept diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and asthma under control by practicing yoga postures.
(The writer is Director of Holistic Health Care Centre)
