Ayurveda and Yoga: Philosophical Foundation and Applications

The book dwells deep into philosophical foundations of the two ancient sciences of India Ayurveda and Yoga. The book discusses the benefits of adopting Yoga as complementary therapy to Ayurveda. Giving details of Sattvavajaya Cikitsa to establish the use, the book describes how supplementation of Yoga can help in the management of mental diseases, Management of mental imbalances through Yoga can be very useful to the current generation of people in view of rise in the stress related ailments. It also shows how Yoga has impact on various systems of the body like cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, circulatory, muscular, skeletal and nervous.

As the author is a practising Ayurvedic physician, she draws from the personal experience of supplementing Yoga in treatment of several diseases. The book presents such experiences as case studies which give strength to the conclusions of the research work This book is expected to serve three purposes. One is to common reader to understand the two ancient sciences of India and the complementation of one to the other Second is to the practitioners of Ayurveda to include yoga supplementation as part of their preventive and curative prescriptions. Finally, the third is to researchers to explore the subject further to find more effective and efficient combinations of treatment for the betterment of health across the globe