Spirituality, Yoga Practice & Natural Dopamine Effects
Keywords:
Health, Yoga, Meditation, Spirituality, Chakra MeditationAbstract
Health & Yoga are integral part of healthy living when you study our ancient scriptures where detail is available, In Ayurveda yoga is consider as a medium to join , add/ plus with the Almighty. Hence yoga is known as the science of the union of Body, Mind & Soul with the Almighty. The process of this union is believed to release certain chemical compounds consider as natural dopamine/ mood elevators, stress buster. The recent studies has proved that cause of all disease are not somatic alone but it is Psychosomatic. This theory proves/clearly indicate that in our old scriptures disease is considered as disturbance in the equilibrium of the body, mind & soul & this ancient wisdom states union of the body mind & soul with the Almighty help the maintenance of the equilibrium. This equilibrium once achieved corrects the disease as believed in ancient Ayurveda. The process of this equilibrium maintenance is called Yoga through the 7 steps of Yam Niyam, Asan etc. which leads to the union called Yoga.
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