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Yoganatomy: Educating and
Inspiring
healthy eating/activity habits,
sleep, and balance.
In this era of globalization
where lifestyle and dietary
food patterns are changing
drastically, it is pertinent to
explore and establish the
interrelationship among various
Indian traditional sciences
Rajendra Achyut Badwe
to offer comprehensive and
Surgical Oncologist,
holistic healthcare. Tata
Director, Tata Memorial Centre
Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai
adopted yoga to design a study
which is robust for a Western
kind of testing. Patients were
taken to upper echelons of
understanding and practicing
What began as a spiritual yoga which was done in three
practice in India's deep- stages: breathing, asanas and
rooted philosophy has become spirituality.
popular as a way of promoting The study on breast cancer
physical and mental well- was conducted among two sets
being. The beauty of yoga is of patients. One who received
that whether you are young or chemotherapy and yoga
old, overweight or fit, it has the sessions before surgery and
power to calm the mind and radiation whereas the other
strengthen the body. Studies ones who started yoga and
have suggested possible chemotherapy post surgery.
benefits of yoga for several The patients were evaluated
aspects of wellness, including for their physical strength,
stress management, mental/ emotional stability, feeling of
emotional health, promoting wellbeing, fatigue and whether
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