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Harnessing Your Inner Strength
through Indian Traditions
sense of autonomy is achieved.
This holistic approach
to health has been adopted
by the Centre for Integrative
Medicine and Research (CIMR),
a pioneering initiative by AIIMS,
New Delhi. Continued research
and studies in the integration of
yoga for diseases related to the
Dr. Gautam Sharma heart, hypertension, diabetes,
Professor In-charge, Centre for etc., have shown a vast positive
Integrative Medicine impact on modern lifestyle and
and Research an attempt is being made to
establish scientific proof of the
same.
Yoga is being used to
stimulate the autonomic
nervous system that is affected
A 3,000-year-old Indian
in diseases like Vasovagal
tradition is now regarded in
Syncope where a person
the Western world as a holistic
without any structural heart
approach to health. Yoga is
disease, faints and experiences
a form of mind-body fitness
migraine headaches. Not just
that involves a combination
that, psychological disorders like
of muscular activity and an
depression and anxiety are also
internally directed mindful focus
being studied in this context.
on self, breath, and energy.
Insomnia, which is one of the
Yoga engages an individual in
most common but neglected
the healing process; by playing
conditions with long-term and
an active role in their journey
serious effects on the health
towards health, the healing
of a patient, has also found
comes from within, instead of
an outside source and a greater
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