Decoding the integrated approach to yoga therapy

166 A number of studies conducted in India have shown that yoga practice improves weight, blood pressure, insulin, triglycerides,[3] blood pressure,[4,5] FBS and PPBS levels,[6,7] pulse rate.[5] In most of the above studies the period of yoga intervention was anywhere between 40 days to a maximum of 90 days to observe the desired effects. The yoga intervention also differed from Hatha yoga to Yoga nidra. The fact that in our study we have observed changes in all outcome variables after 2 weeks of in‐patient stay shows that the IAYT is effective in the treatment of diabetes ‐ where all the components of the IAYT model are integrated and provided to have a desired effect on each of the five levels of existence in a controlled and monitored environment ‐ asanas and pranayama comprise only a minuscule part of the entire program. In this context, in most of the above research studies, yoga was possibly equivalent to “asana, pranayama and/or meditation practice.” Hardly any studies mentioned controlling for extraneous factors which could have status played an integral role in the effectiveness of the program (diet, stress and medication compliance).

• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  International Journal of Yoga

• Publication date

  2014-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.4103/0973-6131.133935PMID 25035631PMCID 4097906
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