The connection between modern medicine and yoga

As humans we always looked for how we get healthy and how we can live happier. The WHO definition of health is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being".

This is referred to as the basic human right. because it is.

It is remarkable that despite our relative prosperity and peace in the western world, many of us have not yet reached this condition. We have made progress in life expectancy and reducing child mortality, but is our general well -being better?

In addition to the known risk factors for diseases such as smoking, alcohol, poor nutrition and lack of exercise, there are increasingly indications that stress and lack of connection to other risks for chronic diseases and cancer are increasingly.

I am always impressed how yoga and many other traditional cultures have taught the importance of our connection with the earth and everything that lives on it as fundamental to healthy life. Modern medicine has dissected and examined our bodies, organs, cells, enzymes and DNA to prove what is happening in us and how everything works well, and yet this examination can lead to a reductionist approach to health. Our health is not only the number of years we live, but also how we live it. However, politics is often determined by which mortality reduces. Even if we try to measure the quality of our lives, we act with numbers. In order to simplify, measure and compare, there is a risk that all of our experiences and thus our well-being will miss.

What is evidence -based medicine?

The medical community uses evidence -based medicine to decide which tests are carried out, treatments are offered and health strategies are followed. This is a strict process, and this is necessarily the case, since billions are spent on health care that can cause both damage and benefits. However, it is controversial what researches, published, published how statistics are used and which results from clinical studies are applicable to individuals. Evidence -based medicine is an essential contribution, but may not meet the individual health needs without taking personal experience into account.

What is "experience"? This is your understanding and her awareness of what happens in the body and in the world. It is the essence of yoga. It can also help you to understand what is important to you as an individual and to formulate how you approach health. If you discuss this with your doctor, this can change your ability to achieve better health.

What is the dilemma? Most doctors have a good understanding that experience can determine health, and although research is increasingly carried out in this regard, the evidence of clarification of experience is contradictory. In my opinion, this takes time, continuity and risk division. I would argue that yoga taught me as much about health as a medical degree. Medicine taught me the mechanics of how the body works, and yoga taught me to be aware.

Maybe our experience can be seen through our connections:

Find connection to ourselves

The connection between body, mind and breath is well established. Good health requires harmony between all three.

Our body needs an appropriate nutrition, sleep and movement so that it works and gives itself an opportunity for repair. The contradictory literature about what this is concrete can be confusing, but if we adapt to experience, we are all better discriminators.

Our mind and how strong this is a determination factor for health was well researched. Accept who we are and which bodies we inhabit are compassionate towards his needs to be present, how our experience can be kept in us and perhaps revealed in an unexpected way. Our mind can influence the type of pain, immune responses and immune responses.

Physiologically speaking is the meaning of our breath for the health is known and there is an acceptance that the way we breathe can change the condition of our mind and vice versa. In a modern context, our muscles can atrophy. Our mind has little time to rest, relax, to redesign yourself with a constant selection and suggestion. As Yoga always knew, the breath can help us distinguish where we have to be careful.

Find connection to others

Our life is closely associated with friends, family, colleagues and our fellow human beings. Studies have shown how the nature of our relationships affects our health. Pandemic has shown that even those with whom we do not feel connected are important for our health. It is tangible in relation to Reduction of the spread of a virus, but I would argue that our individual health is always determined by our relationship with others. As Yoga teaches, we are all part of the whole. How we communicate, how we, as humans, tell stories, how we see differences and worries other is how we live our lives. This is our experience and of fundamental importance for the quality of our health.

Find a connection to the planet

It took about 40 years of climate research to understand the world began to understand what yoga, Rachel Carson and numerous great naturalists are always told us. How we deal with nature and other species will have enormous effects on us and our health. It determines the quality of our food and the environment in which we live. Our connection to the earth and other species can heal powerfully and we begin to understand that the organisms in our intestine have a direct impact on our physical and mental well-being.

and then of course it is joy that is connected to all of this and nourishes our health.

There may be no randomized control studies to prove a lot of it, but the evidence base increases. In addition, it is unlikely that observing and setting will lead to damage.

I could use the example of Asana practice as a model for health. Through years of refining and adapting, we develop a pose that is well -oriented and gives the breath freedom. Even if our attention is drawn to a job to create more clarity, another aspect of the pose can suffer. The challenge is to maintain the whole thing with great care. It is not just the diet or the pill that improve health. It is our attention and awareness of everything we are and do.

Of course there is nothing new about what I say. This is yoga. But people are forgetful and our stories can stand in the way.

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