Yoga - The Science of Living

Yoga works wonders when it is integrated in our daily lives. It enriches all aspects of the person - physical, mental, emotional, psychic and spiritual. The word yoga means ‘unity’ or ‘oneness’ and is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘yuj’, which means to join.

The department of yoga at Pushpanjali Crosslay Hospital under the guidance of Shri Yogacharya Sheshpal has a well-structured programme designed cover certain ailments and also to address the preventive health needs of all age groups.

In 1918, Shri Yogendra ji, the founder of “The Yoga Institute” at Santa Cruz, Mumbai said: “What the society expects from yoga today is physical health - what they term fitness for efficiency, besides mental balance and quietude, they also expect emotional control so that man may not suffer from strain and tension causing psychosomatic ailments which are on the increase. And finally yoga should provide for contentment, happiness and peace within oneself”.

In 1977, Dr Jonas Salk, an American Researcher and Virologist observed that “Medicine is the science of diseases; and Yoga is the science of health”.