“The aim of the booklet is to explain to the lay public, as well as medical men, the principles on which the various procedures of Yogic Therapy are based (principles, so far as they can be gauged in the light of modern science), the special field of application of the therapy, and last, but not the least its limitations and contra-indications.”
Online Symposium
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Online Symposium
October 24, 2020 @ 6:00 am - October 25, 2020 @ 5:00 pm UTC+0
Online Symposium
Yogic Therapy: Traditional and Contemporary Approaches
Online symposium on the occasion of the 96th foundation day of
Kaivalyadhama, Lonavala
24th – 25th of October 2020
The term, ‘Yogic Therapy,’ was coined by the pioneer of scientific research in yoga and the founder of Kaivalyadhama, Swami Kuvalayananda Ji, in his 1961 publication “Yogic Therapy: Its Basic Principles and Methods,” co-authored with his physician student, Dr. S. L. Vinekar. Perhaps, this is the first usage of this term, from which the contemporary term ‘yoga therapy’ has evolved. Looking at Swami Kuvalayananda Ji’s landmark contributions to using yoga practices therapeutically in the preceding decades, the then Ministry of Health of the Government of India had suggested that he write this book. In its preface, he states –
He was passionate about spreading the message of yoga for the benefit of humanity as he believed that yoga practices were ideally suited to bring about a “reconditioning of the psycho-physiological mechanism.” He also saw results to this effect in his ‘Yogic Therapy’ with his long-term clients. In fact, the Mumbai centre of Kaivalyadhama was created by a generous donation given out of gratitude to Swami Kuvalayananda Ji, by one of such beneficiaries.