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The yoga therapy or 'yoga-chikitsa' refers to the treatment of diseases by means of yogic exercises which may be physical or mental or both. It is a specialized form of yogic culture. This mode of treatment has been practised in India
since ancient times. Many references to yoga have been made in the Upanishads. It was, however, Maharishi Patanjali who, in about the first centrury B.C. gave a systematic account of the traditional yogic teaching.
Basically, human evolution takes place on three different planes, namely physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga is a means of attaining perfect health by maintaining harmony and achieving optimum functioning on all three levels through complete self-control.
Yogic kriya, asanas and pranayama constitute the physical basis of yoga. The practice of kriya and asanas lead to excellent circulation. Its regular practice helps in preventing and curing many common ailments. They also help eliminate
tensions - physical, mental or emotional.
There are some simple poses known as yogasanas. These form part of Hatha Yoga. They should be practised in the proper manner, steadiness rather than movement being the basic principle of Hatha Yoga. There must be no hurried, rapid or jerky movements though sometimes it may be found easy to assume the required pose.
Some of the simple yogasanas that could be recommended for the health seeker are Sarvangasana, Matsyasana, Bhujangasana, Salabhasana and Shavasana.
Practices like neti, dhauti, kunjal kriya, sankaprakshalana, etc., do help to remove quite a lot of foul matter in quite a short time.
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