Meditation, Yoga and Western Medicine
The discipline of Yoga – centuries old – is today more relevant than ever, it provides the means to combat the lack of inner balance, which so often induces the current pace of life.
For a large number of illnesses, psychosomatic origins are already widely accepted, especially in psychological and psychiatric practice.
A very close relationship between the psychic components and the symptoms of diseases in gynecology has often been affirmed, and most of the time it is enough to confront the relationships between the psychic components and the symptoms to resolve the accused disorders. To do so, it is often enough to deal with the problems that arise in the course of a dialogue.
Assuring the person that their ills do not come from an organic alteration but from a modification of the functionality of the organs, a probability induced by their lifestyle, it opens up the possibility of relating to their own body.
Obviously, the equation “realization – recovery” is not always so immediate and, what is more important, if such disturbances are of an earlier date, it implies a long work of unblocking before the person can regain his lost balance.
The advantage of Hatha Yoga and its exercise is to allow us to regain control of our entire body, a result that goes far beyond just dissolving illnesses.
As a son of western science, I tried to find a justification for the therapeutic results received from Yoga; for this I examined the “Chakras” (energy centers) for each yoga position, looking for the nerve points that are involved and stimulated through the particular yoga posture that the body assumes in such asanas.
Of course it’s not scientific research, but I hope it prompts skeptics to think more about the possibility of “self-healing” what resides within our bodies, recognized for thousands of years and neglected and despised or ignored in the western hemisphere. from too much. weather.
Because to understand how a Yoga posture works, we first have to know the Chakra (energy center) that it stimulates. The Chakras -which literally means “wheel”- are the psychophysical centers of our body. We have many of them traversed thoroughly through our body from small energy-carrying channels (Nadi), and some of them we have in our astral body.
The main Chakras are six, of which the spinal colon is the central axis (Sushumma), and two are the secondary ones.
At the base of our sacrum resides the “Muladhara” Chakra, which in connection with the sacral plexus and the coccygeal ganglion regularizes the function of the feet, excretions and childbirth, stimulates speech communication and regulates the olfactory modality.
At the level of the vulva (the base of the penis) resides the “Svadhisthana” Chakra; commands in relation to the uterus ovary (spermatic) plexus the ovary, the loins, the adrenal glands and the lower abdominal area, the legs and the taste modality.
The “Manipura” Chakra resides near our navel; controls in relation to the solar plexus the stomach and the intestine; manages digestion and assimilation, and is connected to menstrual cycles and influences the sense of sight.
To the right of “Manipura” we find the Chakra “Surya” (small center of the sun), commanding the functions of the liver; On the left side of “Manipura” is located the Chakra “Chandra” (small center of the moon), which acts on the pancreas and the spleen.
In the thoracic region, just behind the heart is the “Anahata” Chakra. Regulates and controls in relation to the cardiac plexus the functions of the thymus gland, the sense of touch, the penis and blood circulation, breathing as well as swallowing and the musculoskeletal system.
Located at the base of the neck is the “Vishuddha” Chakra which, in relation to the pharyngeal plexus, connects with the thyroid gland and controls the auditory modality, skin, mouth and breathing.
On the head (in the center between the brown eyes), is located the “Ajna” Chakra connected to the hypophysis (pituitary gland).
When practicing Hatha Yoga, one or more of these Chakras are stimulated, based on the different postures (asanas), and thus the energy necessary for the proper functioning of the organs that correspond to these centers is created.