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• Reconditioning the neuromuscular and neuroglandular system—in fact, the whole body—enabling it to better withstand greater stress and strain.
• Laying great emphasis on appropriate diet conducive to such a peak state of health, and encouraging the natural processes of elimination through various cleansing processes (nadi shuddhi or mala shuddhi).
Swara Yoga model
According to Shiva Swarodaya,23 a classical text on Swara Yoga,24 disease develops when smooth and regular airflow (swara) in the nostrils does not adhere to fixed timings and days. Normally swara flows in the nostrils in a certain pattern according to phases of the lunar cycle. In the case of a disease developing due to the erroneous functioning of breathing (swara), a correction of that malfunctioning can cure that disease. The use of different techniques is also advocated for changing swara to relieve various disorders.
In summary, it is worth mentioning that India is leading the way in accepting and using yoga as a therapeutic modality. The Government of India is currently promoting indigenous systems of health through the recently formed Ministry of AYUSH.25 Among other activities, it oversees research in yoga and yoga therapy through its Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN). A Yoga Certification Board (YCB) certifies yoga instructors and teachers at Level 1 and 2, while the Health Sector Skill Council has recently collaborated with the Indian Yoga Association to define and create vocational training for job roles in yoga therapy. The Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga is currently the only government-run institute for yoga, and has brought together all the major traditions of yoga. It was awarded the status of a Collaborative Centre for Traditional Medicine (Yoga) by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2013. The WHO recently held a Working Group Meeting with experts from all WHO regions to finalize a document regarding the setting of benchmarks for yoga training.