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• Organic: This phase is marked by full manifestation of the diseased state, with pathological changes such as an ulcerated stomach or chronic hypertension becoming manifest in their totality with their resultant complications. This phase can be correlated with the anatomical-physical (annamaya) existence as the disease has become fixed in the physical body. This is similar to the modern medical concept of target organ damage (TOD), and yoga as a therapy has a palliative and quality of life-improving effect in this phase. It also produces positive emotional and psychological effects, even in terminal and end of life situations. However, the early stages of the disease process are often overlooked, and the final stage is seen as an entity unto itself, having little relationship to one’s living and thinking habits and patterns. This is because modern medicine only looks at the physical aspects and neglects the influence of existential (pancha kosha) and subtle manifestations (trisharira) on health and disease.