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Yoga Therapy
for Eating Disorders
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Over 10 million women and a million men are affected by different forms
of eating disorders in the United States alone. Most of them are teens
and the common illnesses are represented by anorexia and bulimia. The
physical factors related to these illnesses have only been recently
acknowledged as only mental factors were previously thought to be responsible
for these conditions. Eating disorders are triggered by a complexity
of factors including social, biological, psychological and behavioral
items.
A calm and focused mind has a better chance of reducing the harmful
effects of eating disorders. Yoga has been proven to reduce depression
and recreate a state of balance and well being. Different yoga practices
encourage heightened levels of self esteem and promote a positive view
of your own body. This is a crucial factor in eating disorders and has
been shown to significantly increase recuperation and healing. By eliminating
self judgment, yoga establishes a strong connection between mind and
body, allowing the two elements to work together in decreasing any negative
effects. Anorexia affects your body’s energy levels and reduces the
bone density, creating unwanted negative effects at a physical level.
Regular yoga practice also increase the overall fitness level of the
body, giving it a good chance of fighting against illnesses.
The yogic system identifies eating disorders as a problem related to
the first chakra and different poses are used to balance it: crab, full
wind, pigeon, locust, staff etc. Strengths and courage can be increased
by using grounding postures such as mountain, goddess, standing squat
and prayer squat. The postures reestablish the strong mind-body connections
and help overcome most physical obstacles. Most back bending poses help
reduce depression and forward bends usually calm the spirit and reduce
the effects of anorexia.
As the mental component plays an important role in eating disorders,
meditation can reduce harmful thoughts and feelings. An active, specifically
targeted meditation practice will prove to be very effective. Less obvious
results can also be obtain by using a general mediation technique. The
yoga poses work best when the exterior elements are left aside and concentration
focuses on inner aspects of yourself. Paying special attention to breathing
and inner sensations will take you to a state of calmness and increased
awareness. This new state will allow you to go further an explore new
concepts that will enable you to achieve goals that proved problematic
in the past.
Being aware of the problem and showing a constant and strong desire
to change that is a great method to reduce the effects of bulimia and
anorexia. An early adoption of yoga practices would make the patient
more aware of the problem, thus contributing to an early cure. However,
these yoga techniques are usually used in the recuperative stages of
the illness. Most people suffering from anorexia or bulimia go through
a strong denial stage, which aggravates their condition even more. As
with all illnesses, yoga works best in the prevention stage of the problem,
when the negative effects are still low and easier to eliminate.
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