A New Discussion in the Yoga World
We are the inflammation nation. Virtually all of our health concerns are in some way related to inflammation, and oddly enough, this is something we rarely discuss in the Yoga world. This silence is unfortunate, as an intelligent approach to Yoga holds the potential to significantly reduce the inflammatory responses that often lead to aches and pains, insomnia, vascular disease and even some forms of cancer. This may sound a bit far-fetched, like the claims that the juice of a previously unknown tropical plant will cure any number of diseases; though recent research confirms inflammation’s role in many disease states. The Nervous System The overactive inflammatory response is often related to the state of the nervous system. The nervous system can respond to the same stress in various ways, and the inflammatory response is a modern epidemic. The autonomic nervous system is in charge of many of the body’s functions, including the immune system, the gut, sexual functions, emotional heart