Yoga and Psychoneuroimmunology

Research in the field of psychoneuroimmunology has helped to build confidence among members of the conventional medical community regarding the concrete positive effects that stress management, counseling, meditation,and Hatha-Yoga can play in treating disease and promoting health. The "discoveries" in this field are echoing a major theme in yogic scriptures—that the mind plays a central role in healing and wellness. In essence, Yoga is designed to optimize an individual's psychoneuroimmunological functioning by a) addressing the roots of negative, unconscious conditioning and b) prescribing a multidimensional practice for positive transformation.