Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 26 Sept 2008
Yoga Therapy in the Wellness Revolution
Yoga Therapy in the Wellness Revolution
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Page Range: 39 – 42
Focusing too narrowly on Yoga therapy as a treatment for diagnosed conditions overlooks the population most likely to seek out Yoga therapy: those interested in wellness, health maintenance, and prevention. This article highlights the potential harm of fashioning Yoga therapy and Yoga therapist training after the fix-it treatment model offered by allopathic medicine, and describes the benefits of focusing on the needs of wellness-seeking clients.
Keywords: Yoga; wellness; prevention
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