http://alternative-medicine-book.org/blog Information you need to understand Alternative Medicines Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:58:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yoga is very helpful for a variety of medical disorders, diseases, and ailments.  It is so helpful that it is often prescribed or recommended to patients by traditional medical doctors.  This makes it dissimilar from other natural healing practices as most of these do not enjoy acclaim from the medical ... http://alternative-medicine-book.org/blog/yoga/yoga-and-pregnancy/ Yoga practice is actually becoming a common practice that is recommended by medical professionals for a variety of illnesses and problems.  While not all physical ailments can benefit from yoga, almost all types of mental illnesses can reap some benefit from the practice of yoga. Psychiatrists and psychologists often recommended yoga ... http://alternative-medicine-book.org/blog/yoga/yoga-and-the-mind/ While many people think that there is only one type of yoga practice, there are actually quite a few.  Some of these include Hatha yoga, Vinyasa yoga, Ashtanga yoga, and Bikram yoga.  Each is unique in how they are practiced, though many teachers integrate the techniques of each into classes. Hatha ... http://alternative-medicine-book.org/blog/yoga/types-of-yoga-practice/ Yoga is commonly known in the western world as a method of exercise.  However, yoga in fact takes its root in a much different place.  Yoga actually began as a part of the Hindu religion, one of the major religions practiced in India.  India is, of course, where yoga really ... http://alternative-medicine-book.org/blog/yoga/yoga-as-a-religious-principle/ There has always been a lot of controversy over natural healing and alternative medicines. And while some of the criticisms are founded in actual concern for the patient – such as physicians being concerned that seriously ill people will not seek traditional medical help - other criticisms are not ... http://alternative-medicine-book.org/blog/rolfing/rolfing-and-yoga-are-there-drawbacks/ There a re many similarities between rolfing and yoga, both in theory and in practice. Not only do both of these natural therapies involve the use of movement to strengthen the body, they both also employ breathing methods to lower stress in the body and to improve the body's ... http://alternative-medicine-book.org/blog/rolfing/rolfing-yoga-and-common-objectives/ The practice of yoga focuses on bringing balance and strength to the body by using movements and poses. The practice of rolfing focuses on bringing balance and proper structure to the body through movements and soft tissue manipulation. This, of course, points out the similarities between rolfing and ... http://alternative-medicine-book.org/blog/rolfing/rolfing-yoga-better-health/ Surprisingly, there is less criticism for rolfing that there is for many other types of alternative therapies and natural healing practices.  This is partly due to the fact that rolfing has some proven success.  Research has shown that patients suffering from illnesses like cerebral palsy and chronic fatigue syndrome, as ... http://alternative-medicine-book.org/blog/rolfing/rolfing-and-criticism/ For many people, there is little to no different between traditional massage therapy and rolfing.  But for those who are rolfing practitioners or "rolfers", as they are sometimes called, as well as for those who are rolfing proponents, rolfing is a completely different type of therapy.  While it still involves ... http://alternative-medicine-book.org/blog/rolfing/rolfing-a-different-kind-of-massage/ As with almost all other forms of alternative medicine and natural healing therapies, reiki is subject to come criticism.  While there are no known direct negative effects of receiving reiki treatment, some members of the professional medical community fear that recipients of reiki (and other alternative medicine therapies) might forgo ... http://alternative-medicine-book.org/blog/reiki/criticizing-reiki/