Potential Application of Yoga & Ayurveda for Preventing Psychological Burden of Skin Diseases w.s.r. Psoriasis.

Abstract

Yoga is a traditional art and subtle science of body, mind and soul. Yoga  deals with psychosomatic as well as soma-psychotic aspect of the disease,  which connects body and mind. The psychosomatic aspect of treatment  helps to know the relationship between body and mind. In considering the  skin health and disease condition, the first point is to realize that the skin  is a different body organ. Covering entire body which helps internal body  organ from extreme temperature, attack of the pathogens, and other  infections. An organ is defined as a group of cells bundled together in  order to fulfil a specific physiological function. Secondly, the health of  the skin cannot be neglect from the rest of the body organs. There are  many reasons of skin problems but mostly it occurs due to undisciplined  lifestyle, lack of sleep, unhealthy food habits, medication, environment  and some extent due to genetic factors in some cases. Study have shown,  Yoga helps to reduce psychosocial stress and allostatic load through the  regular practice of Asana, Pranayama, Shatkarmas and Mudras, these  techniques of Yoga work as a panacea in many chronic skin diseases like  Psoriasis and related co-morbid conditions like stress, anxiety, depression  and improve the quality of life of psoriatic patient.