21/06/2025
Yoga isn’t about bending the body, it’s about returning to yourself. It’s not effort or control, but stillness. When the body falls sick, it often doesn’t need medicine; it needs silence. Yoga is that silence- a space where the breath softens, the mind quiets, and the soul begins to speak. It’s not a cure, it’s a coming home.
From the Ayurvedic perspective, yoga is not a fitness routine, it is a way of life. Its goal is not just freedom from disease, but the restoration of connection between body, mind, and spirit. Yoga means “to unite.” It unites us with ourselves, with our consciousness, with our tired and weary cells.
At Padaav, Our years of experience with patients suffering from chronic illnesses have made one thing clear- yoga is not a medicine, it is a direction. Its impact reaches deep within the body: it reduces stress hormones like cortisol, reactivates the immune system, and most importantly, reconnects the individual with their lost sense of hope.
A 2020 review by Harvard Medical School echoes this understanding:
“Yoga not only provides relief in conditions like back pain, high blood pressure, and migraines, but also helps regulate heart rate, blood pressure, and cortisol levels.”
While modern medicine attempts to eliminate disease, yoga identifies and addresses the inner imbalance that causes it. It gently tells the patient, “You are not just a sick body, you are a center of energy. Let’s reconnect with that center.”
The words of the ancient sages also reflect this truth:
“Yogash chitta vritti nirodhah”- yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind and “Shariramadyam khalu dharma sadhanam”- the body is indeed the foremost instrument of spiritual pursuit.
At Padaav Ayurveda, yoga is not treated as a post-treatment recovery tool, but as the very soul of healing. Every illness is, in essence, a sign of absent yoga. Yoga Day should not be just a ceremonial observance. It is an opportunity to restore harmony within both illness and the individual.
On this International Day of Yoga, take a glimpse into a serene, yoga-filled morning at Padaav Ayurveda through these images.