Yoga Psychology and Yoga Therapy

Every man and woman is a bridge between two worlds, the material and the mental. The body is the material tangible side, subject to its own laws; the mind, which uses the body as a tool of expression (frequently violating the physical laws), has its own realm of time and space where it roams about, often undirected or misdirected. The body is material – the bones, muscles,blood, and everything that makes up the cells. The brain, too, is material. The mind, however, is immaterial and intangible; we can only become aware of it through its manifestation in thought and other functions.</jats:p

Light, Mantra, and Healing

Although we live in a century of great technological advancement, our knowledge about the body is still in its infancy. We see the body largely as a mechanical instrument, which to some extent is true, when you think of the repairs that now can be made: artificial steel hips, bonding plastic to bones, and many more modern techniques. But let us assume that the body is more than just a mechanical, technical instrument. Let us assume there is wisdom in the cells, a wisdom to which the conscious mind apparently has no access. In the teachings of Kundalini-Yoga we speak of a body-mind, which means a consciousness that is in all the cells of the body. We know that bones can heal. Obviously, the skin and muscles can heal. And we know that cells grow.</jats:p