Yoga had been tried by about 1.7 million children in 2012, representing an increase of about 400,000 since 2007.
21 million American adults now say they’ve tried yoga in the past year.
Increasingly, people are recognizing integrative medicine’s value, and that we’re not so much involved in something that is way out there, but rather that we’re often on the forefront of researching and understanding how the body really works.
By training, I am a American Board Certified Pediatrician. But in my younger years I grew up with natural alternatives. As a mom I have tried to incorporate both for my kids and it has worked wonders. And finally, as I am studying natural & alternative medicines, I realize the beauty and wisdom of living closer to earth. Hence in my practice I integrate both...for acute ailments I follow American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation but for simple and/or chronic conditions I prefer natural alternatives.
In western training we were raised to think that "health is the absence of symptoms and problems". But eastern sensibilities has educated me that "Health is state that allows one to use the full capabilities of their body, mind and intellect. Therefore, healthy living is a balanced state of well being: physically, mentally, socially and spiritually." This implies that healing is not a "one-pill-fits-all", but a personalized experience.
