Communication and behaviour modification - position statement

ABSTRACT

Yoga physical exercise forms part of dynamic research method, of a universal philosophy, which can help any individual independent of sex, age, psychological and physical limitations to understand his/her existence and gain self-realisation. If we observe the figure (please see article) we will see that Yoga Discipline corresponds to the recommendation established by the International Diabetes Federation in the metabolic control of this type of patient. Yoga Discipline can help the diabetic to understand and accept his condition, to eliminate stress and fear which is this disorder can produce and, finally, to adapt to a change in lifestyles. Yoga diet is considerd as healthy and contains the dietetic requirements for diabetics; the yoga conduct implies the change to a healthy lifestyle with the limitaton of harmful habits. It has been shown that yoga physical exercises *Have beneficial effects on almost all glands including the pancreas, *Diminish the frequency of hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia in comparison to other types of physical exercises, *Diminish or eliminate stress of whatever origin. In order to start yoga physical exercises, the following is necessary *The characteristics of the patient, *The establishing of an individual programme of physical exercises for each patient and the systemic evaluation of the programme. THE CHARACTERISATION OF THE PATIENT The competence of the patient with objective to determine the psychological, physical and biological characteristics of patient and include the age, sex, associated diseases, grade of anxiety etc. PROGRAMME OF YOGA PHYSICAL EXERCISES The programme consists of various classes each of at least one hour's duration and with its objective. Each patient must understand that *Each class is an artistic work that reflects the personality of the participant, *The time of the class is variable dependent on the requirements of the body and mind, *Each class is a change but is an opportunity to satisfy the intuition and the thinking.(AU) [truncated at 2500 characters]