Yoga Medicine
Yoga Medicine Across Illness, Treatment and Recovery
Online Consultation • Kathmandu Clinic • By Appointment
Personalized, evidence-informed yoga care for lifestyle disorders, chronic illness, complex medical and psychiatric conditions, rehabilitation and supportive care—adapted to each person’s diagnosis, treatment and functional capacity.
Designed to complement ongoing medical care, not replace it.
Yoga Medicine Across the Full Spectrum of Care
Dr. Maheshwor Bhatta, BAMS, MD (Yoga), is one of Nepal’s few registered Consultant Yoga Physicians. His work focuses on assessing how yoga-based interventions can be safely integrated across preventive, medical, psychiatric, rehabilitative and supportive care.
My clinical foundation in Yoga Medicine began during BAMS and expanded through my MD (Yoga) residency at S-VYASA University’s 200-bed Arogyadhama, with further clinical exposure at Narayana Health and NIMHANS.
Areas of Clinical Care
My clinical work and postgraduate exposure span a wide range of health conditions, functional capacities and care settings. These include:
- Hospital and intensive-care settings
- Bedridden and wheelchair-bound patients
- Cancer and supportive care
- Cardiac and respiratory conditions
- Neurological and rehabilitation cases
- Psychiatric conditions, including severe mental illness
- Autoimmune and inflammatory conditions
- Lifestyle and metabolic disorders
- Musculoskeletal conditions and chronic pain
- Prevention and general well-being
Yoga Medicine May Include
Depending on the patient’s diagnosis, ongoing treatment, risks, functional capacity and therapeutic priorities, Yoga Medicine may include:
- Therapeutic movement and adapted asana
- Breath regulation practices
- Relaxation and restorative techniques
- Meditation and attention training
- Yogic Lifestyle guidance
- Mind–Body regulation tools
- Gentle bed- or chair-based practices
- A personalized and structured home protocol
- Stress Management
Yoga Medicine Across the Continuum of Care
The Role of Yoga Medicine
Yoga Medicine can serve different clinical purposes depending on a person’s health status, diagnosis, treatment stage, functional capacity and priorities.
Preventive & Promotive Care
Supporting general health, resilience, healthy behaviour and reduction of modifiable health risks.
Therapeutic Care
Individualized yoga-based interventions for selected symptoms, functional difficulties and health conditions.
Adjunctive Care
Used alongside ongoing medical or psychiatric treatment to strengthen the overall care plan.
Rehabilitative Care
Supporting mobility, functional capacity and recovery following illness, surgery, hospitalization or prolonged inactivity.
Supportive & Palliative Care
Gentle, appropriately adapted practices focused on comfort, relaxation, coping and quality of life during serious or advanced illness.
Integrative Care
Bringing yoga together with medical treatment, mental healthcare, rehabilitation and lifestyle management according to the patient’s needs.
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
How I Can Support Your Care Through Yoga Medicine
If you or a family member is living with a health condition, consult me to explore how Yoga Medicine can safely support the existing care plan.
Mental Health & Psychiatry
Anxiety, depression, stress-related conditions, sleep disorders, psychosis, schizophrenia and other complex psychiatric conditions.
Cancer & Serious Illness
Supportive care for fatigue, sleep disturbance, emotional distress, reduced function and quality of life during treatment and recovery.
Cardiac & Respiratory Health
Hypertension, cardiac rehabilitation, asthma, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, reduced respiratory capacity and post-illness recovery.
Neurological & Rehabilitative Care
Stroke recovery, Parkinsonism, balance and mobility limitations, neurological conditions, post-surgical care and functional rehabilitation.
Metabolic & Lifestyle Disorders
Diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, physical inactivity and other lifestyle-related health risks and conditions.
Autoimmune, Inflammatory & Pain Conditions
Autoimmune disorders, arthritis, psoriasis, fibromyalgia, chronic back or neck pain, joint conditions and persistent pain.
Not sure whether Yoga Medicine is relevant to your condition? Contact me to discuss your case and determine the appropriate next step.
Autoimmune disorders, arthritis, psoriasis, fibromyalgia, chronic back or neck pain, joint conditions and persistent pain.
Frequently Asked Questions
कुन–कुन health conditions मा Yoga Medicine लिन सकिन्छ?
Yoga Medicine lifestyle disorders र chronic pain देखि cardiac, respiratory, neurological, autoimmune, cancer-related supportive care तथा psychiatric conditions सम्म विभिन्न अवस्थामा प्रयोग गर्न सकिन्छ। तर यसको भूमिका प्रत्येक रोगमा समान हुँदैन—कतै preventive, कतै therapeutic, adjunctive, rehabilitative वा supportive care का रूपमा प्रयोग गरिन्छ।
Medicine वा ongoing medical treatment सँगै Yoga Medicine लिन मिल्छ?
मिल्छ। Yoga Medicine प्रायः existing medical, psychiatric वा rehabilitative treatment लाई support गर्ने गरी प्रयोग गरिन्छ। Prescribed medicine आफैँ बन्द वा परिवर्तन गर्नु हुँदैन। Complex वा unstable condition मा treating doctor सँग coordination वा medical clearance आवश्यक हुन सक्छ।
Yoga Medicine Consultation online पनि लिन सकिन्छ?
सकिन्छ। Online consultation मार्फत reports review, clinical history, functional assessment, breathing, meditation, counselling, lifestyle guidance र home protocol प्रदान गर्न सकिन्छ। तर hands-on assessment, significant mobility limitation वा medically unstable condition भएमा in-person consultation वा treating medical team सँग coordination आवश्यक हुन सक्छ।
शरीर flexible नभए, हिँडडुल गर्न नसके वा bed/wheelchair मा भए पनि Yoga Medicine लिन सकिन्छ?
सकिन्छ। Yoga Medicine गर्न कठिन asana वा physical flexibility अनिवार्य हुँदैन। व्यक्तिको क्षमताअनुसार chair- वा bed-based movement, adapted breathing, relaxation, meditation, Yogic Counselling र Mind–Body tools प्रयोग गर्न सकिन्छ। कुन अभ्यास उपयुक्त हुन्छ भन्ने कुरा clinical assessment पछि निर्धारण गरिन्छ।
के Yoga Medicine ले रोग पूर्ण रूपमा निको पार्छ?
Yoga Medicine लाई सबै रोगको cure का रूपमा प्रस्तुत गर्न मिल्दैन। Condition अनुसार यसको उद्देश्य symptoms कम गर्न, function सुधार गर्न, stress र sleep manage गर्न, treatment-related difficulties कम गर्न, rehabilitation support गर्न वा quality of life सुधार गर्न हुन सक्छ। Expected outcome diagnosis, disease stage र individual response अनुसार फरक हुन्छ।
Yoga Medicine र Mind–Body Consultation मध्ये कुन service रोज्ने?
Medical condition, rehabilitation, physical limitation वा disease-specific supportive care मुख्य आवश्यकता हो भने Yoga Medicine उपयुक्त हुन्छ। Stress, anxiety, emotional difficulties, overthinking, sleep वा psychosomatic symptoms मुख्य concern हुन् भने Mind–Body Consultation बढी उपयुक्त हुन सक्छ। दुवै पक्ष जोडिएका अवस्थामा consultation पछि integrated approach तय गर्न सकिन्छ।