The Practices of Yoga For the Digestive System

The Practices of Yoga for the Digestive System by Dr. Swami Shankardevananda offers a holistic health manual focused on preventing and curing digestive ailments. It bridges the gap between modern medical science, traditional Ayurveda, and yoga therapy, showing how bad diet, stress, and poor lifestyle damage gut health—and how yogic techniques can restore complete digestive harmony.

Dr. Swami Shankardevananda Saraswati is an Australian-born medical doctor, yoga therapist, and sannyasin who trained directly under Swami Satyananda Saraswati at the Bihar School of Yoga. Combining his medical degree with decades of experience in yogic sadhana and therapy, he has authored several renowned medical-yogic texts that integrate Western science with Eastern spiritual healing.

​Integrated Medical & Yogic Approach: Merges modern gastroenterology and Ayurvedic concepts to explain the underlying causes of digestive disorders.
​Targeted Yoga Therapy: Provides step-by-step instructions (with illustrations) for specific asanas, pranayamas, and shatkarmas (cleansing practices) designed to strengthen digestion.
​Dietary & Stress Guidance: Outlines a balanced, yogic approach to food, meal timing, and stress relief to maintain long-term gut health.