Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death all over the world with an estimated 285 million people affected worldwide. This number is expected to hit 438 million by 2030.

Yoga, a holistic Indian wellness philosophy is now rapidly spreading to the western corporate world. More and more companies are coming to recognize yoga as a low-cost employee perk. While the costs for offering this perk are low, employees and decision makers alike cannot overlook the tremendous benefits that are offered through these workplace yoga programs.

Yoga is beneficial for the health in ways that modern science is just beginning to understand. Even though it has been applied with therapeutic intention for thousands of years, Yoga Therapy is only just emerging as a discipline in itself. More health care practitioners are starting to include yogic techniques in their approach to healing and more yoga teachers give a therapeutic intention to their teaching. People who have never tried yoga before are starting to consider including Yoga in their treatment plan.

Fundamentally, the word "health" comes from the root word "whole." So what we call "feeling healthy" means that we have a sense of wholeness in us. Medically, a person may be free of diseases, but that is only one part of health. When you feel like a complete human being in your body, mind and spirit, then you can be fully healthy.