Yoga is a traditional method of healing with its origins in India. The ancient Indian texts, the Vedas, explain seizures as arising from imbalance between the various physical and psychological systems of the body; Yoga helps correct this imbalance.
	Yogic Practices help primarily through:
	Improved physical and mental health Stress reduction through relaxation
	Patanjali's seminal text on Yoga defines eight limbs of classical yoga: Yama, or restraint, Niyama, or observance of purity, tolerance and study, Asana, or physical exercises, Pranayama or breath control, Pratyahara, or preparation for meditation Dharana, or concentration, Dhyana or meditation and Samadhi or absorption in the sublime.
	Over the years, these got modified; Swami Sivananda's modified principles include: Proper relaxation (savasana); Proper exercise (Asanas); Proper breathing (pranayama); Proper diet (vegetarian), and Positive thinking and Meditation (dhyana).
	Asanas or Physical exercises:
	Asanas help in improving physical health by improving circulation, respiration and physical stamina. Regular practice of these postures also helps increase concentration and relax the nervous system.
	Padahastasana, Sasankasana, Ardha Sirsasana, Sarvangasana, Matsyasana and their variations.     Certain asanas, which involve fast breathing, such as Kapalabhati, Bhastrika, Mukhadhouti, etc and asanas involving balancing should be avoided.     Pranayama or Breath Control:       Pranayama primarily helps in restoring normal respiration and prevents the seizure from becoming full-blown; often the seizure gets aborted at the onset itself. The practice of pranayama involves that as a person slips into a seizure state, s/he should reflexively catch and hold their breath, as if startled or frightened.     Dhyana or Meditation:   Dhyana or meditation forms an important component of Yoga. "Dhyana" helps improve circulation to the brain, and relaxes the nervous system by altering various chemicals in the brain.     Sahaja Yoga   Sahaja Yoga is a form of Yoga that is rapidly gaining popularity in the treatment of a number of medical conditions including epilepsy. It is a unique method of meditation based on self-realization or kundalini awakening.     Though Yoga appears as an attractive and inexpensive treatment option in epilepsy; with changes reported in EEG and the autonomic nervous system; a recent review of literature, (Yoga for epilepsy. Ramaratnam S, Sridharan R. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000;(3): CD001524.) failed to establish any reliable conclusion regarding its efficacy in epilepsy. The reviewers concluded that further studies are necessary to evaluate the efficacy of yoga in the treatment of epilepsy.