Kimura Keishin
President, Japan Yoga Therapy Society, Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture, JAPAN.
Int J Yoga Therap. 2017 Nov;27(1):127-129. doi: 10.17761/1531-2054-27.1.127.
This perspective piece gives an overview of the current situation of yoga therapy in Japan today. Traditional yoga in Japan suffered a serious setback in 1995 with a nerve gas terrorist attack on the Tokyo subway, which was carried out by a cult that recruited members through yoga classes. But with the increase in popularity with modern forms of yoga such as Iyengar yoga, Ashtanga yoga and hot yoga in the West, the general public in Japan today is forgetting its aversion to yoga and considers it to be something that can contribute to good health. In 2012, the Japan Yoga Therapy Society (JYTS) conducted a study on adverse events in yoga classes throughout Japan with the University of Kyushu School of Medicine, with support from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. This study indicated that more than half of people attending yoga classes have some form of chronic illness, with 42.3% receiving outpatient care. This survey was the beginning of growing interest from both the government and universities in yoga therapy. JYTS is beginning to make inroads into bringing yoga therapy into cancer and palliative care, senior citizen homes, alcohol and drug addiction rehabilitation, cardiovascular rehabilitation, and research on trauma and schizophrenia. While there are still limited opportunities for yoga therapists to work in mainstream healthcare services, there is growing interest among medical professionals in both physical and mental health. JYTS is beginning to make inroads into bringing yoga therapy into cancer and palliative care, senior citizen homes, alcohol and drug addiction rehabilitation, cardiovascular rehabilitation, and research on trauma and schizophrenia. While there are still limited opportunities for yoga therapists to work in mainstream healthcare services, there is growing interest among medical professionals in both physical and mental health. This perspective piece introduces some of the developments in yoga therapy research and practice in Japan.
这篇观点文章概述了当今日本瑜伽疗法的现状。1995年，日本传统瑜伽遭受重创，邪教组织通过瑜伽课程招募成员，并在东京地铁发动了神经毒气恐怖袭击。但随着艾扬格瑜伽、阿斯汤加瑜伽和热瑜伽等现代瑜伽形式在西方日益流行，如今日本大众正逐渐摒弃对瑜伽的反感，并认为它有助于身体健康。2012年，日本瑜伽疗法协会（JYTS）在厚生劳动省的支持下，与九州大学医学院合作，对全日本瑜伽课程中的不良事件进行了一项研究。该研究表明，超过一半参加瑜伽课程的人患有某种形式的慢性病，其中42.3%的人接受门诊治疗。这项调查开启了政府和大学对瑜伽疗法的浓厚兴趣。JYTS开始将瑜伽疗法引入癌症和姑息治疗、老年之家、酒精和药物成瘾康复、心血管康复以及创伤和精神分裂症研究等领域。虽然瑜伽治疗师在主流医疗服务中的工作机会仍然有限，但医疗专业人员对身心健康的兴趣与日俱增。JYTS开始将瑜伽疗法引入癌症和姑息治疗、老年之家、酒精和药物成瘾康复、心血管康复以及创伤和精神分裂症研究等领域。虽然瑜伽治疗师在主流医疗服务中的工作机会仍然有限，但医疗专业人员对身心健康的兴趣与日俱增。这篇观点文章介绍了日本瑜伽疗法研究与实践的一些进展。
