What Do St. Joseph and Yoga Have in Common?.
Photo by jousteWe at EcoJoe’s are always fascinated to find references to St. Joseph all around the world. This is an interesting one, integrating traditional Catholicism with New Age holistic treatment.
The Society of Jesus, Mary & Joseph is one of the International Congregations in the Roman Catholic Church, founded by Rev. Fr. Mathias Wolff, S.J in 1822 in Holland, with a view to furthering the cause of women’s education in the world. Seven sisters of the Society of JMJ came to India in in 1904 and started their services in the Educational, Health and Social Sectors.
They founded St. Joseph’s Nature Cure and Yoga Centre at Pedda Kakkani, a unique and integrated health care centre, based on the wisdom of the ancient healing process of Naturopathy and Ayurveda and in close collaboration with St. Joseph’s General Hospital, Guntur with its modern medical treatment and technology. The inpatients and outpatients are treated and cured with herbal medication, water, sun, mud therapies, massages, fasting, dieting, yogasanas, meditation, and prayer.
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