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YOGA TOURISM is a new concept for “Celebrating Your Destination with YOGA”.
A generally accepted idea by the foreigners is, that India is a land of billions of people, of millions of gods, of great variety of religions, of enormous number of temples, of philosophers and sadhus or saints, of festivals and fares, of deserts and hills, of cows and snakes etc.etc.

But sure there is much more to that!

In its past, it was famous as a very rich land due to silver and gold, precious stones, refined textiles, silk and cotton, variety of spices etc. etc. Foreign merchants came to trade with India, foreign armies invaded India to loot the riches and to conquer its people. This was the reason why Vasco Da Gama searched for the sea route to India. There was also one Nadir Shah who came from Iran and stole the famous peacock thrown during the Mughal period. And we all remember the famous Silk route in India. So rich was India! We remember them because they hit the history. And there were many more like them.
Due to its richness, the French, Dutch and British came here to trade. India used to be known as the Golden Bird till the British departure. People made beautiful buildings; forts etc for their own use. Now many of the palaces and places are historical monuments, and are visited, by millions of people from all over the world.

As many buildings have gone into the history so have gone its richness of the past. However these are not the only things that India can offer to its visitors. India also offers to see its landscape and wildlife by river rafting and trekking, mountaineering and bird-watching. It offers to visit its sunlit beaches, to climb its hills, to listen to the masters of music, to admire the masters of dance and to taste the rich cuisine.

Does India offer only traditional tourist entertainments to a visitor? – NO!

There is another thing that India can offer and for which she is also famous. That is its millennia ancient wisdom on how to preserve and improve man’s physical and mental health and how to achieve spiritual growth. India has experienced many ups and downs due to invasions, wars and robbery by various rulers. But there is one thing that has never changed from time immemorial and remains standing, as the emblem of India, and it is its ancient wisdom.
The Rishis (sages) have been preserving this knowledge unchanged through ages and today it can help us to release us from the problems caused by stress. The teachings help us to understand how animals live in harmony with their environment and with their own bodies, and how we can maintain health and meet the challenges of nature through imitating animal postures. For example, by imitating the rabbit in shashank asana one can influence the flow of adrenaline, which is responsible for the ‘fight or flight’ mechanism

Medical tourism is the practice of traveling to another country in order to receive medical attention, be it heart surgery, breast implants, a hip replacement, or dental work.  Depending on the location and procedure, a medical vacation can cost 50%, 30%, or even 10% of what you would pay at home.

Even when you factor in air fare, hotels, travel insurance, car rentals, shopping, and dining, many medical vacations are substantially more affordable than domestic health care is.  For example, a heart valve operation that might require $100,000 in the States could cost well under $10,000 in a country like India where lower labor costs help drive down the price considerably.  The same is true in popular medical tourism destinations like Thailand, Argentina, Singapore, and Hungary.

Medical Tourism For Life-Saving Procedures

Ten years ago, medical tourism usually referred to cosmetic, plastic, or elective surgery.  Increasingly, however, patients are receiving life-saving medical operations such as heart surgery.  Hip replacements, fertility work, and cancer treatments have also become quite popular in recent years.  In addition, some medical and dental destinations offer procedures that are unavailable in certain Western countries.  Hip resurfacing, for example, was only recently approved by the US Food & Drug Administration, even though it had been available in India for quite some time.  We don’t always recommend signing up for experimental treatments, but certain medical conditions warrant exploring any and all available options.

Medical Tourism’s Growing Popularity

Thanks to Internet technology, more affordable international travel, and major advances in medical science, medical tourism is becoming less of a novelty and more of a global trend.  But in truth, medical tourism has existed for millennia.  To learn more about medical tourism’s development over the years, please visit our History of Medical Tourism section.