Although all Yoga is potentially therapeutic and helps resolve a variety of health problems, Yoga Therapy is the focused application of yogic tools such as asanas (yoga postures), pranayama (breath control), meditation and others, for correction, support and assistance in problems related to the physical body, as well as mental and emotional states. Most people think of yoga as exercise. But there's more to yoga than stretching and holding poses. Yoga therapy can help people with many conditions that are disrupting the body, interfering with work and life, or making them feel uncomfortable. Yoga therapy is an indispensable tool for treating eating disorders. It helps you feel and understand your body. Among other things, this means better understanding your needs when and when you eat. It also helps restore health that may have deteriorated during prolonged food addiction. Regardless of what type of food addiction a person suffers from, yoga therapy helps to find one’s own unique natural body shape, helps to find one’s movements, ways to relax and rest, concentrate and maintain tone. Much attention in yoga therapy sessions is paid to restoring a harmonious mental state, improving mood, increasing morale, balancing emotions, and a positive outlook on life. When working with people with eating disorders, it is important to choose the right type of yoga. Usually in a supportive yogic practice, such as yoga therapy with food addicts, one of the most important rules is the principle of “do no harm.” Non-harm is put at the forefront of teaching people to take good care of their bodies, including their mental and emotional state. However, in order for the practice to have the greatest effect, the teacher must understand and take into account what an eating disorder is, how it develops and what symptoms people suffering from it experience. Eating disorders are complex and have many different risk factors, such as: Genetic factors Psychological factors (for example, increased demands on oneself, low self-esteem, body dissatisfaction, low level of perception and understanding of body signals) Sociocultural factors (for example, ideas about beauty and body image accepted in a given social environment) Personal medical history It is also important to understand that most people with eating disorders experience mental health problems such as: Depression Anxiety Obsessive-compulsive disorder Chronic fatigue Cardiovascular disease Digestive problems Many people with eating disorders have experienced a traumatic situation in life. But even those of them who have not experienced any obvious traumatic events have specific perceptions, experiences and attitudes towards their bodies, such as when experiencing trauma. Traumatized people find it difficult to tune into their bodies and tolerate intense physical, sensory and emotional experiences. Therefore, the experience of many teachers working with eating disorders is that one of the best options for helping with eating disorders is trauma-sensitive yoga, which helps and teaches people to feel safe in all aspects of life. Trauma-sensitive yoga techniques help you increase your emotional awareness and develop trust in your body. This in turn reduces destructive addictive behavior, increasing your sense of control over your body and helping you cope with life's challenges. Through flexible and positive work with their bodies, people learn to make the same flexible and positive decisions in everyday life. This gentle, non-aerobic yoga approach is safe for people with anorexia and bulimia who have a history of excessive exercise. On the contrary, yoga/