ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the raja yoga tradition of Hinduism and it is a spiritual tradition within Hinduism as such it does not require allegiance to a theistic deity. The methodology of yoga psychology can be divided into two categories: theoretical and experiential. The theoretical category includes the exploration of the essential nature of the human psyche. The experiential category consists of various practices that are tremendously helpful in the gradual development of the self and Self-realization. Yoga-based psychotherapy enables the person to develop somatically. The therapist can assess the degree to which the client be a good candidate for a yoga-based psychotherapeutic approach. The majority of the therapeutic/medical uses of yoga have to do with medical complaints such as hypertension, asthma, diabetes, and so forth. Ancient India adopted a system of psychospiritual training that spanned the life of the individual. Indian science-through exchange of scholars, cooperative research projects, and energetic exchange of literature-has increasingly identified with contemporary worldwide scientific tradition.
