The ancient Indian practice and philosophy of yoga is increasingly becoming a focal point of therapy and research in epilepsy. Yoga offers an ancient yet amazingly modern approach to the treatment of seizures. In Ayurveda, epilepsy is called apasmara, meaning loss of consciousness of the body. The ancient Indian texts, the Vedas, describe four types of epilepsy and nine disorders causing convulsions in children. For the treatment of epilepsy, the physical discipline of yoga seeks to re-establish a balance (union) between those aspects of a person's health that cause seizures. Yoga is one of the oldest formal practices known whose purpose is to restore this balance.