A report on the CME on “Sleep, consciousness and meditation: neurophysiological correlates” held 27 Nov 2014 at Pondicherry, India. It was organised by the Department of Physiology & Centre for Yoga Therapy, Education and Research (CYTER) MAHATMA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE & RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SRI BALAJI VIDYAPEETH UNIVERSITY, PUDUCHERRY)
Yoga understands health and well-being as a dynamic continuum of human nature and not merely a ‘state’ to be reached and maintained. Yoga helps the individual to establish “sukha sthanam”, which may be defined as a dynamic sense of physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Yogamaharishi Dr. Swami Gitananda Giri Guru Maharaj, the visionary founder of Ananda Ashram at the ICYER, Pondicherry (www.icyer.com) and one of the foremost authorities on Yoga in the past century exclaimed lucidly, “Yoga chikitsa is virtually as old as yoga itself, indeed, the return of mind that feels separated from the Universe in which it exists represents the first yoga therapy. Yoga chikitsa could be termed as man’s first attempt at unitive understanding of mind-emotions-physical distress and is the oldest wholistic concept and therapy in the world.” To achieve this yogic integration at all levels of our being, it is essential that we take into consideration the all encompassing multi dimensional aspects of yoga that include the following: a healthy life-nourishing diet, a healthy and natural environment, a wholistic lifestyle, adequate bodywork through asana, mudra-bandha and kriya, invigorating breath work through pranayama and the cultivation of a healthy thought process through jnana yoga and raja yoga. The International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), USA has taken this idea into account in defining Yoga therapy as follows : “Yoga therapy is the process of empowering individuals to progress toward improved health and well-being through the application of the philosophy and practice of yoga.” This has been further elabourated by the IAYT in its “Recommended Educational Standards for the Training of Yoga Therapists”, published on 1 July, 2012. This is one of the best documents on standards in yoga therapy and is a path breaking effort covering comprehensively all aspects of yoga as a holistic therapy. The need of the hour is for a symbiotic relationship between yoga and modern science. To satisfy this need, living, human bridges combining the best of both worlds need to be cultivated. It is important that more dedicated scientists take up yoga and that more yogis study science, so that we can build a bridge between these two great evolutionary aspects of our civilization. The process as well as the goal of yoga is all about becoming "one" with an integrated state of being.
CME on SLEEP, CONSCIOUSNESS & MEDITATION: NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL CORRELATESYogacharya AB Bhavanani
CME on SLEEP, CONSCIOUSNESS & MEDITATION: NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL CORRELATES
Organized by Department of Physiology and CYTER
Thursday, 27 November 2014 at MGMC & RI, Pondicherry.
It is well established that stress weakens our immune system. Scientific research in recent times has showed that the physiological, psychological and biochemical effects of Yoga are of an anti-stress nature. Mechanisms postulated included the restoration of autonomic balance as well as an improvement in restorative, regenerative and rehabilitative capacities of the individual. A healthy inner sense of well being produced by a life of Yoga percolates down through the different levels of our existence from the higher to the lower producing health and wellbeing of a holistic nature.
Yoga as a mode of therapy has become extremely popular, and a great number of studies and systematic reviews offer scientific evidence of its potential in treating a wide range of psychosomatic conditions. Healthy life can be considered as a by-product of practicing yogic techniques since it has been observed that yoga practitioners are physically and mentally healthier and have better coping skills to stressors than the normal population. This review paper details some of the health promoting benefits of yoga as well as discusses the important cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal and metabolic conditions in which it may have preventive, supportive, curative and rehabilitative potential. Role of yoga in stress, mental health, cancer, pregnancy and childhood are also detailed. Mechanisms for such beneficial physiological, biochemical and psychological effects are discussed. Psycho-neuro-endocrine changes including correction of GABAergic activity, and parasympathetic activation coupled with decreased reactivity of sympathoadrenal system and HPA axis are highlighted. Changes in the various evaluated parameters for different conditions are detailed and discussed with ample references. Though most studies and reviews suggest a number of areas where yoga may be beneficial, more research is required for virtually every one of them to establish their benefits conclusively. This is true in the process of introducing any new therapy into the modern health care system and is not surprising when we consider that the proper studies on yoga as a therapeutic modality are not older than a few decades. It is important to develop objective measures of various mind-body therapies and their techniques while including them in intervention trials. An overview is given of the lacunae present in the reviewed studies and suggestions given for improvements in future studies. In conclusion, we can say that yoga has preventive, promotive as well as curative potential and that a yogic lifestyle confers many advantages to the practitioner. Since lifestyle related diseases are alarmingly on the rise in our modern society, yogic lifestyle that is cost effective and relatively safe, should be given a special place in preventing and managing these diseases.
Yoga for Nursing Students: Rationale & Psychophysical Benefits
A presentation for the HPE2016 conference by Dr. Meena Ramanathan (Cordinator-cum-Yoga Therapist CYTER), Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani (Deputy Director CYTER) and Dr K Renuka (Dean, Faculty of Nursing), Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry, India.
Effectiveness of Yoga on Mental Health of Studentsijtsrd
Mental health is mainly concerned with the maintenance of the health of human mind. Along with physical health to maintain a balance state of mind is very important. Today keeping up mental health is one of the serious problems of the entire world. Due to rapid growth of industrialization and modernization, an individual often fails to maintain a balance himself and his social circumstances. “Mental health is the full and harmonious functioning of the whole personality- Hadfield . Yoga is one of India’s most amazing gifts to mankind. It is the science of yoga which helps to develop a person in all the aspects of life such as physical, mental, emotional, moral, spiritual development etc. This chapter summarizes the recent research evidence based on effects of yoga on mental health of the students. Present chapter highlights the meaning of yoga, different yogic practices, importance of yoga to maintain a healthy lifestyle, benefits of yoga. These research reviews give an idea about several areas where yoga may be beneficial for the student as well as for the people of the society. More research article is required urgently on this relevant topic. Rimjhim Sharma "Effectiveness of Yoga on Mental Health of Students" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd46263.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/46263/effectiveness-of-yoga-on-mental-health-of-students/rimjhim-sharma
ABSTRACT: “Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,” said Rudyard Kipling. This dichotomy however seems to have been overcome in recent times, as many eastern healing traditions have slowly and steadily percolated the health care system worldwide. This is especially true of mind–body therapies that focus on the health promotive intrinsic connections that exist between the human brain, mind, body, and individual behaviour. This includes techniques of meditation (mantra meditation, mindfulness meditation, and others), qi gong, tai chi, and yoga.
This article appeared in the Annals of SBV 2014; 3 (1): 29-41.
Yoga understands health and well-being as a dynamic continuum of human nature and not merely a ‘state’ to be reached and maintained. Yoga helps the individual to establish “sukha sthanam”, which may be defined as a dynamic sense of physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Yogamaharishi Dr. Swami Gitananda Giri Guru Maharaj, the visionary founder of Ananda Ashram at the ICYER, Pondicherry (www.icyer.com) and one of the foremost authorities on Yoga in the past century exclaimed lucidly, “Yoga chikitsa is virtually as old as yoga itself, indeed, the return of mind that feels separated from the Universe in which it exists represents the first yoga therapy. Yoga chikitsa could be termed as man’s first attempt at unitive understanding of mind-emotions-physical distress and is the oldest wholistic concept and therapy in the world.” To achieve this yogic integration at all levels of our being, it is essential that we take into consideration the all encompassing multi dimensional aspects of yoga that include the following: a healthy life-nourishing diet, a healthy and natural environment, a wholistic lifestyle, adequate bodywork through asana, mudra-bandha and kriya, invigorating breath work through pranayama and the cultivation of a healthy thought process through jnana yoga and raja yoga. The International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), USA has taken this idea into account in defining Yoga therapy as follows : “Yoga therapy is the process of empowering individuals to progress toward improved health and well-being through the application of the philosophy and practice of yoga.” This has been further elabourated by the IAYT in its “Recommended Educational Standards for the Training of Yoga Therapists”, published on 1 July, 2012. This is one of the best documents on standards in yoga therapy and is a path breaking effort covering comprehensively all aspects of yoga as a holistic therapy. The need of the hour is for a symbiotic relationship between yoga and modern science. To satisfy this need, living, human bridges combining the best of both worlds need to be cultivated. It is important that more dedicated scientists take up yoga and that more yogis study science, so that we can build a bridge between these two great evolutionary aspects of our civilization. The process as well as the goal of yoga is all about becoming "one" with an integrated state of being.
CME on SLEEP, CONSCIOUSNESS & MEDITATION: NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL CORRELATESYogacharya AB Bhavanani
CME on SLEEP, CONSCIOUSNESS & MEDITATION: NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL CORRELATES
Organized by Department of Physiology and CYTER
Thursday, 27 November 2014 at MGMC & RI, Pondicherry.
It is well established that stress weakens our immune system. Scientific research in recent times has showed that the physiological, psychological and biochemical effects of Yoga are of an anti-stress nature. Mechanisms postulated included the restoration of autonomic balance as well as an improvement in restorative, regenerative and rehabilitative capacities of the individual. A healthy inner sense of well being produced by a life of Yoga percolates down through the different levels of our existence from the higher to the lower producing health and wellbeing of a holistic nature.
Yoga as a mode of therapy has become extremely popular, and a great number of studies and systematic reviews offer scientific evidence of its potential in treating a wide range of psychosomatic conditions. Healthy life can be considered as a by-product of practicing yogic techniques since it has been observed that yoga practitioners are physically and mentally healthier and have better coping skills to stressors than the normal population. This review paper details some of the health promoting benefits of yoga as well as discusses the important cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal and metabolic conditions in which it may have preventive, supportive, curative and rehabilitative potential. Role of yoga in stress, mental health, cancer, pregnancy and childhood are also detailed. Mechanisms for such beneficial physiological, biochemical and psychological effects are discussed. Psycho-neuro-endocrine changes including correction of GABAergic activity, and parasympathetic activation coupled with decreased reactivity of sympathoadrenal system and HPA axis are highlighted. Changes in the various evaluated parameters for different conditions are detailed and discussed with ample references. Though most studies and reviews suggest a number of areas where yoga may be beneficial, more research is required for virtually every one of them to establish their benefits conclusively. This is true in the process of introducing any new therapy into the modern health care system and is not surprising when we consider that the proper studies on yoga as a therapeutic modality are not older than a few decades. It is important to develop objective measures of various mind-body therapies and their techniques while including them in intervention trials. An overview is given of the lacunae present in the reviewed studies and suggestions given for improvements in future studies. In conclusion, we can say that yoga has preventive, promotive as well as curative potential and that a yogic lifestyle confers many advantages to the practitioner. Since lifestyle related diseases are alarmingly on the rise in our modern society, yogic lifestyle that is cost effective and relatively safe, should be given a special place in preventing and managing these diseases.
Yoga for Nursing Students: Rationale & Psychophysical Benefits
A presentation for the HPE2016 conference by Dr. Meena Ramanathan (Cordinator-cum-Yoga Therapist CYTER), Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani (Deputy Director CYTER) and Dr K Renuka (Dean, Faculty of Nursing), Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry, India.
Effectiveness of Yoga on Mental Health of Studentsijtsrd
Mental health is mainly concerned with the maintenance of the health of human mind. Along with physical health to maintain a balance state of mind is very important. Today keeping up mental health is one of the serious problems of the entire world. Due to rapid growth of industrialization and modernization, an individual often fails to maintain a balance himself and his social circumstances. “Mental health is the full and harmonious functioning of the whole personality- Hadfield . Yoga is one of India’s most amazing gifts to mankind. It is the science of yoga which helps to develop a person in all the aspects of life such as physical, mental, emotional, moral, spiritual development etc. This chapter summarizes the recent research evidence based on effects of yoga on mental health of the students. Present chapter highlights the meaning of yoga, different yogic practices, importance of yoga to maintain a healthy lifestyle, benefits of yoga. These research reviews give an idea about several areas where yoga may be beneficial for the student as well as for the people of the society. More research article is required urgently on this relevant topic. Rimjhim Sharma "Effectiveness of Yoga on Mental Health of Students" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd46263.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/46263/effectiveness-of-yoga-on-mental-health-of-students/rimjhim-sharma
ABSTRACT: “Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,” said Rudyard Kipling. This dichotomy however seems to have been overcome in recent times, as many eastern healing traditions have slowly and steadily percolated the health care system worldwide. This is especially true of mind–body therapies that focus on the health promotive intrinsic connections that exist between the human brain, mind, body, and individual behaviour. This includes techniques of meditation (mantra meditation, mindfulness meditation, and others), qi gong, tai chi, and yoga.
This article appeared in the Annals of SBV 2014; 3 (1): 29-41.
In modern times when the terms Yoga and Yoga therapy have become synonymous, this paper is but a small attempt to put into perspective what Yoga therapy can offer us as an integrative system of wholistic well being.
Sukhsohale Neelam D , Phatak Mrunal S , Sukhsohale Sachin D , Agrawal Sanjay B
International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health, Vol.4 No.12 (2012) Pages 2000-12
Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani's invited presentation for the Golden Jubilee International Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society, Southern Region – 2017 at MGMCRI, Puducherry on 4th and 5th July 2017.
An invited talk by Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani for the Annual Scientic Society meet of Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry on 16 December 2016
Pranic Healing is a highly developed and tested system of energy healing that utilizes prana to balance, harmonize and transform the body's energy processes. Prana is a Sanskrit word that means life-force. This invisible bio-energy or vital energy keeps the body alive and maintains a state of good health. In acupuncture, the Chinese refer to this subtle energy as Chi. It is also called Ruah or the Breath of Life in the Old Testament.
Dr Ananda's lecture class at Dr MGR Medical University.
He was invited to deliver lecture as Resource Person on “Research in Yoga” for the 25th workshop on Research Methodology and Bio- Statistics for AYUSH PG Students and Researchers organised by Department of Siddha of the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University.
Dr Ananda's review of "MUDRA, THE SACRED SECRET", a new book by Indu Arora. Yogacharya AB Bhavanani
Dr Ananda's review of "MUDRA, THE SACRED SECRET", a new book by Indu Arora. In this masterpiece, Indu Arora has explored the length and breadth of Hasta Mudras as perceived through different cultural and spiritual traditions including Yoga, Tantra, Sanathana Dharma, Buddhism and Indian Classical Dance. She traces the origin and history of Mudra with adequate textual references and appropriate quotations that explore the spirituality, psychology, philosophy and science of Mudra.
YOGA AS THERAPY : Synthesis of Traditional Wisdom with Modern Scientific Know...Yogacharya AB Bhavanani
Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani’s presentation on YOGA AS THERAPY : Synthesis of Traditional Wisdom with Modern Scientific Knowledge in the 34th Research Methodology & Biostatistics Workshop conducted by the Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR. Medical University in July 2021.
E-souvenir of the CME-cum-Workshop on YOGA AND LIFESTYLE DISORDERS held on 22 November 2013 at MGMC & RI, Pondicherry. The event was organized
by Department of Physiology and Centre for Yoga Therapy, Education & Research (CYTER), MGMC&RI of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University, Pondicherry.
Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani's invited talk at the 23rd International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research & its Applications. 3 - 6 January 2020. S-VYASA Deemed to be University, Bangalore, India
Yoga has a great potential in preventing and managing chronic diseases and Yogic lifestyle can make an appreciable contribution to improvement of health of our masses. Yoga has the potential to prevent progression of the disease and if started early, maybe even effecta cure (Bhavanani, 2013).
Basic Yogic principles that are used in management of DM include:
1. Psychological reconditioning and development of appropriate attitudessuch as yama-niyama, chaturbhavana, pratipakshabhavanametc
2. Stress management through counseling, jathis (loosening techniques), asanas (postures), kriyas(systematic rational breath-body coordination movements) and pranayama (breath-energy harmonizing techniques).
3. Helping utilizing the glucose better through physical activity such as surya namaskar, asanas, kriyas, pranayama etc
4. Relaxation, visualization and contemplative practices to induce a sense of inner calmness and wellbeing.
Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani's invited presentation on, "Yoga as a means to Aid Recovery from Illness" for the International Webinar on “Yoga for Infectious Diseases” on 8th and 9th August, 2020 organised by Lakulish Yoga University.
The video is avaiable from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS4UVfQXwVo
Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), New Delhi under Ministry of AYUSH, GOI was designated as a World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine (Yoga) in April, 2013. WHO Collaborating Centre is supposed to take FOUR work-plans and the second one is – `Organization of capacity building workshops and training programs on the role, scope, practice and evidence-based use of Yoga in non-communicable diseases’.
2nd Capacity Building Workshop was conducted on the theme “Yogic Management of Cancer, Bronchial Asthma & Stroke” at Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi from 28th - 30th November, 2016.
The Chief Guests for the inaugural was Dr. Sudhir Gupta, Additional Dy. Director General (NCD), Directorate General of Health Services, Govt of India and Dr Kim Sung Chol, Regional Adviser, Traditional Medicines, World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia.
The capacity building workshop was organised by Dr Ishwar V Basavaraddi Director MDNIY with eminent resource persons and it aimed to train Master Trainers who would carry out the same activity in their locality /organization /concerned State and be Brand Ambassadors for propagating the role of Yoga in non-communicable diseases.
Dr Ananda was invited as a Resource Person for the workshop for orienting and enlightening the participants on the role, scope, practice and evidence-based use of Yoga in non-communicable diseases with special emphasis on Bronchial Asthma.
TCM qigong and self-healing in cancer recovery qigong4us
Most current cancer treatments focus on the cancer itself, but little on the internal environment that cultivated cancer growth in the first place, such as the stress and anxiety, cancer-phobia, emotional disturbance, relationship issues, life-style, nutrition, and purpose in life, etc. which may lead to cancer growth or recurrence. The self-healing retreat in University of Maryland is going to introduce the latest breakthrough in cancer therapy – YOU (the patient’s self-care and self-empowerment)!
In modern times when the terms Yoga and Yoga therapy have become synonymous, this paper is but a small attempt to put into perspective what Yoga therapy can offer us as an integrative system of wholistic well being.
Sukhsohale Neelam D , Phatak Mrunal S , Sukhsohale Sachin D , Agrawal Sanjay B
International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health, Vol.4 No.12 (2012) Pages 2000-12
Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani's invited presentation for the Golden Jubilee International Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society, Southern Region – 2017 at MGMCRI, Puducherry on 4th and 5th July 2017.
An invited talk by Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani for the Annual Scientic Society meet of Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry on 16 December 2016
Pranic Healing is a highly developed and tested system of energy healing that utilizes prana to balance, harmonize and transform the body's energy processes. Prana is a Sanskrit word that means life-force. This invisible bio-energy or vital energy keeps the body alive and maintains a state of good health. In acupuncture, the Chinese refer to this subtle energy as Chi. It is also called Ruah or the Breath of Life in the Old Testament.
Dr Ananda's lecture class at Dr MGR Medical University.
He was invited to deliver lecture as Resource Person on “Research in Yoga” for the 25th workshop on Research Methodology and Bio- Statistics for AYUSH PG Students and Researchers organised by Department of Siddha of the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University.
Dr Ananda's review of "MUDRA, THE SACRED SECRET", a new book by Indu Arora. Yogacharya AB Bhavanani
Dr Ananda's review of "MUDRA, THE SACRED SECRET", a new book by Indu Arora. In this masterpiece, Indu Arora has explored the length and breadth of Hasta Mudras as perceived through different cultural and spiritual traditions including Yoga, Tantra, Sanathana Dharma, Buddhism and Indian Classical Dance. She traces the origin and history of Mudra with adequate textual references and appropriate quotations that explore the spirituality, psychology, philosophy and science of Mudra.
YOGA AS THERAPY : Synthesis of Traditional Wisdom with Modern Scientific Know...Yogacharya AB Bhavanani
Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani’s presentation on YOGA AS THERAPY : Synthesis of Traditional Wisdom with Modern Scientific Knowledge in the 34th Research Methodology & Biostatistics Workshop conducted by the Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR. Medical University in July 2021.
E-souvenir of the CME-cum-Workshop on YOGA AND LIFESTYLE DISORDERS held on 22 November 2013 at MGMC & RI, Pondicherry. The event was organized
by Department of Physiology and Centre for Yoga Therapy, Education & Research (CYTER), MGMC&RI of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University, Pondicherry.
Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani's invited talk at the 23rd International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research & its Applications. 3 - 6 January 2020. S-VYASA Deemed to be University, Bangalore, India
Yoga has a great potential in preventing and managing chronic diseases and Yogic lifestyle can make an appreciable contribution to improvement of health of our masses. Yoga has the potential to prevent progression of the disease and if started early, maybe even effecta cure (Bhavanani, 2013).
Basic Yogic principles that are used in management of DM include:
1. Psychological reconditioning and development of appropriate attitudessuch as yama-niyama, chaturbhavana, pratipakshabhavanametc
2. Stress management through counseling, jathis (loosening techniques), asanas (postures), kriyas(systematic rational breath-body coordination movements) and pranayama (breath-energy harmonizing techniques).
3. Helping utilizing the glucose better through physical activity such as surya namaskar, asanas, kriyas, pranayama etc
4. Relaxation, visualization and contemplative practices to induce a sense of inner calmness and wellbeing.
Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani's invited presentation on, "Yoga as a means to Aid Recovery from Illness" for the International Webinar on “Yoga for Infectious Diseases” on 8th and 9th August, 2020 organised by Lakulish Yoga University.
The video is avaiable from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS4UVfQXwVo
Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), New Delhi under Ministry of AYUSH, GOI was designated as a World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Traditional Medicine (Yoga) in April, 2013. WHO Collaborating Centre is supposed to take FOUR work-plans and the second one is – `Organization of capacity building workshops and training programs on the role, scope, practice and evidence-based use of Yoga in non-communicable diseases’.
2nd Capacity Building Workshop was conducted on the theme “Yogic Management of Cancer, Bronchial Asthma & Stroke” at Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi from 28th - 30th November, 2016.
The Chief Guests for the inaugural was Dr. Sudhir Gupta, Additional Dy. Director General (NCD), Directorate General of Health Services, Govt of India and Dr Kim Sung Chol, Regional Adviser, Traditional Medicines, World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia.
The capacity building workshop was organised by Dr Ishwar V Basavaraddi Director MDNIY with eminent resource persons and it aimed to train Master Trainers who would carry out the same activity in their locality /organization /concerned State and be Brand Ambassadors for propagating the role of Yoga in non-communicable diseases.
Dr Ananda was invited as a Resource Person for the workshop for orienting and enlightening the participants on the role, scope, practice and evidence-based use of Yoga in non-communicable diseases with special emphasis on Bronchial Asthma.
TCM qigong and self-healing in cancer recovery qigong4us
Most current cancer treatments focus on the cancer itself, but little on the internal environment that cultivated cancer growth in the first place, such as the stress and anxiety, cancer-phobia, emotional disturbance, relationship issues, life-style, nutrition, and purpose in life, etc. which may lead to cancer growth or recurrence. The self-healing retreat in University of Maryland is going to introduce the latest breakthrough in cancer therapy – YOU (the patient’s self-care and self-empowerment)!
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Utilising social media analytics to drive more targeted marketing. This presentation provides 6 key considerations for utilising social media analytics to drive more targeted marketing.
These slides were presented at SAScon Beta Conference on the 2 December 2014 by Jim Haysom, Consultant and Jamie Riddell, founder of BirdSong, a world leading pay as you go social analytics tool.
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Souvenir of the CME on SLEEP, CONSCIOUSNESS & MEDITATION: NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL CORRELATES organized by Department of Physiology and CYTER on 27th November 2014 at MGMCRI, Puducherry.
For more details on CYTER: http://sbvu.ac.in/cyter-center-for-yoga-therapy-education-and-research/
To celebrate the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA 2015 the Centre for Yoga Therapy, Education and Research (CYTER) at MGMCRI of the Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth organised a week-long programme with various multifaceted activities from the 21st to 26th of June 2015. This included:
1. A public awareness programme with free Yoga therapy consultations and lecture-demonstrations in collaboration with the Pondicherry Yogasana Association at MGMCRI City Centre from 7am to 1.30pm on June 21st. More than 300 participants performed the AYUSH Common Yoga Protocol and more than 300 members of the public had free Yoga and medical consultations, health checkup and Yoga therapy awareness sessions were given by eminent Yoga teachers and therapists of Pondicherry.
2. Yoga awareness programmes were conducted for more than 600 staff and students of the constituent colleges of SBVU from 22nd to 25th June.
3. National Seminar & CME on “THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF YOGA” was organised in collaboration with Dept of Physiology at MGMCRI campus on 26th June 2015.
Souvenir of the International Day of Yoga 2017 organised by CYTER, Pondicherry. Yogacharya AB Bhavanani
Consequent to the decision of the United Nations on 11 December, 2014 and with the support of 177 nations, International Day of Yoga was celebrated on 21 June, 2015 and 2016.
As per guidelines issued by UGC and Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, the International Day of Yoga 2017 was celebrated at Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed University accredited with 'A' Grade by NAAC), Pondicherry in a grand manner from 19-23 June 2017.
Celebration of IDY 2017 at SBV included:
1. Monday, 19.6.2017: Yoga awareness programme at MGMCRI, KGNC and IGIDS.
2. Tuesday, 20.6.2017: Mass awareness Yoga programme at Seliamedu HSS and RHTC and at MGMCRI urban centre in collaboration with Community Medicine Dept.
3. Wednesday, 21.6.2017: International Day of Yoga celebrations with mass demonstration on beach and different events by Tourism, Health and Education departments with participation by CYTER team.
4. Thursday, 22.6.2017: Regional Yoga competitions for students of HPE institutions in Pondicherry region in association with Pondicherry Yogasana Association.
5. Friday, 23.6.2017: National Seminar-cum-Workshop on “Role of Yoga in prevention, management and rehabilitation of chronic diseases” with lectures, lecture-demonstrations, workshops and panel discussion by eminent experts. Dr KK Aggarwal, the National President of IMA from New Delhi was Chief Guest and delivered the Keynote address.
Prof Madanmohan, Director Professor of Physiology in JIPMER, Pondicherry, India is a pioneer in integrating yoga and modern medicine. He had given yog training to many batches of medical students, school children, police personnel and hospital patients with the aim of determining the effectiveness of yog as a health-promoting and therapeutic intervention.
The results had been gratifying and many papers published in indexed journals. It was however his heart’s desire to introduce yog to medical students as a branch of physiology and contemporary medicine. The opportunity came with financial support from Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi. With the aim of motivating 30 students to join the initial programme, he took introductory lecture for the batch of 2008.
However, after the introductory lecture, many students wanted to join and he enlisted the entire batch (n=100) for the programme.
The objectives of the programme were:
1. To promote awareness among medical students about the effectiveness of yog as an inexpensive means for achieving holistic health.
2. To impart knowledge, skill & attitude about the theoretical & practical aspects of yogic science.
3. To motivate medical students to take up further studies, therapy & research in yog.
4. To introduce yog in medical curriculum as a branch of physiology & contemporary medicine.
Most research has been seen the growing interest in the neurobiological correlates of meditation. They omitted the philosophical aspects of meditation on human being and its wider implications on human. Hence the following issues like definition, study design, and its outcomes need to be study. In meditation research the effects of meditation practice need to examine and also how meditation works is need to study and examine. Some meditation techniques reduce pain, but how meditation affects the brain’s response to pain is not been studied. The brain structural differences between a well-matched sample of long-term meditators and controls using whole-brain cortical thickness also need to analysze. This paper describes the issues related to meditation and their effects on the study of meditation with some explanation of methods in meditation research.
Effects of a single session of yogic relaxation on cardiovascular parameters ...Yogacharya AB Bhavanani
Aim and objective: This pilot study was done to determine effects of a single session of yogic relaxation on cardiovascular parameters in a transgender population. Methods: Heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) measurements were recorded in 106 transgender participants (mean age of 23.86 ± 7.87 y) attending a yogic relaxation program at CYTER, MGMCRI. Participants practised a series of techniques consisting of quiet sitting, om chanting, mukha bhastrika, nadi shuddhi, brahma mudra, pranava pranayama in sitting posture and savitri pranayama in shavasana. HR, systolic (SP) and diastolic pressure (DP) were recorded before and after the 60 minute session using non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) apparatus. Pulse pressure (PP), mean pressure (MP), rate-pressure product (RPP) and double product (DoP) indices were derived from recorded parameters. Student’s paired t test was used to compare data that passed normality testing and Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-ranks test for others. P values less than 0.05 were accepted as indicating significant differences for pre-post comparisons. Results: All recorded cardiovascular parameters witnessed a reduction following the session. This was statistically more significant (p < 0. 0001) in HR, MP, RPP and DoP and significant (p = 0.002) in SP. Conclusion: There is a healthy reduction in HR, BP and derived cardiovascular indices following a single yogic relaxation session in a transgender population. These changes may be attributed to enhanced harmony of cardiac autonomic function as a result of mind-body relaxation program. It is suggested that an open and non-hostile environment is conducive for obtaining such a state of psychosomatic relaxation and that such opportunities for transgender participants should be created in all healthcare facilities. This research paper was published in International Journal of Physiology, January-June, 2016, Vol. 4, No. 1
Dr Ananda's invited article on Yoga for Dental Professional : Scope and Simplified Practices published in the Journal of Scientific Dentistry, 2017;7(1):1-11
EFFECTS OF SELECTED YOGIC PRACTICES ON VITAL CAPACITY AMONG MALE COLLEGE STUD...Karuna Yoga Vidya Peetham
INTRODUCTION 1 - 16
1.1 Yoga
1.2 Concept of health and yoga
1.3 The integrated approach of yoga practices
1.4 Importance of yoga
1.5 Modern youth and yoga
1.6 Vital capacity
1.7 Statement of the problem
1.8 Hypothesis
1.9 Significance of the problem
1.10 Delimitations
1.11 Limitations
1.12 Definition of the terms 2.
2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 17 - 28
3. METHODOLOGY 29 - 33
3.1 Selection of the subjects
3.2 Experimental design and treatment
3.3 Selection of the yogic practices for the stud
3.4 Selection of the variable
3.5 Selection of test
3.6 Test administration
3.7 Statistical
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To celebrate the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA 2015 CYTER has planned a week-long programme with various multifaceted activities from the 21st to 26th of June 2015. This includes:
1. A PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAMME with free Yoga therapy consultations, talks and lec-demonstrations in collaboration with the Pondicherry Yogasana Association® at MGMCRI City Centre from 7am to 1.30pm on June 21st.
2. YOGA AWARENESS PROGRAMMES FOR MEDICAL AND PARAMEDICAL STUDENTS from 22 to 25 June.
3. NATIONAL SEMINAR & CME on “THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF YOGA” in collaboration with Dept of Physiology at MGMCRI on 26 June 2015.
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Awareness on Yoga and AYUSH initiatives of Govt. of India
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On behalf of Param Pujya Ammaji and the entire Gitananda Yoga Family Worldwide we wish all our readers a very happy and prosperous New Year 2024!
Our beloved Ammaji as Editor of Yoga Life always put Lord Vigneshwara, the ‘obstacle to all obstacles’ on the January cover, and we continue the tradition with this colourful image of the Divine Lord. We pray to the benevolent Lord Abhayakaravinayaka to bless us all in the New Year with wellness, happiness, prosperity and success in all our endeavors.
The inner covers highlight memorable moments from the wonderful time we had hosting the Yoga Studies team from the Loyola Marymount University, USA during their study tour of India. The front inner cover depicts special moments during the Indo-US Yoga Chikitsa Symposium at Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth that was graced by the present Vice Chancellor Prof NR Biswas and the past Vice Chancellor and Emeritus Professor Dr KR Sethuraman.
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On the back cover Dr Anandaji as the Madathipathi welcomes all dedicated Sadhakas for the 150th Annual Guru Puja for Srila Sri Kambaliswamigal and 30th Guru Puja of Yogamaharishi Dr Swami Gitananda Giri Guru Maharaj to be held on 11th January 2024.
Yoga is the path of self-re-discovery, and we are fortunate to be guided by our illustrious Guru Parampara. May we always be worthy of their potent blessings and benevolent grace.
Dhivya Priya Bhavanani's talk on 7th January 2022 at the 27th International Yoga Festival, organized by the Government of Puducherry, Department of Tourism, Pondicherry, India from 4th to 7th January 2022.
Vibhaga and pranava pranayama of Gitananda Rishictulure Yoga by Dr AnandaYogacharya AB Bhavanani
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Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Yogasana Tribute to the Nation on its 75th year of in...Yogacharya AB Bhavanani
We humbly dedicate this Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Yogasana Tribute to the Nation on its 75th year of independence offered by the CYTER Team of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry, India to each and every one of the great freedom fighters of our beloved Nation who contributed their mite during the freedom struggle.
We owe the freedom we savour today to their timeless sacrifices.
We will forever remain indebted to all of them.
Jai Hind !
Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani's special session on Yoga and the digestive system for members of the Rishiculture Gitananda Yoga Family.
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Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani's Keynote on "Integrating yoga therapy within the Modern Medical System" at the Global Yoga therapy Day conference 2021
Yoga and Cultural Misappropriation: An e-book by Dr Ananda, Malini and PadmaYogacharya AB Bhavanani
This e-book authored by Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Yogasadhaki Malini and Yogacharini Padma provides a road map towards manifesting culturally appropriate yoga in modern times. Yoga without its cultural context, is no longer yoga and hence we must be mindful of the necessity to retain the content for yoga to be alive through us.
This e-book is endorsed by the Indian Yoga Association – A self-regulatory body of Yoga Organizations. IYA is a maiden attempt to unite all yoga paramparas in a common cause. Indian Yoga Association is committed to promotion and advancement of Yoga and its applications around the world and industry-cum-self-regulatory body to facilitate activities of member institutions.
To know more about the IYA visit http://www.yogaiya.in/about/
To know more about Dr Ananda and the ICYER at Ananda Ashram, please visit www.rishiculture.in
Dr Ananda's invited presentation on Yoga Research: Past, Present and Future at the International E-conference titled "Recent Advances in the Medical Sciences International E - Conference, RAMSIECON 2021" organised by Department of Physiology, Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangalore from 30th June to 3rd July 2021.
This e-book authored by Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Yogasadhaki Malini and Yogacharini Padma provides a road map towards manifesting culturally appropriate yoga in modern times. Yoga without its cultural context, is no longer yoga and hence we must be mindful of the necessity to retain the content for yoga to be alive through us.
Yogacharya Dr. ANANDA BALAYOGI BHAVANANI
MBBS, ADY, DPC, DSM, PGDFH, PGDY, FIAY, MD (Alt.Med), C-IAYT, DSc (Yoga)
Yogacharya Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani is Director of the Centre for Yoga Therapy Education and Research (CYTER), and Professor of Yoga Therapy at the Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry (www.sbvu.ac.in).
He is also Chairman of the International Centre for Yoga Education and Research at Ananda Ashram, Pondicherry, India (www.icyer.com) and Yoganjali Natyalayam, the premier institute of Yoga and Carnatic Music and Bharatanatyam in Pondicherry (www.rishiculture.in). He is son and successor of the internationally acclaimed Yoga team of Yogamaharishi Dr. Swami Gitananda Giri Guru Maharaj and Yogacharini Kalaimamani Ammaji, Smt Meenakshi Devi Bhavanani.
A recipient of the prestigious DSc (Yoga) from SVYASA Yoga University in January 2019, he is a Gold Medallist in Medical Studies (MBBS) with postgraduate diplomas in both Family Health (PGDFH) as well as Yoga (PGDY) and the Advanced Diploma in Yoga under his illustrious parents in 1991-93. A Fellow of the Indian Academy of Yoga, he has authored 19 DVDs and 26 books on Yoga as well as published nearly 300 papers, compilations and abstracts on Yoga and Yoga research in National and International Journals. His literary works have more than 2650 Citations, with an h-Index of 25 and an i10-Index of 50. In addition, he is a Classical Indian Vocalist, Percussionist, Music Composer and Choreographer of Indian Classical Dance.
In recent years he has travelled abroad 20 times and conducted invited talks, public events, workshops and retreats and been major presenter at Yoga conferences in the UK, USA, Italy, Czech Republic, South Africa, Germany, Switzerland, Malaysia, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
He is an Honorary Advisor to International Association of Yoga Therapists (www.iayt.org), Australasian Association of Yoga Therapists (www.yogatherapy.org.au), World Yoga Foundation (www.worldyogafoundation.in) and Gitananda Yoga Associations worldwide (www.rishiculture.in).
A recognized PhD guide for Yoga Therapy he was recognized as an IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) by the International Association of Yoga Therapists, USA in 2016. It is notable that he is the first Indian to receive this honour.
He is currently member of numerous expert committees of the Ministry of AYUSH including its National Board for Promotion of Yoga and Naturopathy, Scientific Advisory Committee & Standing Finance Committees of CCRYN, Technical Committee of the Yoga Certification Board, Expert Committees for Celebration of International Yoga Day and the National Yoga & Diabetes program. He is Consultant Resource Person for the WHO and its Collaborative Centre in Traditional Medicine (Yoga) at MDNIY, New Delhi. He is also EC member and Director Publications of the Indian Yoga Association (www.yogaiya.in).
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Yogacharya Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani's presentation on "Managing Stress through Yoga : Concepts and Methods" during the FDP organized by Central University of Rajasthan from 1 to 5 March 2021.
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Report on the CME on “Sleep, consciousness and meditation: neurophysiological correlates” 2014
1. REPORT ON CME ON “SLEEP, CONSCIOUSNESS AND
MEDITATION: NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL CORRELATES” 2014
A CME on “Sleep, consciousness and meditation: neurophysiological correlates” was held at
MGMC&RI, Pondicherry on 27th November 2014. This event was organized by Department
of Physiology and Centre for Yoga Therapy, Education and Research (CYTER), MGMC&RI,
Pondicherry. More than 300 medical and paramedical professionals and students as well as
Yoga practitioners and enthusiasts took part in the day-long event that updated knowledge
of participants in the fields of sleep, consciousness and meditation and introduced them to
the practices leading to meditation.
The CME was inaugurated by Prof KR Sethuraman, Vice-Chancellor, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth
in the presence of Prof N Ananthakrishnan (Dean PG Studies and research) and Prof S
Krishnan, (Dean Administration).
In his inspiring lead talk, Prof KR Sethuraman said, “To an uninformed person, ‘Conscious
Sleep’ seems to be a funny oxymoron. However, ‘Yoga Nidra’ or ‘Yogic Sleep’ is a state of
deep relaxation in which one leaves the waking state, go past the dreaming state, and enter
into the deep sleep state, while remaining fully awake and alert. This state of awareness is
extremely beneficial, both for releasing stress, and for the joy of spiritual experiences.” He
reminded the audience of work done at the Menninger Foundation in USA in 1971 that
provided scientific evidence of the existence of a fourth state of unified, transcendental
consciousness, which lies at the transition between sensory and sleep, consciousness. He
stressed need for adequate amounts of sleep as also the voluntary control of internal states
with therapeutic potential in many fields of human endeavor including integrated
healthcare.”
Prof N Ananthakrishnan (Dean PG Studies and Research) felicitated the occasion and
stressed on the importance of integrating Indian Systems of Medicine (AYUSH) with
modern health care as detailed in the national health plans as well as the necessity of young
medicos to be exposed to Yoga as recommended by the MCI. To this extent Sri Balaji
Vidyapeeth has set up the SBV AIM HIGH under which the CYTER and CMTER are
functioning at MGMCRI. Prof S Krishnan, (Dean Administration) in his presidential address
explained the importance of meditation in daily life and wished the event all success.
A practice session on meditation was conducted by Smt. Meena Ramanathan, the
Coordinator- cum - Yoga therapist of CYTER and all participants were exposed to various
techniques enhancing contemplative aspects when mind is drawn inwards.
2. In his invited talk on neural correlates of consciousness, Prof Harsha Halahalli from the K.S.
Hegde Medical Academy reminded us of the statement by David Chalmers that, “there is
nothing that we know more intimately than conscious experience, but there is nothing that is
harder to explain.” He discussed different features of consciousness studied in
neurobiological research such as the ‘functions’ of consciousness and the phenomenological
experience or conscious ‘experience’. He elaborated on the neural correlates of consciousness
that are the basic brain systems whose activity correlates directly with the states of conscious
experience as this is regarded as a starting point to investigate the harder problems of the
neurobiology of conscious experience. He brought to light the newer neuroimaging methods
along with neurophysiological approaches that are being used to investigate the NCC of the
contents of consciousness.
Prof Ravindra PN from the Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Karnataka gave a
presentation on the neurophysiological correlates of sleep and meditation. He mentioned
that both meditation and sleep bring about a positive regulatory effect on body and mind
thereby influencing various physiological functions and behavioral states. Though the
mechanisms of sleep and meditation are both through efferent and sensory attenuation thus
inducing a state of hypometabolism, however it is a natural and spontaneous phenomenon
in sleep, whereas during meditation it is a cognitive skill. Behaviorally, both sleep and
meditation appear to be a passive like state, but physiologically they are highly dynamic
with multidimensional interactions of neuronal, humoral, autonomic and cognitive
mechanisms.
Prof Madanmohan, the Professor and Head, Department of Physiology and Director CYTER
of MGMCRI gave an enlightening presentation on the neurophysiological basis of conscious
behavior. He explained how the limbic system and hypothalamus influence our behavior
and how damage to amygdala results in episodes of limbic rage. There is extensive
development of cerebral cortex (encephalization) in human brain and the prefrontal cortex is
responsible for discrimination and judgment. Encephalization implies that our innate animal
behavior is subject to physiological, psychological and social modulation. Different parts of
the brain are inter-related. Human behavior should be modulated by higher brain areas and
higher morals and not limited to limbic and animal behavior. “We humans have free will”
said he and “hence responsibility.” Practice of desirable behavior needs constant repetition
so that the transmission through relevant neural pathways is facilitated. As demonstrated by
Pavlov (classical conditioning) and Skinner (operant conditioning), learning involves
3. repetition. Hence, conscious desirable behavior should be practiced repeatedly so that it
becomes an automatic response.
Yogacharya Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, the Deputy Director, CYTER gave a detailed
presentation on the therapeutic potential of meditation. He explained how many eastern
healing traditions have slowly and steadily percolated the health care system worldwide.
This is especially true of mind–body therapies that focus on the health promotive intrinsic
connections that exist between the human brain, mind, body, and individual behaviour. This
includes techniques of meditation (mantra meditation, mindfulness meditation, and others),
and the holistic lifestyle of Yoga. He detailed the documented health promoting benefits of
mind-body practices on all systems of the human body and concluded that the eastern
mind-body techniques seem to affect every cell bringing about better neuro-effector
communication, enhancing optimum functioning of all organ-systems while increasing
resistance against stress. In fact scientific research in recent times has shown that the
physiological, psychological and biochemical effects of Yoga and meditation are of an anti-stress
nature thus making them a potent antidote to the omnipresent stress pandemic.
The final session was a special talk by Dr V Ambarish from the M S Ramaiah Medical
College, Bangalore on meditation and immunomodulation. He stressed on how meditation
promotes mind and body relaxation, builds internal energy/life force (prana), develops
compassion, love, patience, generosity, forgiveness and enables us to enjoy an indestructible
sense of well-being while engaging in daily activity. He highlighted outcomes of a few
interesting studies addressing the effect of meditation on immunomodulation. These
included those reports on how meditative practices brought about immune changes at both
cellular and molecular level.
An open forum with all CME faculties was held before the CME concluded with the
valedictory session that honoured members of the Departments of Physiology and CYTER
for their active and enthusiastic assistance that made the event a grand success.
The following are the recommendations of the CME:
1. The CME puts on record its appreciation for the visionary efforts of the Chairman,
management and authorities of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth for their foresightedness in
creating a Centre for Yoga Therapy, Education and Research (CYTER) at Mahatma
Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute. This is truly innovative and is
applauded by all concerned.
4. 2. Scientific studies provide evidence of the preventive, rehabilitative and
complementary role of Yoga and specifically meditation in management of various
stress induced, lifestyle disorders and hence it should be introduced in all medical
institutions as part of an integrative approach for the benefit of patients.
3. It is desirable that modern medical professionals be exposed to the scientific and
therapeutic aspects of Yoga and this may be done by awareness programmes,
workshops and seminars.
4. Yoga and meditation should be introduced to undergraduate medical and
paramedical students as recommended by MCI and this should be done in the first
year itself.
Modern medical advancements provide the rationale for the integration of various traditional healing
techniques including Yoga to promote healing, health, and longevity. It is imperative that advances in
medicine include the holistic approach of Yoga to face the current challenges in health care. Under the
dynamic leadership of Shri MK Rajagopalan, authorities of SBVU had set up CYTER in 2010 and
many activities have been going on since then. More than 7000 patients have benefited from a
scientifically sound Yoga therapy programme is imparted through the Yoga Therapy OPD that is
functioning daily from 9 am to 1pm. Consultations are offered by Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani,
Deputy Director and Mrs Meena Ramanathan, Coordinator and Yoga Therapist and qualified Yoga
instructors are imparting the schedules. Individualized and group Yoga therapy sessions are being
conducted for various medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, musculoskeletal and
psychiatric disorders with excellent feedback from participants. Numerous research studies have been
completed under guidance of Dr. Madanmohan, Professor and Head, Department of Physiology and
Director CYTER and 30 papers have been published.