a lecture by : dr. pranav pandya, md head – all world gayatri pariwar chancellor – devsanskriti...
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A lecture by :
Dr. Pranav Pandya, MD
Head – All World Gayatri Pariwar
Chancellor – Devsanskriti Vishwavidyalaya
Mind body Relationship and its application to medical science today
An exciting field of medicine
– includes
* meditation,
* hypnosis,
* guided imagery,
* biofeed back,
* relaxation therapy
Mind body Medicine, MBM
Mind body Medicine, MBM
Useful in
* Headache,
* chronic pain,
* insomnia,
* anxiety,
* depression,
* CAD and Cancer.
There is nothing more divine than mind.
Nothing more apt to unite men to Gods
and Gods to men.
– Hermes (Greek
God, Supposed to be founder of Alchemy)
Beyond Mind Body to a New Era of Healing
A man on earth is a mortal God….. And a God in Heaven is an immortal man.
– Hermes
Beyond Mind Body to a New Era of Healing
Era 1 : Dates to Mid 1800
* Scientists regarded that time the entire world including human bodies, as mindless machine
Modern Medicine : Three Eras
Modern Medicine : Three Eras
Era 2 : Dates to Mid 1900
* Emerged mind body medicine
* Mind Could affect one’s body, placebo response
* Research on PUS and hypertension
Era 3 : By New Millennium
* Development of non local mind.
* Effect of consciousness to act locally as well as non locally.
Modern Medicine : Three Eras
Era 1 is Mechanical Medicine
Began in 1860s :
It was materialistic, mechanistic or physicalistic medicine like : drugs, surgery, radiation so on.
Energy and matter only mattered not mind.
Modern Medicine : Three Eras
Era 2 is of Psychosomatic Medicine
Developed after World War II :
Research on Placebo Effect – Beneficial results of suggestion, expectation and Positive Thinking.
Stress Management is used with Medicine for heart disease or Coro bypass, not as a replacement for them.
Modern Medicine : Three Eras
Development of Alternative and Complementary Medicine :
Endless potential of therapies
Era 2 is of Psychosomatic Medicine
Modern Medicine : Three Eras
COMPLEMENTARY&
ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS OF
MEDICINE (CAM)
COMPLEMENTARY&
ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS OF
MEDICINE (CAM)
CURRENT SCENARIO
More and more people worldwide are spending billions on herbal remedies.
In the US alone the use of complementary and alternative medicine has doubled in the past decade.
IN USA
42.1% used CAM therapy
$ 21.2 billion spent
IN UK
28.3% used CAM therapy
Pound 450 million spent
….Problem of Today’s Society….Problem of Today’s Society
Stress and Strain
Absence of Inner Joy and Peace
More and more Psychosomatic Ailments
Lack of emotional support during periods of crises
Understanding The Concept of Sound Health
Defined by WHOWHO as ….
* Physical* Mental
* Spiritual and* Social Well-being
Alternative Systems of Medicineemerged because of
• Limitations of Various Branches of Medicines
• Synthesis of Proven Systems
• Need for Preventive Measures
• Inexpensive Treatment
• Emphasizes Mind and body link
Complementary TherapiesBiological therapies :
Herbal remedies
Aromatherapy
Dietary theapies
Orthomolecular therapies
Mind - body therapies : Hypnotherapy
Pranic Healing
Meditation
Herbal Remedies– Plants and their Extracts
Aromatherapy– Essential oils usually inhaled
Dietary Therapies—Right diet to promote health,prevent or control illness
Orthomolecular Therapies—Large vitamin doses Or mineral supplements.
Complementary Therapies
MIND BODY INTERVENTIONS
Hypnotherapy-for behavioral and mental problems.
Healing-Prayer,directed thoughts and spiritual healing.
Meditation-deep breathing and inner relaxation.
Tranquility and equipoise.
Complementary Therapies
Alternative systems & Therapies
Diagnostic Systems :
Iridology-looking at eyes
Dowsing-through rods
Radionics-invisible energy fields
Kinesiology-energy imbalances in muscles
Energy Therapies
Crystals- said to influence the patients’ aura
Reiki-channels spiritual energy to heal body,mind
Laying on of hands-to manipulate the body’s energy
NONE SYSTEMATICALLY REVIEWED YET
Alternative systems & Therapies
MANIPULATIVE THERAPIES
OSTEOPATHY; MANIPULATIONOF MUSCLES AND JOINTS
CHIROPRACTIC;MANIPULATIONOF SPINE
MASSAGE;RUBBING,KNEADING OR PRESSURE
REFLEXOLOGY;MASSAGE OF SPECIFIC PARTS OF FOOT,ACU POINTS
ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
AYURVEDA-ANCIENT INDIAN DISCIPLINE
-’SCIENCE OF LIFE’ based on Mind,body,spirit interactions.TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
HOMEOPATHY
NATUROPATHY
OPINION OF SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
Some of the complementary therapies may be like a harmless fashion or may be a mass hysteria but…..
Alternative systems of medicine like Ayurved definitely opens new horizons for prevention and cure of diseases.
OPINION OF SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
Conventional medicine regards body as a machine like a computer or a jumbo jet.
CAM thinks that healthy body is a system in balance.The whole body is a self regulating extended network.
CAM EXPERTS SAY THAT
NETWORK PATHOLOGIES ARISE WHEN THE BODY SELF ORGANISES IN RESPONSE TO SOME DISTURBANCE BUT BECOMES CONFUSED AND ENDS UP WORSE AT SELF REGULATION THAN BEFORE.
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME AND CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME ARE EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY NETWORK PATHOLOGIES.
AyurvedAyurved
The ancient Indian sages, who came face to face with the truth, revealed the secrets of wholesome living after intense research and observation of Herbs and gave us the gift of Ayurved
The Atharva Veda contains early description of the use of herbal medicine
Ayurveda is fifth veda or upveda
AYURVEDA encompasses ..
Herbal healing
Rasa, Bhasma and Rasayan
Meditation and Yoga
Dietary control
PANCHAKARMA
Yagyopathy
Brahmavarchas Research Center
Research Institute dedicated for Scientific Spirituality
Yagyapathy - An Approach To Total Health
* Oral medicines - Effect only through digestion. But not fully absorbed.
* Negative impact on digestive system.
* Intravenous therapies - Quick effect but risk of reaction and side effects.
The Achievements
Preservation of Herbal Plants of More Than 450 varieties,which
otherwise could have become extinct.
Delivering these readily available plants for Medicinal and
Spiritual use to each and everyone on “no profit” basis.
Testing of Constituents of Herbal Plants
Synthesis of Various Branches of Western and alternative
Systems of Medicines.
Scientific Analysis of Effects of Yagyopathy,the most ancient
science of herbal healing through vaporization of these herbs and
Mantra Chikitsa
Distribution of Herbs in purest form.
* Increasing no. of elderly persons all over
* Care of dying patients
* Organ Transplants
* Stem cell revolution
* Genome and Cloning – Technological wonders
* Health system getting bankrupt and costs high
* Complimentary and alternative medicine emerging fast.
* Impaired Physicians
* Pain Management and reassurance
* Depression as the topmost killer by 2015
Is a menace today
Leading to erosion of human potential and lot of illnesses
In fact is
A non-specific response of the body to any demand made upon it or to an
external stimuli.
RHYTHMIC CYCLE OF ACTIVITY & TENSION
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IMPROPERLY COPED STRESS LEADING TO ATASTROPHIES TOO MUCH ACTIVITY TENSION
DEPLETION OF ENERGY
TOO LITTLE ACTIVITY TENSION DEPLETION OF ENERGY
TIME
LOWACTIVITY
HIGH ACTIVITY
ENERGY
TENSION
( BOSS )
A DEBILITATING PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION BROUGHT ABOUT BY UNRELIEVED WORK STRESS
A DEBILITATING PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION BROUGHT ABOUT BY UNRELIEVED WORK STRESS
FIVE STAGES OF BOSS(1) HONEYMOON (2) FUEL SHORTAGE (3) CHRONIC SYMPTOMS (4) CRISIS (5) LOSING THE MARATHON
BITING NAILS, CLENCHING FISTS, CLENCHING JAWS
DRUMMING FINGERSGRINDING TEETH
HUNCHING SHOULDERS
PICKING AT FACIAL SKIN
TOO CONSCIOUS ABOUT BEING ON TIME
TAPPING FEET
TOO HURRIED OR LOUD TALKING
TWO JOBS AT A TIME
TOUCHING HAIR OFTEN
Nervous Signals
ANXIETY , DEPRESSION ,FRUSTRATION,
HABITUAL ANGER OR HOSTILITY, HELPLESSENSS, HOPELESSNESS, IRRITABILITY,
RESTLESSNESS
AGGRESSION , DISTURBED SLEEP EMOTIONAL OUT BURSTS ,LEAVING JOBS
UNDONE ,OVER REACTIVE
SIGNALS OF STRESS
* Sinus Tachycardia
* High Blood Pressure
* Ischaemic Heart -
Disease
* Diabetes Mellitus
* Hyper Acidity,
PU syndrome
* Ulcerative Colitis
* Migraine, tension headache,
Chronic backache
* Allergies, Asthma
* Thyrotoxicosis
* Auto immune disorders
* Menstrual Disorders
* Anxiety Neurosis, Obsessions
Depression will be world’s most debilitating disease by 2005 after heart ailments. By 2015, it may be first.
Psychology is going to be the subject of future for students.
STRESS IS NOT-- Merely nervous tension.IT IS * Always the non-specific result of damage* Something to be avoided
STRESS IS NOT-- Merely nervous tension.IT IS * Always the non-specific result of damage* Something to be avoided
* Change in dietary pattern: Tryptophan Rich Food, Vegetarian Diet.
* Subtler exercises - ASANS (Postures) & PRAGYA YOG.
* PRANAYAM: Churning of Vital energy.* Proper reading habits -“SWADHYAY” For
Self- Introspection.* Proper relaxation -“SHAVASAN”, Yog Nidra.
More to follow...
* Proper meditation upon flame,ocean,colors, ragas.
* Music therapy - “MANTRA CHIKITSA”.* Pulverized herbal powders - “AKOUSHADHI
CHIKITSA”. * Homa therapy, Yagna. * Avoid isolation, become part of society and
devote time for social & selfless service.
STRESS PROOFING LIFESTYLE
The art of being The art of relating
The art of thinking The art of becoming The art of organizing
New salad combinations Fruit nuts and raw vegetables Raw or steamed/boiled vegetables Fiber rich diets whole wheat flour boiled rice
beans and pulses potatoes with skin Fruits as alternatives to pies Sprouted Pulses /wheat grass
Meditation
* A cleanser of our mental garbage.
* Our day to day necessecity.
It gives relief from mental constipation
Meditation
Implies giving a bath to your personality of nobel and ideal thoughts.
How to meditate
* Sit in a comfortable position.
* Classic posture is cross-legged on floor (sukhasana) or
a big chair with soft cushion.
* Straighten your spine.
* Imagine yourself supported by a string hanging from ceiling connected to the top
of your head.
How to meditate
* Breathe deeply through your nose.
* Inhale to full up lungs and then exhale slowly to expel all the air, observing breath all the time.
How to meditate
Select something to focus upon:
A candle flame,
a flower,
your deity,
Himalayas or ocean.
Focus on your breath by counting each inhalation and exhalation.
How to meditate
* You can also focus on sound of Aum or Mantra or a meaningful word or phrase.
OR
* Mentally recite mantra in synchrony with your breathing.
Even 20 minutes of inner equipoise is enough to give you inner peace and freshness.
Scientific Basis Meditation affects brain cells specifically in our limbic nervous system (base of brain), which controls :
* Metabolism,
* Blood pressure,
* Respiration,
* Heart rate and
* Our emotions.
Endorphins and Encephalins (pleasure giving hormones) are secreted.
Scientific Basis A Fact:
* 60% to 80 % of visits to health care professionals are related to stress.
* Patients who respond poorly to medication and surgeries respond extremely well to mind body approaches – such as meditation.
Research
* Migraine headache sufferer experience a 32% reduction in frequency or severity of migraine.
* Psoriasis lesions heal 4 times faster with ultraviolet photo therapy along with meditation.
* Chronic pain relaxation techniques are very effective in lessening the suffering.
* Cancer treatment : Meditation alleviates the suffering of chronic pain and allows people undergoing chemo to better manage pain and side effects.
Research
In surgery :
* Prior to it, meditation and relaxation leads to lesser anxiety, patients blood pressure is
lowered, they bleed less and surgery takes less time.
In Management
* Production is more in subjects regular in meditation.
Non-local Medicine (Infinite Medicine)
* It grants mind freedom to roam freely in space and time.
* Mind is more than the brain. No one’s illness is a purely individual matter.
Modern Medicine : Era Three
* Healing can be achieved at a distance by directing loving and compassionate thoughts, intentions and prayers to others.
Modern Medicine : Era Three
Non-local Medicine (Infinite Medicine)
Three features of Non Locality
1. Non Local happenings are unmediated
(Don’t require a go between singal)
Modern Medicine : Three Eras
Three features of Non Locality
2. Non local events are Unmitigated
(Strength does not falloff with distance)
Beyond Mind Body to a New Era of Healing
Three features of Non Locality
3. Non Local Phenomena are immediate
(No requirement for travel time)
Beyond Mind Body to a New Era of Healing
Era 3 :
* Recognizes the collective, unbounded nature of human consciousness
Beyond Mind Body to a New Era of Healing
Era 3 - Medicine thus is a form of healing based on the fundamental, infinite nature of consciousness.
Reinventing Medicine
Concepts of Psycho-neuro-immunology
&
Development of Complementary or Integrative medicine
Reinventing Medicine
Eternity Medicine Therapies
(i) Music
(ii) Presence being felt
(iii) Need of internal and eternal medicine
Reinventing Medicine
Brahmavarchas Research Institute
An Institute dedicated for Inter-communion of Science and
Spirituality
Computerized Tread Mill Test
An Advanced Test to Measure Cardiac Efficiency
Computerized E.E.G.
Computerized E.E.G. 21 channel Polyrite
This Electroencephalograph Equipment is used to measure various parameter of the Brain.Various wave burst pattern specially alpha waves are noted during intense meditation.
Crude EEG
Crude EEG
Crude EEG
Crude EEG
Alpha
Bursts
Bursts of alpha waves are measured after filtration through Crude EEG by a two channel Physiograph. The Percentage improvement shows efficacy of Meditation and power of Mantra Shakti.
Saint - Savant Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya
Vandaniya Mata Bhagwatidevi Sharma
Prakhar Pragya & Sajal Shradha
This new centre is being developed as Dev sanskriti vishwavidyalayvishwavidyalaya on the lines of ancient Nalanda – Taxshila.
Shantikunj, a centre where people are trained in ways of leading enlightened life.
A UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR DISSEMINATION OF INDIAN CULTURE AND SPIRITUALITY ALL OVER GLOBE STARTED JULY 2002 WITH YOGA
AND PSYCHOLOGY FACULTIES