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Academic Programmes: Admissions for 2018-19
SNo Name of the Programme Duration Eligibility1 YIC (Yoga Instructor Course) 1 month 10, +2 / PUC / 2 years Diploma
2 BSc (Yoga Therapy) * 3 years 10, +2 / PUC
3 BSc (Yoga Consciousness) * 3 years 10, +2 / PUC
4 BNYS (Bachelor of Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences) *
51/2 years 10, +2 / PUC with Biology
5 MSc (Yoga Therapy) * 2 years 10, +2 / PUC, any Under Graduate (UG) programme
6 MSc (Yoga Consciousness) * 2 years 10, +2 / PUC, any Under Graduate (UG) programme
7 PGDYT (Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga Therapy) *
15 months 10, +2 / PUC, any Under Graduate (UG) programme
8 MD (Yoga) * 3 years 10, +2 / PUC + any Medical Graduation
9 PhD (Yoga) * As per UGC Regulations
10, +2 / PUC, any Under Graduate (UG) +Post Graduate (PG) programme
10 MBA (Marketing, Finance & HRD) 4 Semesters Any Graduation along with a valid test score
Note: * For all the Programmes YIC is mandatoryFor further details:Kindly visit our Website: www.svyasa.edu.inKindly Contact: 080 – 2263 9968 / 98 / 96327 53030You can send a Mail to: [email protected] ; [email protected]
BSc & MSc (Yoga), PGDYT, YICalso available in Distance Mode
080-2263 9901/02
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C O N T E N T SEditorial 2
Division of Yoga-SpiritualityBrahmasutra - Mugdhe'rthasampattirpariçeñät - Prof. Ramachandra G Bhat 4International Virat Gurukula Sammelanam 5Invitation for Scholarly Articles in IJOY-PPP 6¥ÁvÀAd® AiÉÆÃUÀ±Á¸ÀÛç (40): avÀÛ¥Àæ¸ÁzÀPÉÌ (ªÀÄ£À¹ì£À ¥Àæ¸À£ÀßvÉUÉ) ««zsÀ G¥ÁAiÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ - ²æà gÁeÉñÀ JZï.PÉ. 11Dean, Prof. M K Sridhar`s Invited Talks at University of Berkeley 12Turiya State in the Mandukya Upanisad - Durga T K & Sridhar M K 13
Division of Yoga & Life SciencesArogyadhama Success Stories from Section E & F 16S-VYASA – Funded Research Projects 20
Division of Yoga & Physical SciencesReminiscence of Prof. E. C. George Sudarshan - Prof. T. M. Srinivasan &Professor E.C.G. Sudarshan: Outstanding Physicist and Friend of S-VYASA - Prof. Alex Hankey 22Consciousness and Information - Prof. T M Srinivasan 24China Tour of Dr. Prahlada Ramarao & Prof. T G Sitharam 26
Division of Yoga & Management StudiesPersonality Development Camp-2018 in Prashanti Kutiram by VYASA 27
Division of Yoga & HumanitiesPrevention, Promotion & Peace - Dr. K Subrahmanyam 29
VYASA, NationalResearch in Yoga & Indian Traditional Medicine in London by Modiji and Meeting with Dignitaries by Guruji 7Inauguration of Manjushri Health Home in Prashanti 9Guruji Programs in New Delhi, Coimbatore & Mumbai 30Times of India & Vijaya Karnataka Education Fairs in Bengaluru 32Workshop on Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation and Demo of Teaching System 33Workshop on Fire Awareness, Safety & Rescue 34Shankara Jayanti Utsav in Prashanti 35
VYASA, InternationalVYASA Houston’s Annual Yoga Retreat 2018 36
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ED ITOR IALAs the ICAP Project is shaping up to start form June 15th to 30th in UP, Orissa, BSF Border Areas, etc, the First Training Camp for all co-ordinator’s is being organised in Prashanti Kutiram form June 3rd to 6th.
As the Readers of YS may remember that there are 5 Dimensions to this ICAP, catering to Oral, Breast and Cervix Cancers1. Screening of 2 Crore Persons in 120
Districts of our country2. Awareness Program for Prevention and
Promotion of Positive Health including collecting Data on Tobacco Reduction etc.
3. Multi-centric RCT / Trials on about 10,000 Patients
4. Mechanisms Study5. Setting up Integrative Palliative Care
Centres (10 beds in each Government Hospital in the country including AYUSH Hospitals)
The Research Committee and the Subcommittees of different AYUSH Systems have come forward to offer their Protocols of each of the following 12 Symptoms of each of the three Cancers
Clinical Symptoms:1. Constipation2. Nausea and Vomiting3. Breathlessness4. Pain
Symptoms due to Tumour:5. Oral Mucositis6. Malignant Ulcers7. Anorexia and Fatigued bit op Experts8. Anaemia
Psychological Symptoms:9. Anxiety10. Depression11. Emotional Distress12. Spiritual Distress
These Protocols have been developed by International Standard Methodology of developing protocols by focussed discussions, etc.
The available app developed for DM Screening has been updated with all needed for Cancer for taking data during screening is ready and will be introduced to all coordinators during their first training program from 3rd to 6th June in Prashanti Kutiram.
We will have many such training programs. More details can be had from our Nodal Officer Dr. Ragavedra Rao of HCG, Dr. Vadi Raj of CCRYN, Dr. Suchitra and Dr. Amit Singh of S-VYASA.
gDr H R Nagendra
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gProf. Ramachandra G. BhatVice Chancellor
S-VYASA Deemed to be University, Bengaluru
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muGxe=wRsMpiÄpRirze;at! (äüsUÇm!-3-2-10)Mugdhe'rthasampattirpariçeñät (Brahmasütram-3-2-10)
Meaning: In a swoon (in a person who is senseless) there is half union on account of this remaining(as the only alternative left, as the only possible hypothesis)
Now in this chapter, different stages of jiva through which he will be travelling are projected. As we know the awakened condition, dream and sushupatih or deep sleep, all are examined in the scriptural back ground. One more stage, through which jiva rarely passes is mugdha stage. Mugdha the unconscious stage, wherein a person becomes unconscious due to say, a sudden injury to the head. What is that stage? It is not dream that he will be having during that time, nor awake because he is not understanding what is around him, nor deep sleep because the mind is full of fear and shock, nor dream because he is not imagining anything before his eyes. So, this particular stage is to be analyzed. Vyasacharya takes this particular area for discussion. He calls it ardhasampatti. Ardhasampatti means it is ardhasushuptam. Sampatti is a word for deep sleep (satäsomyatadäsampadyate) that is how it is described in 6th chapter in Chandogya upanishad. This particular condition cannot be included in all the above three popular stages, namely jagruta, swapna and sushupti. So it is called ardhasampatti or ardhasushuptam. That means he will be in a shock, sudden shock. That is why fear will be there. That fear or shock is expressed through his eyes during that stage. People may undergo fits as popularly called, even some abnormal state of the psychic
condition, as considered by medical authorities. So, lack of understanding is one thing. He will not recognize anyone but fear manovrutti or mental condition will be there. That is why this is neither jagaratam nor swapana, but it is another subdivision in sushupati. However, in sushupati the face will be blooming with bliss, very calm, very quiet. But here it is experiencing a deep shock, expressed through eye movements and so many other body languages. So jivatama will be undergoing in these stages when there will be sudden shock; sometime unexpected things happen in his family or the most beloved people die or something hitting to his head region, both the physical regions and mental regions will be under some abnormal experiences. (ardhenasuñuptasyabhavatimugdhatvam). So, it is neither death condition nor sushupatam (ardhasampattimbrahmavidaùicchanti) that is what Shankaracharya says. It is not a 5th condition, not a separate, secluded condition; but this is a part of sushupti, that’s what is concluded here. Even Ayurveda and all others also agree with this stage, (prasiddhacaiñälokäyrveda - yoùardhasampattiù napaïcamégaëyate).
So that particular chapter meant for (tvam padarthaviveka and tat padarthaviveka) tvam is individual soul, tat is universal soul. Mahavakyaarthanirnaya
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it is very important here; hence the mahavakya Tattvamasi, from the 6th chapter, has been considered here. So tvam, the individual soul is projected properly. Here afterwards Vyasacharya, Badarayana takes up tatpadartha that is called (naùsthänatopiparasyaubhayaliìgamsarvatrahi) because tvam - tat these two are not kept separately in this order. Jivah, though he will be crossing through all these stages, is plugged to that highest power Centre, that is tatpadartha, the universal soul (sarvakarmä sarvakämaù sarvagandhaùsarvarasaù). All these descriptions are there for universal soul because sarva word is repeated here, and sometime the same universal soul is called (asthülamanaëuahrasvamadérgham) so it is described with negative prefix. Here purvapakshi traces some cacophony tone. How to go? Whether this is with worldly attribution or without worldly attributions. This particular area is addressed here, but (sthänatopi) even partially also it cannot be ubhayaligam, it is only nirvikalpakam without any attributions. That is how it is concluded.
to be continued...
Ujjain: Bharateeya Shikshana Mandala, organized three-day International Virat Gurukula Sammelanam in the serene ambience of Sandipini Veda Vidya Pratishthana, Ujjain between 28-30, April 2018. RSS Chief, Pujya Sarasanghachalaka Mohan ji Bhagavat inaugurated the conference and guided all august gathering with his keynote. He said that ‘The essence of Gurukula system of education is to mould the overall development of personality in students’. In the inaugural function, Union MHRD Minister, Sri Prakash Javadekar, Chief Minister of MP, Sri Shivaraj Singh Chauhan, Achartya Govinda Giri Maharaj, Vice Chancellor of S-VYASA, Prof. Ramachandra G Bhat and other esteemed dignitaries were present on the dais.
Some Important Highlights of Sammelan:• The huge conference was organized after 1200 years with 2995 registered delegates.• The serene ambience where Krishna and Sudama were the students of Sandipini Gurukula, Ujjain.• Exhibition on different activities of Gurukula
education which is being imparted currently.• Participation from 10 countries.• Karnataka Gurukula Sankula was the Co-
organizers of the conference under the guidance of Prof. Ramachandra G Bhat.
International Virat Gurukula Sammelanam
Prof. Ramachandra G Bhat, Sri Suresh Bhayyaji Joshi & dignitaries
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International Journal of Yoga - Philosophy, Psychology and Parapsychology, a publication of Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA Deemed to be University), is a peer-reviewed online journal, indexed in Baidu Scholar, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), EBSCO Publishing's Electronic Databases, Exlibris – Primo Central, Google Scholar, Hinari, Infotrieve, National Science Library, ProQuest, TdNet. The Editor in Chief of the Journal is Dr. H R Nagendra.
We invite scholarly articles, both empirical and theoretical, in the field of Philosophy, Psychology and Parapsychology from research scholars and scientists.
For details, log on - www.ijoyppp.org
Invitation for Scholarly Articles
Address by Vice Chancellor of S-VYASA, Prof. Ramachandra G Bhatand the dignitaries on the dais International Virat Gurukula Sammelanam in Ujjain
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London: Recently, A Centre of Excellence and Research in Yoga & Indian Traditional Medicine was inaugurated byHRH The Prince of Wales KG, KT, CCB, OM and Hon’ble Prime Minister of India,Shri Narendra Modi
Nitya Kalyani Group rendered the Music Recital of 'Lakshmi Sobane' followed by devotional songs under the leadership of Vidushi Janaki Sreesha on April 13th in Prashanti Kutiram
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New Delhi: Recently, Guruji & team met
Union Minister of Health and
Family Welfare, Shri J P Nadda
and invited him for 3rd International
Conference on Integrative Medicine
at Boston & submitted the Proposal of
Integrated Cancer Program (ICaP)
New Delhi:Recently, Guruji
& team met Union Minister of Commerce
and Industry,Shri Suresh Prabhu
Mumbai: with Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra, Shri C. Vidyasagar Rao
Mumbai: with Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis
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Manjushri Health HomeInauguration of Holistic Healing Center
in Prashanti by Pujya Dr. D Veerendra Heggade ji
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Felicitation to Dr. Heggade ji Address by Dr. Heggade ji
Dr. H SudarshanSocial Worker &
Tribal Rights Activist
Sri M T NanaiahSenior Advocate
Sri Manoj AgarwalCMD, Great Value Group, New Delhi
Address by Guruji
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Dean, Prof. M K Sridhar`s Invited Talksat University of Berkeley, USA
Prof. M K Sridhar, Dean, Division of Yoga-Spirituality, S-VYASA, during his USA visit in May, 2018 gave an Invited Talk on The Philosophy of Sanskrit Language and Bhartruhari`s Theory of Linguistic Non-Dualism at Graduate Theological Union, University of Berkeley. Attended by Post-Graduate, PhD Students and Faculty Members. Prof. M K Sridhar and Prof. Purushottama Bilimoria, a
Rockefeller Foundation Scholar, and Doctoral Faculty also spoke on The Concept of Emotions in Indian Aesthetics to the Students and Faculty members.
Prof. MKS also appraised of the S-VYASA Yoga University programmes and activities to the students, faculties and had discussion on Science – Spirituality with Dr. Robert Russell, Director, Center for Theology and Natural Sciences and Prof. Purushottama Bilimoria.
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Turiya which is also termed as samadhi appears in the Upanishads and Yoga treatises is well known throughout the history of Indian spiritual life. It has been experienced by sages, saints and mystics in India from earliest times to the present and elsewhere in the world. This state can be attained by any person who strives very hard and practices the rules and conditions laid down by yogic treatises. Mandukyopanishad which is one of the smallest among the Upanishads, describes this state very well. It is one of the states of the mind and also consciousness. The first three states are the waking state (jagrat), dream state (svapnam) and deep sleep state (sushupti). In a fascinating story of Indra and Prajapati in the Chandogya Upanishad, Indra learns about the three states of consciousness (Cha. Up. VIII.vii. 1-5, ix.1-2,ix.1 -2,xii.1). People experience the first three states everyday which are ordinary in nature.
Turiya is called the highest state or supreme state of consciousness or the fourth state which can be experienced only through hard practice and introspection. Upanishads declare that, it is a state of knowledge and liberation and also as the supreme goal of spiritual life. The experience of Turiya frees oneself from ignorance (avidya), shackles of birth, death and rebirth. The spiritual aspirant after sustained effort gets spiritual freedom.
Sage Gaudapada while writing commentary on Mandukyopanishad called Mandukya karika, elaborately explains the four states of consciousness. The first is the waking state (jagrat) or gross state in which we are aware of external things, have sensuous enjoyments of all gross objects and are convinced about our physical bodies. A person in this state is called vaishvanara as he is the lord of this physical
Turiya State in the Mandukya Upanishad
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body. Through seven instruments and nineteen channels (1), he experiences the gross objects of the phenomenal world.
The second is dream state (svapnam) or subtle state which is called as taijasa as he is aware of the internal phenomena and enjoys mental impressions. It also operates through seven instruments and nineteen channels, which engage the subtle objects of the mental realm. This is an intermediate state between waking and deep sleep. Here the mind is fully active and independent of sense organs and is not aware of the physical body. Man is purely a mental being in this state. The third is the deep sleep state (sushupti) or the causal state. A person is called prajna in this state. In this state, there is neither desire for gross nor subtle subjects, nor any dream sequences. He is completely unaware of the external and internal worlds. 'All experiences have receded or merged into undifferentiated consciousness. Ignorance in deep sleep covers up consciousness, and thoughts and knowledge apparently vanish. With this third state we reach ego or 'causal sheath', so called because it contains the root of ignorance' (Prabhavananda, Swami, 1977). Gaudapada says that deep sleep does not know about the Atman or self or non -Ataman or non-self, either of truth or non-truth. Dream and deep sleep are wrong apprehensions of reality. When this false experience disappears in dream and deep sleep, Turiya is realized (Gaudapada karika I. 7. 12 and 15). He further says that mind in deep sleep is disciplined and withdrawn but in Turiya it is not withdrawn. Any person whose mind is disciplined unites with Brahman, who is fearless and the light of knowledge shines in all directions (Ibid, III. 35).
The fourth is called Turiya which transcends the previous three states. It has no connection with the finite mind. It is described in Mandukyopanishad thus: 'The Fourth aspect of Atman or self is Turiya. Literally the fourth. In this fourth state, the consciousness is neither
turned outward nor inward. Nor is it both outward and inward: it is beyond both cognition and the absence of cognition. This fourth state of Turiya cannot be experienced through the senses or known by comparison, deductive reasoning or inference: it is indescribable, incomprehensible, and unthinkable with the mind. This is pure consciousness itself. This is the real self. It is within the cessation of all phenomena. It is serene, tranquil, filled with bliss, and is one without a second. This is the real or true self that is to be realized' (SVYASA). Turiya, the fourth, is in short, the supreme mystic experience ((Prabhavananda, Swami,1977). It is symbolized by silence and the mystic mantra AUM. This state is the final goal for a spiritual seeker and Upanishads consider it as a state of knowledge and also as liberation. When one attains this state, he is free from the meshes of ignorance, cycle of birth and death as told by Shankaracharya and he gains absolute freedom of the soul (2). While the first three states are related to three-dimensional form of empirical experience, fourth state or Turiya is a four-dimensional reality or even can be called as a dimensionless experience.
According to Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, a person who has experienced this state does not see plurality of universe. The first three states dissolve in Turiya. To quote: 'When, having attained the non-dual Brahman in samadhi, one comes back to the plane of the ego, one realizes that, it is Brahman who has become this universe of plurality. To get to the flesh of the fruit you discard its skin and seeds. But when you want to know the total weight of the fruit, you must weigh them all together. The skin, the seeds, the flesh - all belong to the one and same fruit. Similarly, having realized the unchangeable reality- the one absolute, formless, impersonal, infinite God is again one with the relative universe. He who is absolute in one aspect is relative in another aspect, and both aspects belong to one and the same substance'(Ramakrishn Kathamrta). According
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to Swami Prabhavananda, concept of nirvana of Buddhists and Turiya of the Upanishads appear to be identical as both are beyond subject and object, of observer or knower and beyond space, time and causation. They are consciousness by themselves, and beyond flux and relativity. They can be attained by normal consciousness but can be experienced by the control of mind and sub-conscious mind and only through self - restraint and meditation (Prabhavananda, Swami, 1977). A spiritual person who has attained Turiya later need not be concerned too much about moral laws. As Mundaka Upanishad says "When the seer beholds the Effulgent One, the Lord, the Supreme Being, then, transcending both good and evil, and freed from impurities, he unites himself with Brahman' (III.1.3).
Thus, Mandukyopanishad gives the characteristics of four states of consciousness and calls on the spiritual seeker to know, understand and contemplate on all states and attain Turiya for attaining the highest goal of human spiritual existence i.e. liberation (moksha) and total spiritual freedom.
End Notes:
1. Seven instruments are: earth, water, air, fire, ether, sun and heaven.
Nineteen channels are: manas (mind), chitta (mind stuff), egoism, buddhi (determinative faculty), five vital airs (prana, apana, samana, udana and vyana), five sense organs (eyes, ear, nose, tongue and skin) and five motor organs (pair of hands, feet, mouth, excretory and generative organs).
2. Punarapi jananam punarapi maranam I punarapi janani jathare shayanam I Kahi samsare kahi dustare kripaya pare pahi murare II Bhajagovinda stotram II
Bibliography:1. Gambhirananda, Swami, Eight Upanisads with the
Commentary of Sankaracharya, Vol I (Isa, Kena, Katha and Taittiriya), 1989 - 90, Second Revised Edition, 5M3C,Advaita Ashrama, Calcutta.
2. M, Sri Ramkrishna kathamrta, Vol I 10th Ed., Pravas Chandra Gupta, Calcutta, Vol. I. pp. 213-215.
3. Message of the Vedas and Upanishads, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana Study material (BSY T 401), Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana (SVYP), Bangalore.
4. Philosophy, Science and Consciousness, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana Study material (MS T 301), Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana (SVYP), Bangalore, pp. 22 - 26.
5. Prabhavananda, Swami, 1977, The Spiritual Heritage of India, Sri Ramakrishna Math, Madras, India p. 15, 54, pp. 61-67, pp. 179-83, pp. 203-05, pp. 275-77, pp. 344-46.
6. Sri Aurobindo, Eight Upanishads, 1953, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, pp. 129 -133.
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Arogyadhama Success StoriesSection E - An Improved Case of Diabetes, Hypertension, Back Pain and ...
He was afflicted by diabetes, hypertension, pain in both knee joints, shoulder pain, low back pain and hip joint pain. And all of this combined with weakness, a total lack of energy. That appeared to be more than most patients’ share of their problem at age 52. After battling it out these issues for a decade, Mr. Keshav Raju (name changed), aged 62, came to Arogyadhama in September 2015. In addition, he had bad breath and occasional gastritis. He is on regular medication. The low back pain aggravates when walking and gives relief when resting. The pain in the right shoulder is there since many years.
Diagnosis: Diabetes, hypertension, knee pain, shoulder pain and back pain.
During his week-long stay at Arogyadhama, he underwent various yoga practices based on Integrated Approach of Yoga Therapy (IAYT) which comprised a special yoga module designed specifically to relax, strengthen and make the person more flexible at the body and mind level and to achieve total wellbeing. In addition, Pranayama, Cyclic Meditation, Mind Sound Resonance Technique, and relaxation techniques were included in the schedule. Lectures on lifestyle and dietary management information were organised to ensure better lifestyle for overall health. He was taught certain special techniques which are designed to arrest and eventually minimise or altogether eliminate pain and resolve his back and neck problems. He was also trained to perform certain Kriyäs which cleanse the body of toxins.
His schedule used to start at 5:30 am with pranayama and meditation followed by various activities that continued till 7:30 pm. These activities included special techniques (asanas, loosening exercises and relaxation techniques) designed to reduce pain. In order to enhance his relaxation and calmness of mind special meditation techniques were administered (cyclic meditation, trataka and mind sound resonance technique). Among the koshas that proved to be of considerable help to him were Manomaya Kosha and Annamaya Kosha. His parameters were monitored on a daily basis to keep track of his progress.
Condition on Discharge: The participant was relaxed and better after his stay in Prashanti, Arogyadham. There has been a consistent improvement in all his vital and clinical parameters. Improvement in Brahmari time and straight leg raising have been positively recorded. Details of assessments before and after yoga therapy are furnished below:
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Vital Parameters as on Date of Arrival (DoA) and Date of Departure (DoD)
Parameters DoA DoD Specific Parameters DoA DoD
Pulse Beats/min 68 64 Weight in Kg 71.4 70/4
BP in mm haemoglobin 160/90 150/80 Height 172
Respiratory Cycles/min 20 16 Symptom Score 8 0
Brahmari Time (Sec) 10 11 Straight Leg Raising(R & L) degrees 60/60 90/90
Medication Score 01 01
Week-wise Improvement
Description 1st Week
Improved Symptoms
Back pain + hip pain:Pain while forward bending ↓ by 100 %Pain while backward bending ↓ by 100 %Pain while side bending (right) ↓ by 100 %Pain while side bending (left) ↓ by 100 %Straight leg raising (right) improved by 50%Straight leg raising (left) improved by 50%Sit and reach better by 20%
Section F - T2DM with Diabetic Retinopathy (Left eye >Right eye) with left eye Macular Degeneration, Essential Hypertension, Geographic Tongue, Osteo Arthritis of both Hip Joint
Health issues are inescapable while we graduate into old age. But even for an understanding aged person, the number of health issues he could perhaps take in his stride would have a ceiling beyond which he will not be able to endure. One person who came close to this category was perhaps Mr. Sagar (name changed), who at 63, had a rough ride in life so far as his health was concerned. Mr. Sagar suffered from 10 different ailments over the past two decades.
Diabetes struck him 23 years ago when he was just 40. He was a case of diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration which is an eye disorder that slowly destroys sharp, central vision. It is most common in senior citizens. About 15 years later he developed hypertension. Around the same time, he also developed hypothyroidism. He took medicine for this for three years and then stopped. Yet a few
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years later he was afflicted with oral thrush which is certainly a minor problem if you're healthy. But if you have a weakened immune system, symptoms of oral thrush may be more severe and difficult to control.
In 2010, he was laid low by inflammatory arthritis which is a condition that affects your immune system. This means that your body's defence system starts attacking your own tissues instead of germs, viruses and other foreign substances, which can cause pain, stiffness and joint damage. The same year he underwent a cataract surgery of both eyes. He was also suffering from vertigo. In the past six months, he has been suffering from pain in both hip joints which increases while driving and decreases while walking.
He was diagnosed with T2DM with Diabetic Retinopathy (Left eye >Right eye) with left eye Macular Degeneration, Essential Hypertension, Geographic Tongue, Osteoarthritis of both Hip Joints.
During his stay of 2 weeks at Arogyadhama, he underwent Yoga Practices based on the integrated approach to yoga therapy which is a special yoga module prepared for Diabetes mellitus ailments in our campus based on yoga research.
He was made to practice breathing exercises for his Hypertension, sukshma vyayama for his hip joint pain along with yogasanas like Ardha matsendrasana, vakrasana, trikonasana, parivrittakonasana etc along with kriyas (Yogic external detoxification techniques) like vamana dhouti (cleansing upper gastrointestinal tract) and laghu sanhka prakshalana (intestinal cleansing technique). Abhyantara kriyas like agnisara and nauli kriya were also included in the list of practices he was taught to practise. He was given a diabetic diet which included boiled /raw vegetables as a major portion. In order to give total rest to his body and mind, he was made to practice Cyclic Meditation and MSRT (Mind Sound Resonance Technique). Counselling sessions were held for him to sublimate his suppressed emotions. He was also practicing jatru trataka for his retinopathy 4 times/day. He was taught a sleep technique to overcome his disturbed sleep. Lectures on lifestyle and dietary management were organised. Thus keeping his overall health condition in mind he was put through a planned yoga module most appropriate for him.
Parameters: During his stay of 2 weeks, there was a marked
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improvement in his blood sugar level. His Inj. Insulin was reduced by 40 units, hip pain improved by 50%. He now gets sound sleep and the feeling of lethargy is gone completely. The vital parameters are as given below:
Vital Parameters as on Date of Arrival (DoA) and Date of Departure (DoD)
Parameters DoA DoD Specific Parameters DoA DoD
Pulse Rate (Beats/min) 88 74 Symptom Score 1 0
Blood Pressure (mm of Hg) 134/70 140/90 Medication score (Tablets) 3 2.5
Brahmari Time (Sec) 10 19 Inj .Insulin 70 30
Weight in Kg 97.7 96.3 FBS (Fasting Blood Sugar) 160 155Respiratory Rate(Cycles/min)
16 9PPBS(Post Prandial Blood Sugar)
185 127
Symptoms as on Date of Admission (DoA) and Date of Discharge (DoD)
Description DoA 1st Week 2nd Week
Improved Symptoms
Blood sugar was highPain in hipsPain while getting up from sitting posture.Disturbed sleepNumbness in legsAlways in a state of fatigue
Blood sugars were under controlHips pain persisting.Pain while getting up after sitting persisting.Sleep improved by 50%.Numbness improves in the legs.Feels fresh and energetic.
His insulin was reduced by 40 units.Hips pain improved by 50%.Pain while getting up from sitting posture improved by 50%.Sound Sleep.Numbness in the legs improved by 70%.The quality of life improved by 100%.
Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ramachandra G Bhatand Asst. Prof. at S-VYASA Sri Rajesh H K
in the Exhibition at International Virat Gurukula Sammelanam in Ujjain
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S-VYASA – Funded Research ProjectsOngoing Projects
SNo Title of the Project Principal Investigator
Funding Agency
Duration Amount in `
1 Cerebral auto regulation and sympathetic nervous system activity (SNS) while performing cognitive tasks during yoga practices which have different effects on SNS
Dr. Deepeshwar Singh Asst. Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University
SERB, Dept. of Science & technology, Govt. of India
2016-2019 3 Years
33,76,290/-
2 Effect of Yoga practices on DNA damage in healthy and clinical population
Dr. Ramesh M N Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University
University Grants Commission (UGC)
2016-2018 2Years
27,00,000/-
3 Efficacy of Yoga-based Lifestyle Intervention on Acute-phase Insulin Release (AIR) in Pre-diabetes
Dr. Ramesh M N Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University
Ministry of AYUSH, New Delhi
2016-2019 3 years
29,59,824/-
4 Effect of Yoga practices on Insulin regulation in Pre-Diabetic & Diabetic Patients
Dr Ramesh M N Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University
TVS Motors Private Limited
2016 – 2017 1 year
5,00,000/-
5 A Comparison of High Frequency Yoga Breathing (HFYB) with Breath Awareness (BAW) and Aerobic Exercise Assessing Gamma Oscillation, BDNF Levels, and Cognitive Task Performance
Dr. Deepeshwar Singh Asst. Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University
DST-SATYAM
2017-2020 3 years
49,00,000/-
6 Exploring the Yoga benefits of cognitive improvement and metabolic mediators of neuro-endocrine biomarkers in patients with Type 2 diabetes
Dr. Deepeshwar Singh Asst. Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University
AYUSH - CCRYN
2017-2020 3 years
64,00,000/-
Total Amount in ` 20,836,114/-
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Projects Completed in Last Three Years
SNo Title of the Project Principal Investigator
Funding Agency Year Started
Duration (Months)
Amount in `
1 Development and Validation of Defence Implicit Association Test and Guna Implicit Association Test
Dr. H R Nagendra Chancellor, S-VYASA Yoga University
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Govt. of India, New Delhi.
2012 24 16,98,000/-
2 Effect of Fresh Coconut in A Balanced Diet A Randomized Comparative Study
Dr. Manjunath N K Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University
Coconut Development Board, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
2015 12 14,97,000/-
3 Brain Hemodynamics, Cognition and Subtle Energy Levels in Teenagers: Investigation of Potential Acute Effects of Mobile Phone Induced EMF and the Protective Value of Yoga Intervention
Dr. Hemant Bhargav Asst. Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
2015 24 26,84,884/-
4 Effect of Yoga on Gene expression and telomere biology in extreme climatic conditions
Dr. Manjunath N K Professor and Dr. Ramesh M N Professor, S-VYASA Yoga University
Defence Institute of Physiology & Allied Science- Defence Research and Development Organization DIPAS – DRDO, New Delhi
2015 24 9,70,000/-
5 Anger Assessment and Yogic management of Anger in High School Children; A Randomized Control Study
Dr. H R Nagendra Chancellor, S-VYASA Yoga University
Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Tirupathi
2015 12 9,76,350/-
6 Effect of Yoga practices on Gene Expression in Diabetic population – A controlled study
Dr. R Nagarathna Advisor, S-VYASA Yoga University
Blue Star India Pvt Ltd.,
2016 12 10,00,000/-
Total Amount in ` 8,826,234/-
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Reminiscence of Prof. E. C. George SudarshanWords of Prof. T. M. Srinivasan, PhD, Professor, Division of Yoga and Physical Sciences
It was around mid-1980’s; I was at a conference in Bangalore discussing knowledge representation in Sanskrit and its application in machine translation between Indian languages. At lunch, a person with deep knowledge in Sciences and Sastras was giving in-depth analysis of a subject under discussion. He seemed to be well versed in both sciences and in Sastras, quoting profusely from scriptures. I was very curious to know who that person was; on enquiry, I was told that he was none other than Dr. ECG Sudarshan. I was thrilled that I could talk to him; I had come across his ideas and writings regarding tachyons, particles that travel faster than light.
He moved to Institute of Mathsciences, just behind IIT, Madras where I was working. I met him a few times and each time, it was a revelation that Dr Sudarshan can be so easily approached, one could ask any question in Physics and he would answer without any hesitation. He said once that there are no more paradoxes in Physics – implying he has taken care of the most important ones. It was again a
privilege to listen to him at Prasanthi while he uncovered to us, areas in Physics starting from classical mechanics, to gravitational theory, and on to quantum theory – all this without using the chalk-board or slides! Science has indeed lost a great personality, a wonderful teacher and a humanistic personality.
I wish to place on record my deep gratitude to his wife and a Physicist, Dr. Bhamathi both of whom were on a quest to understand reality through Physics and through our Sastras.
Professor E.C.G. Sudarshan:Outstanding Physicist and Friend of S-VYASAWords of Prof. Alex Hankey, PhD, Professor, Division of Yoga and Physical Sciences
Professor E.C.G. Sudarshan, who passed on in the middle of May, was one of India’s greatest physicists. For many years he was Head of the Department of Physics at the University of Texas in Austin, where he attracted Nobel laureates, Steven Weinberg and Ilya Prigogine, to join him. An early supporter of research on yoga and meditation, he showed keen interest
in the philosophy behind self-realization and enlightenment, and met with a number of India’s leading 20th century sages. He was as familiar with the Vedic sciences as with modern science, giving countless scholarly talks on their parallels after first being encouraged by His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in the 1970s. In recognition of his services to science and
Prof. E.C.G. Sudarshan with his wife Dr. Bhamathi
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India, he was created Padma Bhushan, and then Padma Vibhushan. His loss is deeply mourned.
Sudarshan was unfortunately excluded from the Nobel prize on two occasions. As a young physicist, he was the first to realize that the weak interaction describing radioactive beta decay should be described by the famous’ parity violating’, ‘V-A’ combination of Vector and Axial quantum field currents. His adviser misjudged this radical proposal, preventing him from publishing the idea until too late. Their paper only appeared after Richard Feyman and Murray Gell Mann, two of the US’s most famous physicists, had published the same idea. Even though everyone recognized Sudarshan’s priority, he was never rewarded as he might have been. A similar situation arose in the theory of coherent states in lasers. On reading Donald Glaser’s first paper, Sudarshan wrote out the next stage of the theory overnight. He submitted his work to the world’s most prestigious physics journal, Physical Review Letters, long before Glaser submitted his own version of that stage of the theory. Even though Sudarshan corrected a misconception in Glaser’s work, his priority was again not accepted by the U.S. establishment, who claimed that ‘everyone knew that Glaser had the theory in the pipeline’. This violation of fundamentals of priority in scientific publishing, was just to keep the laurels within the grasp of WASP-ish, White Anglo-Saxon Protestant Americans. Not even the Colonial British who rewarded Ramanujan with a Fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge, and elected him Fellow of the Royal Society, could be accused of behaving with such prejudice.
George Sudarshan was also famous for his work in many other fields of physics: for example, the quantum Zeno effect; the quantum theory of open systems; and how to structure the theory of tachyons, particles that move faster than light. If experimental evidence for the latter had ever emerged, Sudarshan would certainly have been nominated for a third, different Nobel prize
– something never achieved by any scientist other than Einstein.
In his later years, Professor S u d a r s h a n was much felicitated by India’s leading s c i e n t i f i c i n s t i t u t i o n s like the Indian Institute of Science, the N a t i o n a l Institute of Advanced Study in Bengaluru, and his Alma Mater, the University of Madras. In reviewing his own development as a scientist on one such occasion, he described how he had worked long hours with Homi Bhabha when the latter was establishing India’s atomic energy agency. Bhabha fully recognized the young George’s brilliance, and would specially continue working with him when the rest of the day’s work was done, and his senior colleagues had gone home. George was a similar friend to many young physicists, and had a knack of encouraging those in whom he saw abilities similar to his own. He visited S-VYASA at regular intervals for many years, sometimes helping conduct scientific workshops, and sometimes taking Yoga treatments. He was particularly supportive of our current initiatives in Low Energy Nuclear Reactions, and attended the 2015 seminar which led to it starting. He and his wife, Bhamati Sudarshan, have always been much loved friends of our institution. We all offer our deepest sympathies and condolences to George’s family. His inspiration will continue to act as a star guiding Indian science and those who knew him for years to come.
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Consciousness is a well-uttered word with varied definitions. In the parlance of modern medicine, if a patient responds to external stimuli, he/she is considered to be conscious. In psychology, an active and normal person is defined as conscious of his/her immediate environment. In philosophy, the word is related to awareness of one’s environment; is legal terms, one is aware of one’s legal rights and obligations. Thus, each area of specialty has chosen to use the term in its own unique way without questioning its use in other areas. This is not good for the science of consciousness. In science, including esoteric sciences, each term is used in a very specific way. For example, power and energy have very unique definitions in Physics. These words may be used to indicate the invincibility of a great king of yore or to designate in relative terms the energy for action one has on a particular day. However, this linguistic license is only for every day usage and cannot be used in Physics without proper reference.
In esoteric sciences too, we see well-defined terms used to convey a specific meaning. For example, in Yoga literature, mind (which is an ill-defined term) is split into four working components and each is defined appropriately. One component of mind is citta; this is the capacity of the mind to regurgitate stored memory and ruminating on it ad infinitum. Actually, this ruination of the
past and worry about the future is the problem we deal with every day; a shadow problem that ceases to exist once one recognizes the origin of this worry. Hence, controlling citta is the primary aim in Yoga practice.
In the science of Consciousness, there is an urgent need to define the words we use; in the area of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine, the problem is immense since each researcher and each practitioner tends put his / her own spin on these terms. This is certainly not conducive to the growth of science of Consciousness. As is seen, in this write up, we are using capitalized first letter for Consciousness to drive home the message that this is a defined term. Let us turn our attention to some aspects of healing that all of us are interested in.
Energy Medicine is a term that was coined around early 1990’s to include both energetic and informational interactions in living systems that could re-establish and promote homeostasis in an organism. We know what energy is from the perspective of Physics; it is the ability to work. In other words, if work – either mechanical or electrical or of any other nature – is to be performed, we require energy to do that work. For example, we need to run a TV from the household electric outlet; we then connect the TV appropriately to the electrical source and the TV works on the electrical energy supplied by the utility company. This energy then ‘runs’ the TV. We have of course to pay for this energy; we pay how much power we draw from the source and for how long. Power times the number of minutes or hours that we use the device forms
Consciousness and InformationgProf. T M Srinivasan
Professor, Division of Yoga and Physical Sciences, S-VYASA
Fig 1: There is a molecule for every emotion
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energy. In a normal situation, no one really knows how much energy costs! They only know how much payment is made every month to the utility company and not the actual unit cost of energy!
Coming back to Energy Medicine, it is easy to realize that energy at the most fundamental level is required to activate the cells in a proper manner. A living cell requires oxygen and glucose as fundamental fuels for normal functioning. Oxygen comes from breathing and glucose is derived from the food we eat. Though glucose is simply sugar, it is not necessarily the raw sugar we delight in; it is synthesized from proteins and other foods we consume. This is the gross energy that is provided to the cell; in case the cell is not functioning properly (i.e. it is sick!) we give prescription drugs that bring the cell back to normal functioning.
Informational input to a cell is subtler and hence more complex. Again, this informational input could be of various types and intensities. For example, electromagnetic energy of very low intensity – we can hardly perceive this level through our normal sensory channels – is found to have a profound effect on the cell. We have heard that excessive use of cellular telephones could give rise to problems in the brain. We do not feel pain or even heating of the tissues while we use the cell phone; however, it is very likely that there is an interaction at a very subtle level between the electromagnetic energy and the tissues involved. Similarly, very low energy level at power line frequencies could have an adverse effect on the physiology of individuals, especially for the very old and the very young. As early as in 1980’s, the utility company PE & G (Pacific Electric and Gas, one of the large suppliers of electricity along the west coast of USA) sent a brochure to the users (namely, all those to whom it supplies electric energy, perhaps a few million people). The brochure contained advice on ‘prudent avoidance’ of electric usage; for example, advising restricted
use of electrical device for long time close to the body. A prime example of this is the use of electric blankets and electric waterbeds. Such ‘conveniences’ should be avoided since we use them several hours a day.
Informational inputs could be at a very low level, namely below sensory threshold and these could be physical fields. Electromagnetic, magnetic, electric, acoustic or vibrational fields and even gravitational fields come under this category. When we chant a mantra, our chest, mouth and even the brain vibrate at specific vibratory patterns and these could impact the cells in many ways. There are research papers to prove this point. The informational fields could also be non-physical fields, such as thought fields or intentional fields. Unfortunately, these fields being non-physical cannot be measured directly at this time. However, they could have a profound effect on the body.
If an informational field affects the physical body in ways we could measure, then there must be transducers that would make this possible. A transducer is one that transforms one type of field or energy into another. We have transducers all over our body. Light entering the eyes turn into electrical signals that the body could understand. Similarly, all sensory inputs enter the body and they are converted into electrical signals that the body recognizes. It is difficult to say at what physical location a thought is transformed into action. It is probably in the brain and it has been stated by prominent
Fig 2: When Consciousness arises, the entire horizon lights up
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researchers that there is a specific molecule for every emotion! This means as we go through an emotional upheaval, the brain is set in motion with one or many biochemical marker(s) for that emotion.
In the literature of India, many transducers are assigned to the subtle body; these transducers go by the name chakras. Chakra means a wheel, a spinning wheel of energy vortex that receives universal energy and could convert it into biologically relevant energy. While this is a speculation at this time, it is likely that there is an interaction between subtle and the gross as the chakras are located in relation to many nerve plexuses in the body. As we discuss the nature of Consciousness and information, their relationship and relevance to healing become evident and these aspects will be taken up later.
Pro Chancellor, Dr. Prahlada Ramarao & Dean, Prof. T G Sitharamvisited Shanghai Qingcaosha Coastal Reservoir & attended International Workshop on Coastal Reservoir
China, April 19-22: A 5 members team from India consisting of Pro Chancellor of S-VYASA, Dr. Prahlada Ramarao and Dean of Division of Yoga and Physical Sciences, Prof. T G Sitharam visited Shanghai Qingcaosha Coastal Reservoir and attended International Workshop on Coastal Reservoir, Hohai University.
This Technical visit was organized by International Association for Coastal Reservoir Research jointly with State Key Laboratory of H y d r o l o g y - W a t e r Resources and Hydraulic Engineering Key Laboratory of Coastal Disaster and Defense of Ministry of Education, C and Hohai University, Nanjing, China.
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Personality Development Camp, a summer activity hosted by VYASA, for children of the age group of 8 – 15 years was organized from 1st of April, 2018 in Prashanthi Kuteeram.
The camp was divided into 03 Batches: • 1st Batch – 1st April - 10th April• 2nd Batch – 11th April - 20th April• 3rd Batch – 21st April - 30th April
The three batches spanning over a month, were lead under the guidance of Guruji and coordinated by Dr. Vikas Rawat, Dr. Kuntal Gosh and Sri. Shailesh Pradhan respectively.
The concept of Camp activities was designed for the overall personality development of the child which includes Physical, Mental, Emotional and Intellectual Levels. Each activity will bring out the inherent potentialities in the young ones from an early age.
Boys Girls Total Kids
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Junior Batch
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Personality Development Camp-2018in Prashanti Kutiram by VYASA
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Yogasana session – Helping the child to explore use of muscles in newer ways and making aware of the body and its functions.
Pranayama Session / Bhajan – Emotional level balance, mindful breathing practices, warm ups for building presence of mind, core strength.
Gita Chanting – To gain peace, calmness and to become more centered, which in turn allows the child to channelize the positive energy received in different ways.
Lectures on life skills and human values – inspiring team work, cooperation and to enhance coordination and balance.
A lesson on Karma Yoga by volunteering at the Prashanthi as well as in their dormitories to clean the premises , Bathrooms and serve food to team mates. This brought a sense of
independence, responsibility and community living.
Creativity session that tickled their artistic bone with various art and craft making ideas, followed by dynamic yogic and dramatic games and the day ended with happy assemblies or educational movies concluding the day with dairy writing.
Every batch ended with a spectacular valedictory ceremony and certificate distribution oversaw by various honorary guests.
This magnanimous experience of learning along with adventures and art taught a lot to the kids who attended as well as the volunteers and the staff who gave their best to make the event a success; marked another year of building personality for the organization.
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Prevention, Promotion & PeaceAny object, person or experience is of value, if it is of use. The higher the use, the greater the value. The use is at many levels such as physical, psychological, intellectual, social, moral, ethical and spiritual. It should be for all times and in all places. Yoga is of highest value because it is of use to all people, in all places, and at all levels.
Food is useful. It is useful if it is nutritious. It is more useful if it is medicinal. It is the most useful if it is delicious also. The value of food is of three dimensions. Similarly, everybody must be useful in many ways to many people, in many places to increase their value. Yoga is of infinite value because it prevents ill health at all levels, such as physical, mental, intellectual, social and spiritual. In other words, by practice of yoga people can keep good health always. Yogic practitioners are slim, smart, dynamic, diligent, intelligent and bright. Not only do they remain strong and cheerful, but they will have their intellect and abilities promoted positively, they will be morally upright, ethically compassionate, intellectually alert and bright, spiritually serene and smiling. They are always an asset to themselves, to their families and to the society at large. Dukha Nivritti
is one dimension of yoga; Sukha Prapti is another dimension of yoga. Both the absence of suffering and advent of happiness are essential. By the practice of yoga, we are sure to enjoy both the dimensions. In addition to these two dimensions there is the third dimension of a yogi enjoying peace of mind all through the experiences, both negative and positive. Also, the experiences of all types are transformed positively for the overall use to all.
In short, yoga has many blessings to shower: 1. Removal and prevention of ill health. 2. Promotion of happiness and positive health 3. Peacefulness all through the lives in spite of the pairs of opposites. 4. Usefulness to all at all times and in all places. India has been a land of Yoga providing all these four benefits to the entire globe. Therefore, Swami Vivekananda is able to spread the message of India truly for the global uplift.
gDr. K SubrahmanyamAdvisor to Chancellor
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New Delhi: Guruji in a program of Border Security Force (BSF)
Coimbatore: Yoga as Education, an oration
lecture delivered by the Chancellor,
Dr. H R Nagendra on the 16th Dr.
Rajammal P. Devadas 80th Birthday at
Avinashilingam Institute for Home
Science and Higher Education for Women
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Mumbai: Program at World Trade Centre. Guruji and Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhu and many more dignitaries on the dais
May 13: Vice Chancellor,Prof. Ramachandra G Bhat
participated in the program organised by Research for
Resurgence Foundation, Nagpur and delivered a Keynote Address.
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S-VYASA Participated inTimes of India & Vijaya Karnataka
Education Fairs in Bengaluru
Palace Grounds, Bengaluru: Registrar, Dr. B Amaranath and a Team from S-VYASA
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Workshop on Introduction toBiomedical Instrumentation and
Demo of Teaching SystemsOn 27-04-2018 a one-day workshop was organized in Anvesana by S-VYASA in collaboration with by TMI Systems on Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation and Demo of Teaching Systems available with our lab.
This focused mainly on empowering the research staff and students of S-VYASA University to have basic understanding of Biomedical Instrumentation and providing them a hands-on experience in basic operations using Medical Electronics equipment. The workshop was conducted in two sessions, theory session in the morning from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM and hands-on in the afternoon 2:15 PM - 4:30 PM.
Mr. Kumar from TMI Systems was there to conduct the sessions.
The morning session started by the opening remarks by Prof. T M Srinivasan of S-VYASA university.
Prof TMS spoke about the basics of Biomedical Instrumentation and regarding the evolution of Medical Electronics in terms of technology, advantages of Biomedical Instrumentation in
health care sector and research activity.
Then the theory session was started by Mr. Kumar of TMI Systems. This mainly covered the topics related to briefing about TMI Systems, basics of Medical Electronics, evolution of Biomedical Instrumentation, need for Biomedical Engineering.
Applications of Biomedical Engineering, Bioelectric Potentials, different types of Electrodes, Physiological Measurements using Bioelectric Potentials such as: Electrocardiogram (ECG); Electroencephalogram (EEG); Electromyogram (EMG); Electroretinogram (ERG); Electrooculogram (EOG) and Electrogastrogram (EGG).
Cardiovascular Measurements, Respiration Measurements, Temperature Measurements, Patient Care Monitoring, Biomedical Signal Processing, Biomechanics and Biodynamics, Gait Analysis, Sports bio-mechanics, Rehabilitation Engineering, Orthopedic Engineering, Clinical Engineering, Medical Imaging, Biotelemetry & Telemedicine etc. were
Hands on Training by Mr. Kumar from TMI Systems
Felicitation to Resource Persons by Dr. N K Manjunath & Prof. T M Srinivasan
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all introduced in a succinct manner.
The hands-on session included handling of multimeter, earthing checking using an electrical socket tester, practical exposure to some digital biomedical equipment such as DSO – Digital Storage Oscilloscope to see, acquire and basic processing of Biomedical signals like ECG, EOG etc. Constructing a basic ECG acquisition system using different electronic blocks and demonstration of simple Biotelemetry was also demonstrated.
Both the sessions were very informative and provided practical exposure in handling certain Biomedical Instruments.
The workshop ended with the closing remarks and vote of thanks by Dr. N K Manjunath, Director of Anvesana Research Lab.
Workshop on Fire Awareness, Safety & RescuePrashanti Kutiram: A Workshop on Fire Awareness, Fire Safety and Rescue was conducted on 19th April, 2018 in Samskruthi Bhavan with the support of Karnataka state Fire and Emergency Services Department, Bengaluru.
The workshop was presided by Guruji, Dr. H R Nagendra, Chancellor, S-VYASA and Chief Guest, Sri K U Ramesh, Director, Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services Department, Govt. of Karnataka.
Sri K U Ramesh delivered a lecture on Fire Awareness and Safety, followed by Demonstration of Fire Safety Equipments and demo on preparedness for emergency situations by expert personnel from the Department.
The Fire Awareness and Safety Workshop was conducted to raise awareness of fire hazards in the workplace and institution in general and how to act safely in the event of an emergency fire situation, including selecting and using a fire extinguisher.
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Shankara Jayanti Utsav in Prashanti
S-VYASA organized Shankara Jayanti Utsav at Samskruti Bhavan, Prashanti Kuteeram on 10th April, Tuesday, 2018.
Prof. K Subrahmanyam, Adviser to Hon. Chancellor welcomed the Chief Guest and the gathering. He in his address mentioned the great contributions of Shankara to the world and also spoke about S-VYASA’s initiatives in establishing Vemana Vivekananda Yoga University in Andhra Pradesh.
Shri L V Subramanyam, IAS, Special Chief Secretary for Ministry of Sports, Youth
Adventure, Culture and Tourism, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, highlighted the philosophical contributions of Shankaracharya. He called upon the students to cherish the eternal values emphasized by Shankaracharya and appealed to them to face challenges in life, to utilize the time preciously during their student life and attain success in their desired goals.
Dr. H R Nagendra, Hon. Chancellor compared the Advaita philosophy of Shankaracharya with the postulates of theoretical physics with suitable examples. He informed that Shankaracharya`s Birthday has been declared as World Philosophers’ Day by the UNO and this day is celebrated all over the world. He said that this year happens to be 1241st birthday of Adi Shankaracharya.
Prof. M K Sridhar, Dean, Division of Yoga-Spirituality, S-VYASA proposed a Hearty Vote of Thanks. Sri Rajesha H K, Faculty Member and Students of Yoga-Spirituality Division sang Nirvana Shatakam of Shankaracharya as Invocation at the beginning of the programme. Sri Ramanujam, a MSc 4th Sem Student compeered this programme.
Felicitation to Shri L V Subramanyam, Special Chief Secretary for Ministry of Sports, Youth & Adventure and Culture & Tourism in AP Govt.
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VYASA-USA (Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana) Houston chapter recently conducted its 6th annual Yoga Retreat from 13th to 15th April in Camp Cho-Yeh, an ideal setting for practice and contemplation of the great gift that India has offered to the world – Yoga.
Yoga, a scientific way of life crafted by ancient Indian seers, has often been seen by West in a limited scope as an exercise consisting of difficult physical postures (asanas). The other aspects such as breath-regulation, emotion-culturing, exercising intellect, and self-awareness that make Yoga a holistic approach to health are not widely known, or seldom talked about. VYASA’s mission is to spread the awareness of Yoga as a science and holistic approach to better physical, mental and spiritual health, through education, research and publications.
The retreat was presided by Yogashree N. V. Raghuram, Professor of Yoga Sciences from S-VYASA Yoga University. He is an eminent speaker on Indian Philosophy and ancient Yoga texts. He is founder president of Yoga Bharati, a non-profit organization with a vision of enhancing health, happiness, knowledge and peace in life through a holistic approach to Yoga. He, through multiple lectures presented an overview of the educational, research
and clinical aspects of yoga at S-VYASA.
S-VYASA offers multiple courses in the mainstream education paradigm, starting from a yoga instructor’s course, to Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral level programs. The Yoga Instructor Certification Course (YICC) is also conducted in the Houston branch as a 200-hour curriculum, including didactics, asana, pranayama, kriya and meditation training as well as a 40-hour internship in teaching provision. Students who began the YICC in 2017 and completed all requirements took part in a graduation ceremony during the retreat.
The highlight of this annual retreat was a 2-day hands-on workshop on “MSRT” (Mind Sound Resonance Technique), an advanced meditation technique that’s used for improving physical
VYASA Houston’s Annual Yoga Retreat 2018
Participants of YICC Program with Yogashree N. V. Raghuram
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and mental health and treat stress-related disorders. MSRT improves focus, plasticity and adaptability of mind, and strengthens body’s immune defense and nervous system. The MSRT practice sessions were taught and led by Mrs. Smitha.
The retreat was a synthesis of lectures, discussions, Sports Yoga (kreeda-yoga) that brought out the spirit of camaraderie, wholesome vegetarian food, music and fun-filled campfire at night, as well as dedicated Yogasana, Pranayama and mediation sessions early in the morning. Raghuram ji led the group with insightful discourses on Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga, the science behind an integrated approach to yoga therapy and emotional-culturing through Bhakti Yoga. Separate Yogasana sessions for adults and children, tailored for level of experience were led by Mr. Vishwarupa, Ms. Suveena and Ms. Satya every morning.
The learning atmosphere of the Yoga retreat blissfully continued for the next two days in Houston, where Raghuram ji lectured on the “Message of Upanishats in everyday life”. The lecture series took place in Keshava Smruti and was attended by over 75 participants every day. Sri Raghuram’s eloquent lectures on the topics like – “Teacher-Student Symbiosis” based on the Shanti Mantra “Om Sahanavavatu”, “The Pancha-Kosa Concept of Existence” from Taittireeya Upanishat, “States of experiences that define us” from Maandukya Upanishat, and “Universal Love and Consciousness” based on the Shanti Mantra “Sarve Bhavantu” are
received with great admiration. The lectures were followed by a Q&A session with insightful responses by the ever-encouraging and ever-approachable speaker.
The retreat exceeded all expectations in terms of bringing together people with similar goals, attitudes and interests. Yoga is not a new concept. On the contrary, it is one of the oldest disciplines known to humankind. It has withstood the trials of time, only because of its inherent strengths and benefits. For the same reasons, it has also undergone many variations and iterations. There can be no greater testament to the principle of going beyond tolerance to whole-hearted acceptance in Vedantic philosophy, than the enduring science of Yoga. VYASA fulfills an important mission in constantly reinforcing the comprehensive nature of yoga. The unspoken, yet implicit connection to spirituality was palpable throughout the retreat. VYASA Houston offers yoga teacher training program, yoga therapy training, general yoga classes and yoga therapy research. The young and dynamic couple, Sri Vishwarupa Nanjundappa (Director) and Smt. Smitha Mallaiah (Program Director and researcher at M.D. Anderson) are the leading forces behind VYASA-USA Houston center. They are also the lead teachers for all of VYASA’s educational endeavors in the area. This retreat was a glimpse of the breadth and depth of this organizations capacities, all performed with simplicity and adherence to principles of Karma yoga (duty without expectation). For more on VYASA-Houston visit www.vyasahouston.org or email [email protected]
Participants & Organizers of Yoga Retreat
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