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An Ancient module for effective learning
(Svyasa, 2016-01-01) Vadiraja, K. S.
Each soul is a part of the ultimate divine. But divinity of each soul is covered by Maya. Maya means delusion. Maya is nothing but ignorance. Divinity is nothing but knowledge. Knowledge is covered by ignorance. Ignorance should be destroyed and ultimate knowledge should be realized. That is the real goal of each soul. That is called Moksha. Because knowledge is the real form of each being, every being tries to eradicate ignorance. Education helps in this regard. Education system differs from one region to another. In bharat, gurukula education system is adopted for gaining knowledge. Gurukula means, a big family where teachers and students live together. Students learn many things by watching and listening to teachers. And also students learn many things by doing many activities from dawn to dusk. The Vedas, vedangas, Upanishads are the part of curriculum. Westerns have school education system. It is limited time of learning process in a day. They started school education to teach three things. Viz. reading, writing and arithmetic. These are for livelihood. Gradually other subjects are added to this system and came into existence all over the world including bharata. The Taittiriyopanishad says, human body is made up of five sheaths. Those, Annamaya, Pranamaya, Manomaya, Vijnanamaya and Anandamaya. When these five sheaths are healthy, a person becomes healthy. It results in healthy society. Therefore holistic personality development is the goal of real education. This holistic personality development will be gained in the Gurukula education system. Only intellectual growth can be gained in the school education system. Personality should be, spiritually rooted, intellectually creative, emotionally pure, mentally sound, physically strong, individually vibrant, and socially productive.
Anxiety, Aggression, mindfulness and emotional intelligence of Indian sports persons : A correlational study
(SVYASA, 2020) Chinmay Kumar Singh; Satya Prakash Purohit; Rajesh S. K.
Background Sport includes all forms of competitive physical activity or games which, through casual or organized participation, at least in part aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants, and in some cases, entertainment for spectators. Aggression is overt or covert, often harmful, social interaction with the intention of inflicting damage or other unpleasantness upon another individual. It may occur either reactively or without provocation. Anxiety is your body's natural response to stress. It's a feeling of fear or apprehension about what's to come. Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. Emotional intelligence or EI is the ability to understand and manage your own emotions, and those of the people around you. Aim of this study to see the correlation between mindfulness and anxiety, mindfulness and aggression and emotional intelligence with aggression and anxiety. Materials and method 265 sports person with in age range from 20 to 30 years participated in the study. This sample study is conducted to know the relation among variables mindfulness, emotional intelligence, aggression and anxiety. Mindful Attention Awareness Scale questioner was used to asses mindfulness, Sports Aggression Inventory questioner was used to asses aggression, Sport Anxiety Scale questioner was used to asses anxiety and Sport Emotional Intelligence questioner was used to asses emotional intelligence. Spearmen’s correlation test was used to see the correlation among variables. Results: Result of the Spearmen correlation indicated that there was a significant positive correlation between sports anxiety and sports aggression (rs=0.193, p=0.002).Result of the Spearmen correlation indicated that there was a significant negative correlation between emotional intelligence and sports anxiety(rs= -0.152, p=0.003),between sports aggression and emotional intelligence(rs= -0.156, p=0.011). Result of the Spearmen correlation indicated that there was a significant correlation sports anxiety and mindfulness,(rs=0.441, p<0.001). Result of the Spearmen correlation indicated that there was no significant correlation between sports aggression and mindfulness,(rs=0.080, p<0.193). Conclusion: This sample study was conducted to know the correlation of sports anxiety and aggression with emotional intelligence and mindfulness. This study indicated that there was a significant negative correlation between emotional intelligence and sports anxiety, sports aggression and emotional intelligence, findings of study also revealed a significant positive correlation between sports anxiety and sports aggression, whereas there was no significant correlation between sports aggression and mindfulness. Also, positive correlation between sports anxiety and mindfulness was observed which could be due to low sample size, response bias and sportsperson without experience of mindfulness
Changes in heart rate variability following one month yoga practice
(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Yoganandu
Background: Yoga is a science that facilitates homeostasis, an ancient way of life intended to improve the quality of life of an individual. Practice of yoga is proposed to alter the autonomic nervous system and affect the cardiovascular functioning. Aim & Objectives: To asses the changes in heart rate variability following one month yoga practice. Materials and Methods: Thirty nine healthy male volunteers with ages ranging from 18–53 years were included for the study. They were are students of one month yoga instructor course at SVYASA Bangaloure. Heart rate variability was assessed before and after one month Yoga practice. Results: Data were checked for normality using Shapiro–Wilk test. Post values were compared with pre values using paired samples t-test and Wilcoxon signed rank test for normally distributed and not normally distributed data respectively. Shapiro–Wilk test indicated that SDNN (P = 0.0359), NN50 (P = 0.226), RMSSD (P = 0.452), LF (P=0.109), HF (P=0.0835) was normally distributed. There was a significant increase in SDNN after one month yoga practice compared to pre values (Paired samples t test, P <0.05). However, there was no significant change in Heart rate, RMSSD, NN50, LF, HF & LF / HF ratio. Conclusion: Autonomic balance tilts toward parasympathetic predominance after 1 month practice of yoga.
Changes in Heart Rate Variability Following Yogic Visual Concentration (Traoaka)
(S-VYASA, 2014-06-13) V. Rammurthy
Yoga is an ancient Indian science and way of life. Sage Patanjali (circa 900 B.C) explains the theoretical aspects yoga in 196 aphorisms called yoga sutras (Taimini, 1999). Patanjali evolved Aṣṭaanga yoga (eight limbed yoga) to reach the ultimate reality. Later around 10th Century CE Sage Svatmarama wrote a text called Haoha Yoga Pradipika which explains the method and benefit of yoga techniques. He prescribes six cleansing techniques (kriyas) viz., dauti, basti, neti, trataka, nauli and kapalabhati to purify the body. The goal of Haoha Yoga is to prepare the body and mind for the practice of Rajayoga or Aṣṭanga Yoga (Muktibodhananda, 1993). The literal meaning of the Sanskrit word traṭaka is “to gaze steadily”. Looking intently with an unwavering gaze at a small point until tears are shed is known as traṭaka (Haoha Yoga Pradipika, Ch:2.31). Haoha Yoga Pradipika mentions that, practice of traṭaka eradicates all the eye diseases, fatigue and lethargy (Haoha Yoga Pradipika, Ch: 2.32). Though traṭaka is considered as cleansing technique, the final stage of traṭaka leads to meditative mental state (Nagaratha & Nagendra, 2000). Recently, a study has been conducted to assess the immediate effect of traṭaka on critical flicker fusion (Mallick & Kulkarni, 2010). The critical flicker fusion (CFF) is defined as the frequency at which a flickering stimulus is perceived to be continuous. There was a significant increase in CFF following traṭaka suggesting changes at the cortical level in the processes that mediate fusion. Meditation and autonomic changes are researched extensively and shown shift towards vagal tone during meditation (Orme-Johnson, 1973; Telles et al., 2013; Wallace, 1970). However, there was no study evaluating autonomic changes during traṭaka which is similar to meditation. Hence, in the present study, we used heart rate variability (HRV) which is a well-known and extensively used method to evaluate autonomic modulation .
A Comparative Study of The Material and Yogic Sciences in the Context of Studying Consciousness ( with the special Reference to Katha and Chandogya Upanisats )
(SVYASA, 2012-01-12) Ananda Raj Poudel
Today, consciousness has emerged as an important field of study for quantum physicists, neurophysiologists and Philosophers. Although there arc number of research done by the scientists of various branch of sciences still they have an unfailing urge in the study of consciousness which indicate that they are consciously or unconsciously not satisfied with their matter based approach to study consciousness. But Rsis (ancient Indian scientist) of the Vedic age realize.
The Concept of Ahara for the Management of Madhumeha According to yoga Ayurveda Naturopathy and Modern Medical Science: Validating Integrated Yogic Module In Type2 Diabetes Mellitus.
(2013-06-19) Pradeep Shetty
In the integrated approach of yoga therapy food, diet and nutrition plays an important role. There are many texts of yoga which deal with Ahara for promotion of good health, for building stamina, preventing and curing diseases. Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder. For the management of DM, knowledge of Ahara (Food) is essential.
Concept of Lord Visnu and Siva in Indian Scriptures and REG Studies on Different Types of Lecture Sessions
(SVYASA, 2013-01-12) Harisha K K
The religious traditions which have evolved in India gives importance not only to the ritualistic outward development of religion but are more focused on the philosophical and cultural concepts which makes one grow spiritually not only religiously. Hinduism, being the oldest amongst all, consists of profound spiritual concepts that are available in the Vedic literature; these philosophical concepts form the foundation for Hinduism. As fathoming the higher spiritual ideals become difficult for a seeker, the great seers of the lore have taken the tool of Symbolism to take down the wisdom base; this symbolism helps seekers to concentrate his (her) mind on the worship and meditation of God whereby facilitating the seeker attains ultimate goal in life. Symbolism in Hindu dharma is sublime and profound. Contemplating on them with a proper understanding of their significance will help us to be raised to more insightful levels of spiritual experience. God is symbolized through the concept of Trimurti, in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and withdrawal are personified by the forms of Brahmā, the creator, viśnu, the maintainer or preserver and Śhiva the destroyer or transformer, respectively. The Hindu tradition gives importance to the art of discoursing (Pravachana/upanyasa) through which the masters pass down these higher concepts which are symbolized in the scriptures. The aim of the present study is to understand the essential facets of Hinduism, its symbological concept of Trimurti with particular reference to viśnu the sustainer and Śhiva the destroyer or withdrawer. With the help of REG (Random Event Generator), we also study the influence and impact, created upon the audience, by the lectures delivered on these concepts - namely Hinduism, concepts of viśnu and Śhiva, by eminent preachers. Large number of studies on REG (Random Event Generator) has been published and therefore REG has become a standard instrument for measuring psycho kinesis. None of the studies done earlier have analyzed the slopes associated with REG recordings. In this study we have noticed that two distinct categories have emerged and have become a tool to classify the different lecture sessions. Here, we show that lecture sessions can be evaluated and classified according to their influences on surrounding fields. Five lecture sessions with audiences of 150 to 350 were measured by the positive and negative Z scores of a random event generator (REG). Analysis of the records suggested that lecture sessions fall essentially into two groups. The first three lecture sessions belongs to type 1 category in which REG showed negative Z score more than positive Z score and last two sessions belongs to type 2 categories in which REG showed positive Z score more than negative Z score. In conclusion it looks that left brain domination on first three lecture sessions have influenced the REG negatively while right brain domination on last two lecture sessions have influenced the REG positively.
Consciousness According to Shad Darsana ( The Six Systems of Philosophy in India)
(SVYASA, 2012-01-12) Gajanan K Saraf
The word veda means "knowledge." In the modern world, we use the term "science" to identify the kind of knowledge upon which human progress is based and judged. To the Indian people, the word veda had an even more profound and deeper meaning than the word science is for us today. That is because in those days scientific inquiry was not restricted to the world perceived by the physical senses. A part from it the definition of human progress was not restricted to massive technological exploitation of material nature. In Vedic times, the primary focus of science was the eternal, not temporary; human progress meant the advancement of spiritual awareness yielding the soul's release from the material nature, which is temporary and full of ignorance and suffering.
Correlation Between Mindfulness, Self Control, Emotional Regulation and Happiness in a Sample of College Students
(S-VYASA, 2011-01-12) Keyong, Jin Cha
Atman is associated with the waking, the dreaming and the deep sleep states. Finally these states are merged in Turiya, the Ultimate Reality. Atman becomes identical with brahaman the invisible, the reanscendent, the incomprehensible, and the cassation of all Phenomena, the blissful when atman, the Om, merges his self in the self and attains self-realization, which is the Ultimate Reality.
Correlation Between Mindulness, Self Control, Emotional Regulatin and Happiness in a Sample of College students
(SVYASA, 2013-01-12) Keyong JIn Cha
Atman is associated with the waking, the dreaming and the deep sleep states. Finally these states are merged in Turiya, the Ultimate Reality. Atman becomes identical with Brahman – the invisible, the transcendent, the incomprehensible, and the cessation of all phenomena, the blissful - when Atman, the Om, merges his Self in the Self and attains Self-realization, which is the Ultimate Reality. Even when we are asleep, the process of the mind can cause disturbances in the field of our mind. The yogis who experience high states of consciousness tell us they are ‘awake’ even in ‘deep sleep’, but most of us are not aware of this. Sleep disorders make a disturbance in consciousness. There is four state of consciousness which is conscious, sub conscious, unconscious and super conscious mind. So it means someone who has sleep disorder, they cannot reach to the unconscious mind and reach to the deep silence state like a Moksha, Samadhi state. With treatment of disease, they can reach to the Moksha state and get peaceful state in their physical to intellect state. Deep sleep terminates and the self returns to the dream and the waking states. In deep sleep there is no consciousness of objects but this objective consciousness is present in an unmanifested ‘seed’ form in deep sleep while it is completely transcended in the turiya consciousness. In the state of deep sleep, it becomes the subject confronting the object which is yet unmanifested. We infer the presence of the object, as its developments take place in getting out of sleep.
A Correlational Study of Triguana Personality Trait and Type 2 Diabetes
(S-VYASA, 2016-01-12) Kumar, Ramesh K C
A three-dimensional personality theory based on the sankhya philosopy postulates human personality in terms of three gunas namely sattva, and tamas.
Creyantra and pyramid influence on seed germination test
(Svyasa, 2016-01-15) Jungyun, Jang
Contexts From the immemorial time, various shapes of Yantras have been used for Sadhana and Upasana. Çreyantra is the one of them which connect to the cosmic energy and the ancient geometrical form with great traditional Backgrounds. Therefore it has been used continuously in scientific researches. Background Çreyantra is the most popular and powerful Yantra among all of Yantras which are combinations of circles, squares, triangles, lines and points. The general formulated shape of Çreyantra is the triangular network which emphasizes the spherical form presented by using spherical trigonometry. Aim The purpose of the present study is to assess the effect of the different types of Çreyantras related to their materials and Pyramid on emergence, radical length, and weight before and after germination of green gram. Objectives To study the effects of 1) Paper Çreyantra (Y1) 2) Meru Çreyantra 1 (Y2) 3) Meru Çreyantra 2 (Y3) 4) Bhüprasthäna Çreyantra (Y4) 5) Plywood Pyramid (PP1) 6) Plastic Pyramid (PP2) On percentage of germination, mean radical length and percentage increase in fresh and oven dry weight of germinated seeds
Dances, Emotions and REG Studies On Different Types of Dances
(SVYASA, 2013-02-12) Anupama Rajagoplan
The Uniqueness of our country is its vast culture, tradition and diversities so also are the dances which are varied, different and unique.
Development and Validation of Yoga Module for Patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(S-VYASA, 2014-07-27) Kumar, Vinod
Introduction: Yoga modules described by earlier authors have provided their own rationale behind the choice of yoga asanas/program. However, there is no mention whether these modules have been endorsed by other specialists in the field than the researcher themselves. Also, there are very few studies which discuss the development and validation of a yoga module. Hence the aim of this study was to develop and validate a yoga module for patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Methodology: 71 research papers from Pubmed and Google Scholar; and 54 books related to yoga were reviewed for development of the yoga module for diabetes. This was done by using the Inductive method of inquiry of qualitative research and the quantitative content validity Ratio (CVR). Further validation of module was done with help of 18 experts over three rounds of iteration. Results: Camp, Implementation process of yoga module, Prayer or bhajana, Yoga module 1, Yoga module 2, Yoga module 3, Relaxation techniques, Meditation techniques, Jïäna yoga, Special considerations and Miscellaneous were the themes that were elicited from the qualitative content analysis. The Content Validity Ratio (CVR) with minimum 0.49 value decided the practices that were to be retained in the module and the practices that were to be removed. The outcome was the development of a 3 step yoga module (based on increasing difficulty) – each step lasting for a period of 3 months of duration inclusive of daily practice for one hour each in morning and evening. Conclusions: The 3 step yoga module for diabetes was developed and validated using a scientific methodology and can be used by researchers in the future for development of yoga modules for other disorders. Next step in the process would be feasibility testing of this module so that it can be implemented in a large scale in the community for service as well as further research.
Effect of “three months yogasana practice on blood pressure, lipid profile, hematological parameters in healthy adults”
(S Vyasa, 2015-01-12) Lalit Madaan
Title: Effect of “Three Months Yogasana Practice on Blood Pressure, Lipid Profile, Hematological Parameters. Background: Yoga has positive impact on health. Various studies have formed significant role of yoga in hypertension, diabetes, asthma etc. long term of practice of yoga have positive role in hematological variables. Aim: Current study was conducted to see short term effect of Yogasana intervention on Hematological Parameters,Lipid Profile, and Anthropometric variables in healthy volunteers. Methodology: Twenty healthy volunteers (male-12, female-08) with average age (30.91±11.88) of Vishwa Yuvak Kendra (NGO) at Chankya Puri, New Delhi, were recruited in this study. All the subjects underwent yoga intervention for three days a week with two hours daily for three months. Lipid profile; total cholesterol (TC=0.037), triglyceride (TG=0.372), high density lipid (HDL=0.168), low density lipid (LDL=0.092), very low density lipid (VLDL=0.041), hematological parameters; hemoglobin, total leucocytes count, (TLC=0.009), differential leucocytes’ count (DLC=P-0.008,L-0.009,E-0.943), body mass index (BMI=0.343), pulse rate, blood pressure, were assessed before & after the intervention. Result: Paired sample t-test showed significant reduction in total cholesterol, LDL, BMI, significant improvement in hemoglobin. Wilcoxon signed rank test showed significant decrease in systolic blood pressure and borderline significant decrease in diastolic blood pressure. Conclusion: Three months of Yogasana intervention may help in improving hemoglobin percentage, and helps in reducing bad cholesterol, BMI and systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
Effect of 10 Days of Yoga Intervention on Cognitive Dysfunction in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients
(S-VYASA, 2014-07-05) Ganguly, Mollika
Background - Yoga and other modalities of adjunct therapies viz., Tai chi & Qi Gong have been found to be useful in improving the cognitive abilities in both healthy volunteers as well as diseased conditions Aim and Objectives - The present study was aimed at assessing the cognitive function tests in Type II Diabetes Mellitus subjects Material and Methods - A sample size of 56 subjects (n=56) were assessed before and after a 10 days yoga intervention. The variables viz., Stroop Test (ST), Whislers Memory Scale (WMS), Six Letter Cancellation Test (SLCT) and Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) were recorded in all subjects as per the prescribed design. Result- It was observed that the digit forward scores (p<0.05) of WMS was higher and colour and word colour (p<0.05) scores of ST was also found to be higher following a 10 days of yoga intervention. No significant changes were noticed in other variables following the yoga intervention. Conclusion- It was demonstrated that there was improvement in digit forward, colour and word-colour scores suggestive of better enhancement of working memory and executive functions in Type II Diabetes Mellitus patients.
Effect of 10 Days of Yoga Intervention on Cognitive Dysfunction on Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients
(S-VYASA, 2014-07-13) Ganguly, Mollika
Background - Yoga and other modalities of adjunct therapies viz., Tai chi & Qi Gong have been found to be useful in improving the cognitive abilities in both healthy volunteers as well as diseased conditions Aim and Objectives - The present study was aimed at assessing the cognitive function tests in Type II Diabetes Mellitus subjects Material and Methods - A sample size of 56 subjects (n=56) were assessed before and after a 10 days yoga intervention. The variables viz., Stroop Test (ST), Whislers Memory Scale (WMS), Six Letter Cancellation Test (LCT) and Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) were recorded in all subjects as per the prescribed design. Result- It was observed that the digit forward scores (p<0.05) of WMS was higher and colour and word colour (p<0.05) scores of ST was also found to be higher following a 10 days of yoga intervention. No significant changes were noticed in other variables following the yoga intervention. Conclusion- It was demonstrated that there was improvement in digit forward, colour and word-colour scores suggestive of better enhancement of working memory and executive functions in Type II Diabetes Mellitus patients.
Effect of a ten day yoga based vacation program on short term and working memory in school children
(S Vyasa, 2015-01-12) Hema, B. N.
Background: Memory is an important component of cognition and good memory in school children helps them to perform better in school. Yoga is known to improve cognitive function in school children and this study examines if Yoga can improve memory in school children. Aim: To see the effect of ten day yoga based vacation program on short term and working memory in school children. Methodology: 60 school children ages 10-11 years, who attended yoga based training summer vacation program were enrolled in this study. All students underwent a 10 day intense yoga program consisting of Asana (physical postures), Pranayama (breathing practices), meditation, relaxation techniques & yogic games. Short term and working memory was assessed by the Digit forward-backward span test before and at the end of the training program. Results: A significant improvement in digit span score (p < 0.001) was observed at the end of the 10 day training program. Conclusion: The 10 day yoga program was found to significantly improve both short term and working memory in the school children who participated in the program. The improvement in working (23.24 %) more is more than short term memory (11.67 %).
Effect of bhramari pranayama on metacognition and mindfulness in high school children
(S-Vyasa, 2017-01-16) Saumya Bitla
Present generation students face challenges in physical, intellectual, social, emotional and academic domains. As students’ progress to higher classes, high order thinking skills such as mindfulness and metacognition play a crucial role to surmount stress and improve their academic performance. Documented benefits of yoga seem to offer a viable solution within the classrooms. The study aims to investigate the effects of bhramari pranayama on metacognition and mindfulness among ninth grade students. Through a randomized controlled design, the intervention was given for four weeks with nine rounds of Bhramari Pranayama given six times a day before the commencement of classes. The variables were measured using the Jr. MAI (Junior Metacognitive Awareness Inventory) and CAMM (Child Adolescent Mindfulness Measure). Paired t-test analyses have shown a significant difference in the experimental and control groups with respect to metacognition (p < 0.001) and mindfulness (p < 0.033). It is concluded that Pranayama is beneficial in enhancing metacognition and mindfulness among high school children.
EFFECT OF BHRAMARI PRANAYAMA ON THE MINDFULNESS & ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF RURAL CHILDREN WITH LOWER SOCIO ECONOMICAL STATUS
(S-VYASA, 2016-12) G R, Darshan
BACKGROUND Bhramari Pranayama (BrPr) is one of the popular types of pranayama. BrPr, which is a yoga type meditation where periods of long exhalation and short inhalation are alternated. INTRODUCTION BrPr reduces stress and other threatening factors of memory and improves academic performance. The humming bee sound correspondingly with “N” kar chanting mentally results in increased alertness and also brings improvement in competitive performance. Further researches of the effects of BrPr practice should be made because of its beneficial influence on the population of the school students. The aim of the study is to study the effect of BrPr in academicals & mindfulness in rural children with low socio economic status. The main objective of the study is to assess the effect of BrPr on academic performance among children on lower socio economic status. METHODOLOGY The subjects were obtained from Government Higher Secondary School nearby Prashanti Kuteeram, Kallabalu village. This school has student base are from rural area & from low income group residing in and around the kallabalu village. Most of their parents are working in nearby industries or agricultural fields as laborer. Most of them have no transportation source from home to school. Either they walk or commute using bicycle. I have collected the data from a sample size of 80, under the age group of 10 to 14 years. The selected samples were divided into two groups, Intervention group consisting of 40 samples and the control group of 40. RESULT The mean scores of the yoga group on Post Mindfulness of control group show a statistically significant difference from that of Pre Mindfulness of yoga group with a very significant p value. However, the mean scores of the control group on Pre Mark status by control group differed statistically from that of Post Mark obtained by the yoga group with a p value. CONCLUSION The study concludes that practice of the BrPr can be a good instrument in improvement of the studying efficacy in school children of low socio economic status, while those with attention disorders can use them as the new method to overcome these very unpleasant limitations in studying and advancement, by improving the memory and awareness level.