B. Division of Yoga and Life Sciences

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This Division offers short-term courses and elective courses (to be chosen by MSc and PhD students). The Department of Health Sciences is attached with a 160 beds yoga therapy Health Home (Arogyadhama) meant to not only treat the yoga therapy participants (we do not call them patients) suffering from various modern ailments but also draw normal persons for prevention of possible illness and promotion of positive health by the Integrated Approach of Yoga Therapy (IAYT). The students will not only acquire theoretical knowledge and practical experience by their own yoga practices but also get the rich experience of working with doctors, senior yoga therapists and with the yoga therapy participants. Handling them under severe conditions of the diseases immensely help them to become confident of their learning and usefulness of IAYT. The research section with modern gadgets helps them to measure the changes in these participants to assess the improvements. The Department of Bio-Sciences includes the following laboratories: the psychophysiology, Neuro-psychology, sleep lab, metabolic analyzer lab, immune lab, bio-chemistry and psychology labs. It is here that the students get the necessary training to do research of international standards. The modern scientific research is applied to esoteric dimensions of tradition as well as investigations into the paranormal. Essentially this department is meant for the basic research to understand the effects of various yoga practices on human systems. The Department of Natural Sciences has 8 sections encompassing a large spectrum of living systems and their changes due to interactions with human beings. The effect of Agnihotra, Sound, Music, Vedic chanting etc. on plants and animals is studied in great detail in this department. The department includes agricultural farms, gardens, forests, horticultural plants and a GoSala with more than 100 cows. The usefulness of cowdung, Gomutra or urine of cows as possible medicines is also studied.

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    Effects of Various Prāṇāyāma on Cardiovascular and Autonomic Variables
    (Medknow, 2017) L Nivethitha; A Mooventhan; N K Manjunath
    Cardiovascular functions are controlled by neural factors, temperature, hormones, etc., Of these, neural factors primarily concern the autonomic nervous system, which plays a major role in maintaining and regulating cardiac functions, e.g., blood pressure and heart rate. Prāṇāyāma is one of the most important yogic practices. There are various review articles on Yoga and its effects but, though Prāṇāyāma is a part of yoga, there is lack of review articles. To the best of our knowledge there is no known review article on effect of various Prāṇāyāma on cardiovascular and autonomic variables. To provide a general overview about the effect of various prāṇāyāma (breathing techniques) on cardiovascular and autonomic variables. A narrative review was performed based on the available scientific literature. An electronic data search was performed in Medline/PubMed database to review relevant articles, using keywords such as “Prāṇāyāma, Yogic breathing techniques, Unilateral nostril breathing, Alternate nostril breathing, Kapalbhati, Bhastrika and Bhramari Pranayama”. All the relevant articles published from 1988 to 06‑04‑2016 were included in this review. Slow type of yogic breathing technique was reported to produce beneficial effect on cardiovascular and autonomic variables while fast breathing techniques do not produce such effects. There is lack of consistency in the results of specific nostril yogic breathing techniques and the mechanisms behind the effects of various prāṇāyāma. This review suggests that different types of Prāṇāyāma techniques produce different effects and the mechanisms behind these effects are not fully understood. Keywords: Autonomic nervous system, cardiovascular, prāṇāyāma
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    A GLIMPSE OF THE HUMAN BODY
    (SWAMI VIVEKANANDA YOGA PRAKASHANA, 2010-12-09) Telles, Shirley
    Every living organism is made up of units called cells. These are tiny structures seen only through the microscope. Cells are held together by special, intercellular material. In the human body there are approximately 1 0 0 trillion cells. The cells differ according to the function which they do. For example, the blood, muscle, and bone cells all look different and perform different functions. However all cells have certain features in common. All cells use oxygen from the air we breathe and substances from the food we eat to produce energy. Production of waste material is common to all cells. Also most cells can produce new cells, and whenever a cell dies (for whatever reason) new cells are formed. In order to be able to produce energy, give rise to waste substances, and form new cells when needed, cells have tiny, specialized structures inside them, which can be observed with a very powerful microscope
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    MADUMEHAKKE YOGA CHIKITSE
    (SWAMI VIVEKANANDA YOGA PRAKASHANA, 2010-12-09) Srikanta S.S.; Nagarathana R.; Nagendra H.R.
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    MIND SOUND RESONANCE TECHNIQUE (MSRT)
    (SWAMI VIVEKANANDA YOGA PRAKASHANA, 2010-12-09) Nagendra H.R.
    Quality has become the watch word nowadays in technology-quality products, even with our targets towards very higher production. The astonishing discovery of the Japanese is that quantity and quality can be together; very high quality goods produced in large quantities are most cost-effective. Aesthetics in the form of newer fashions, efficiency, durability, maintenance-free performance, etc form the ingredients of what we call quality.
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    NETI KRIYA
    (SWAMI VIVEKANANDA YOGA PRAKASHANA, 2010-12-09) Nagarathna R.
    METHOD: Dissolve about one tea-spoc^l of salt in about two neti pots full of lukewarm water in a mug to make aboutjj to 1 percent salt solution (about 1 gram salt in 100 ml of water). Fill the Neti pot this lukewarm salt water. Insert the nozz the pot in right nostril and tilt your head the left and slightly to the front so that water starts trickling from the left nostfifl When all the water is exhausted, refill the pot and repeat the process by inserting the nozzle in left nostril and allowing the water to trickle from the right nostril. It is sufficient to pass one pot of water from each nostril.
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    NEW HORIZONS IN MODERN MEDICINE
    (SWAMI VIVEKANANDA YOGA PRAKASHANA, 2010-12-09) Nagendra H.R.
    Science and Technology have revolutionalised the life style of man. Increased standards of living has brought great comfort to mankind. Modern medicine with its scientific attitude in research has been able to unravel many mysteries within a short period of about 100 years, which were out of reach for mankind over generations. The remarkable research in the early part of this century was the discovery of germs in the causation of several diseases. There were several diseases killing mankind through epidemics and pandemics. I recollect my grandmother's description of an outbreak of plague in the city. People were asked to move out of the house instantaneously with minimal luggage to remote villages as soon as they saw a rat falling dead in the house. The corporation lorries were busy clearing away the human corpses to be burnt as quickly as possible—the only answer they knew to deal with the epidemics of plague. Outbreak of cholera and typhoid took a toll of 2 or 3 persons from each house. The pandemics of Influenza killed men so fast that there were not enough people to nurse the sick.
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    YOGA FOR PROMOTION OF POSITIVE HEALTH
    (SWAMI VIVEKANANDA YOGA PRAKASHANA, 2010-12-09) Nagarathna R.; Nagendra H.R.
    Yoga is becoming popular in all parts of the world. For the restless mind it gives solace. For the sick, it is a boon. For the common man it is the fashion of the day to keep himself fit and beautiful. Some use it for developing memory, intelligence and creativity. With its multifold advantages it is becoming a part of education. Specialists use it to unfold deeper layers of consciousness in their move towards perfection.
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    PRANIK ENERGISATION TECHNIQUE (PET)
    (SWAMI VIVEKANANDA YOGA PRAKASHANA, 2010-12-09) SVYP Group
    Modern life, beset with tensions and anxieties, continues to crush the affected individuals with an increasing number (incidence) of deaths and a deteriorating quality of life. Inspite of man's understanding of structure and dynamics of the physical universe, the inner aspect of life or the inner world remains to be unravelled through the current scientific thought process. Despite technological growth and enhanced material standards of living, the real standard of living in terms of love, happiness and peace has yet to find its roots. Yoga and Spirituality contain secrets of the structure and laws of the entire universe. Based on that wisdom, Yoga offers a unique new way of life to the modern man.
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    RESEARCH METHODS
    (SWAMI VIVEKANANDA YOGA PRAKASHANA, 2010-12-08) Nagendra H.R.; Telles Shirley
    Nowadays there is an increasing interest in using non pharmacological ('alternative') modes of treatment for ailments which are known to be caused by stress induced changes in the mental state. However, though there is a growing awareness and interest in these treatments, they are not yet accepted by the medical community, in India or elsewhere. For this reason the clinical progress has to be systematically monitored, using methods which are acceptable the world over.
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    SAMAGRA YOGA CHIKITS
    (SWAMI VIVEKANANDA YOGA PRAKASHANA, 2010-12-08) Nagendra H.R.; Nagarathana R.
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