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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Author: search.filters.author.Junu UpadhyayStart date: 2010

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    Effects of Nadishodhana and Bhramari Pranayama on heart rate variability, auditory reaction time, and blood pressure: A randomized clinical trial in hypertensive patients
    (Elsevier., 2023) Junu Upadhyay; Nandish N. S; Shivaprasad Shetty; Apar Avinash Saoji; Sunil Singh Yadav
    Background: Hypertension (HTN) is a chronic elevation of arterial blood pressure (BP) due to environ mental and lifestyle factors. The lifelong treatment protocol causes poor adherence to anti-hypertensive drugs. Nadi Shodhana and Bhramari pranayama are the most effective yogic treatment for the manage ment of HTN. Objectives: This study was done to assess and compare the immediate effect of Nadi Shodhana and Bhramari Pranayama on HRV and ART in hypertensive individuals. Thus, to understand the effectiveness of specific pranayama on hypertension. Methodology: This study is a randomized, comparative study design. The hundred participants were recruited into two groups 1 (n ¼ 50) and 2 (n ¼ 50). The study was conducted on pre-diagnosed patients with HTN, from the inpatient department of SDM Nature Cure Hospital, Shanthivana. Group 1 was asked to practice Nadi Shodhana Pranayama and Group-2 was asked to practice Bhramari Pranayama for 20 min. The patients were assessed for Heart Rate Variability & Auditory Reaction Time before and immediately after the intervention. Results: Nadi Shodhana Pranayama showed a significant decrease in ART (p ¼ 0.01) and Bhramari Pra nayama showed a highly significant decrease in ART (p < 0.00001). Whereas there was no statistically significant difference in both the groups in HRV parameters. Conclusion: The study showed that both Nadi Shodhana and Bhramari Pranayama can be effective in balancing the sympathovagal tone. Thus, Nadi Shodhana and Bhramari Pranayama can be practised for the management of essential hypertension.
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    Effect of Yoga-based breathing practices on depression, anxiety, stress, and fear of COVID-19 positive hospitalized patients: A randomized controlled trial
    (Elsevier, 2024) Sunil Singh Yadav; Apar Avinash Saoji; Sangeeth Somanadhapai; Nand lal Yadav; Junu Upadhyay; Niraj Nayan Rishi; Rita Thapa
    Background: COVID-19 infection has an impact on the mental state of patients and requires attention to mental health care. Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the effect of Yoga-based breathing practices on the mental state of patients with COVID-19. Material and methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with63 patients (male=46) who were RT-PCR positive for COVID-19 and hospitalized with asymptomatic (RT-PCR positive but no symptoms), mild (febrile, body ache, pharyngitis, nonproductive cough), and moderate (SpO2< 92%) symptoms assigned in the yoga (n=32) and control group (n=31). The study was conducted at Atharva Multispecialty Hospital and Research Center, North India. The yoga group received Yoga-based breathing practices twice a day for ten days in addition to conventional care, and the control group was advised not to do the practice. The Depression Anxiety and Stress scale (DASS-21) and fear of COVID-19 were assessed at baseline and after 10 days. Repeated measures ANOVA with Bonferroni correction was used to assess between and within subjects’ effects. Results: The experimental group had better scores for depression, anxiety, stress, total DASS scores, and fear of COVID-19 (p<0.001) when compared with the control group. Within the group, analyses demonstrated improved scores in all domains in the yoga group (p<0.001) by the end of the intervention. In contrast, the control group improved only in stress scores (p=0.002), total DASS scores (p=0.012), and fear of COVID-19 (p=0.039). There are no adverse effects seen with Yoga-based breathing practices in these patients. Conclusion: Yoga-based breathing practices have been found to have positive impact on mental health among COVID-19-positive patients during hospitalization.
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