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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    Influence of Meditative Technique on Musculoskeletal Pain, Sleep Quality, Stress and State Anxiety on Geriatric Participants: A Randomized Controlled Trial
    (Elsevier Inc., 2024) H.M. Vinaya; P.S. Swathi; B. Pravalika; Apar Avinash Saoji
    Objective: Musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbances and psychological stress are common issues faced by the elderly. There are limited studies eliciting the effects of specific meditation techniques among the elderly. The present study was undertaken to assess the effect of the Mind Sound Resonance Technique (MSRT) on pain, sleep quality, stress and state anxiety. Methods: Seventy elderly participants with self-reported pain symptoms were randomly assigned to meditation and control groups with an equal allocation ratio. The medita tion group received practice of MSRT for 8 weeks. The control group was offered lifestyle suggestions. The primary outcome of this study is Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSHQ), secondary outcomes are Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). They were assessed at baseline and 8 weeks. Independent and paired t-tests were performed to assess the between and within group changes. Results: The Between-group analysis has shown MSRT meditation to be better than control for MSHQ (p <0.01), PSQI global score (p <0.01), and GAS global score (p<0.01) along with its subscale (p <0.01). Within group analysis for primary variable MSHQ (p <0.05) secondary variable PSQI, PSS AND GAS has shown
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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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    YOGA ITS BASIS AND APPLICATIONS
    (SWAMI VIVEKANANDA YOGA PRAKASHANA, 2010-12-08) Nagendra H.R.
    A team of mountaineering experts had undertaken a search for the giantsnow- man, cyeti}, in the Himalayas. The team was out to get information regarding his lifestyle. Teti, reported to be a nine footer with each of his feet measuring two feet, was not seen too frequently even by the people living at the foothills of the Himalayan range. Teti had found a safe refuge in the wilderness of the icy Himalayan peaks. This giant-killer and man-eater, during his maiden visits, carried away a lamb or a hen from the outskirts of the villages; at times some children living in the foothill villages never returned home at night. The villagers suspected Teti of kidnapping their children for his food! Without shooting him down, information had to be collected by team-members. Thus, the task of the team was tricky, delicate and adventurous. But the search did not yield the desired result and still continues.
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    YOGA FOR ARTHRITIS
    (SWAMI VIVEKANANDA YOGA PRAKASHANA, 2010-12-07) Nagarathna R.; Nagendra H.R.
    Pain in the joints is a common problem which may vary from a minor discomfort to a disabling chronic problem affecting the quality of life to a great extent. The biomedical inventions have given great mobility and functional ability for damaged joints. It is not unusual to find persons with 10 to 20 joints (small and big) replaced as and when the joints get damaged, which has helped them to live their lives in comfort. Thanks to fascinating advances in medication too, which has definitely saved an arthritic from the devastating side effects of steroids. But, have we hit the nail on its head? Have we been able to cure or prevent joint diseases? The answer is a clear 'No' Increasing problems of aging changes in the joints, are expected even as our life expectancy and longevity have increased all round the globe. But what about the other types of arthritidis which are hitting younger persons? Rheumatoid arthritis, a disease of temperate climates, is still an enigma as we have not been able to remove the root cause of the disease.
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    Yoga Practices for Anxiety and Depression
    (Vivekananda yoga Research Foundation, 2010-12-04) Nagarathna R.; Nagendra H.R.
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    A Scientific Evaluation of Yoga in The Prevention and Management of Coronary Artery Disease.
    (Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation,, 2010) Naveen, K.V.
    Role of yoga: Prevention Management Rehabilitation
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    Yoga Therapy in the management of
    (2010) Naveen, K.V.
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    yoga- chair breathing for acute episodes of bronchial asthma
    (Vivekananda kendra yoga Research Fourdation, 1991-10) Nagarathna R.; Nagendra H.R.; Seethalakshmi R.
    The Possibility of reversing the smooth muscle spasm without resorting to drugs in acute episodes of bronchial asthma has always interested several investigators.
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    Increase In Voluntary Pulse Rate Reduction Achieved Following Yoga Training
    (International Journal of Stress Management, 2002) Telles Shirley; Ramana Vani P.
    Visceral and glandular responses.which were initially believed to be in voluntary.were later shown to be operantaly conditioned ekeulkel.
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    Yoga Reduces Symptoms of Distress In Tsunami Survivors 5 in the Andaman Islands
    (eCAM, 2007-01-01) Telles Shirley; Naveen, K.V.; Manoj Dash
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