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NIMHANS Integrated Centre for Yoga National Institute for Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru-29

SAMATVAM Special Edition

2nd International Day of Yoga June 2016

PATRON

Director/ Vice-chancellor NIMHANS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Dr. B. N. Gangadhar, Professor of Psychiatry & Program Director NIMHANS Integrated Centre for Yoga

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

Dr. Shivarama Varambally Additional Professor of Psychiatry NIMHANS Dr. Aarti Jagannathan Assistant Professor Dept of Psychiatric Social Work NIMHANS Dr. Naren P Rao Associate Professor of Psychiatry NIMHANS

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Dr. Pooja More Junior Scientific Officer NIMHANS Integrated Centre for Yoga

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YOGA SONG FOR 2nd INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA

(IDY 2016)

yaeg se ju–fee cle< … !!!

Lyrics:

dez-ivdez me< àcilt hE jae, Éart kI s<Sk«it hE yaeg,

Aasn, àa[ayam, Xyan se hI, AaraeGy b–Fata hE yaeg.

yaeg jIvn hE, yaeg zi´ hE, yaeg zaiNt hE,

krm kre cle<,}an b–Fe cle, < yaeg se ju –fe cle<.

àat>kal ka Svagt krke, sUyR-nmn krta hE yaeg,

Aasn ke Anuzasn se hI, SvaSWy b–Fata hE yaeg.

ñas iny<Ç[ rone me< ÉI, hme< mdd krta hE yaeg,

àa[ayam kI idncyaR se, raeg-mu´ krta hE yaeg.

Aaemkar kI saxna se hI, mn jag&t krta hE yaeg,

m<Ç, jp AaEr Xyan se hI, Éi´ magR idolata hE yaeg.

Lyrics written and Music Composed by: Dr Aarti Jagannathan, Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Social Work,

NIMHANS.

Song Sung and Instrumental by: B.Sc Nursing students of Nursing College, NIMHANS

Technical Support: Dr Shantala Hegde and Mr Deepak Ullal, Cognitive Neurosciences Lab (Music Lab),

Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS.

Supported by the

NIMHANS Integrated Centre for Yoga (NICY),

NIMHANS, Bengaluru

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Planning for

2nd International Day of Yoga (IDY - 2016)

yaegSw> k…é kmaRi[ s<gm Ty´va xnÃy,

isÏ(isÏ(ae> smae ÉUTva smTvm! yaeg %Cyte, 48,

– Bhagavad Gita 2/48

Meaning: Perform your duty equipoised, O Arjuna, abandoning all attachment to success or

failure. Such equanimity is called Yoga.

Summary: Maintaining the equanimity/ Balancing the body and mind is Yoga.

Keeping this concept in mind, NIMHANS Integrated Centre for Yoga (NICY) came up with a

unique way of celebrating IDY this year. It all started with the observation of mass Yoga

practice on 21st of every month from February 2016 till 21st June 2016. This monthly practice

was done with the aim of familiarizing people with Yoga, encouraging them to participate in

IDY 2016 and to create interest in them to make yoga as a part of their life. Other activities

that were conducted as a run-up to the 2nd IDY were: Yoga Appreciation Course for staff and

students, mass yoga asana session for patients and caregivers and Yoga therapy session for

patients with Parkinson’s disease. There were different themes constructed for each month,

details of which are given in the table below

Date Event

21st February 2016 Mass Surya Namaskara Session

21st March 2016 Mass Pranayama Session

1st – 30

th April 2016

7th

April 2016

10th

April 2016

21st April 2016

Yoga Appreciation Course (One Month course) for Staff &

Students.

Mass Yoga Asana Session for Patients & Caregivers,

Mass Yoga Therapy session for patients with Parkinson’s

disease.

Mass Yoga Asana Session for Staff & Students.

27th

May 2016

29st May 2016

Yoga Awareness Walkathon

Preparation and Rehearsal for Mass Yoga session for 2nd

IDY 2016.

Anyone who practices can obtain success in yoga but not one who is lazy. Constant practice alone is the secret of success…!!

– Hatha Yoga Pradipika

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21st February 2016: “Mass Surya Namaskara Session”

Ratha Saptami marks the birth of Sun God and is a symbolic change of the season to spring.

It is also the auspicious beginning of the New Year with north easterly movement of the Sun.

As an obeisance to the sun, a “Mass Surya Namaskara” session was organized in the

NIMHANS Gymkhana Ground.

Staff members participating in Mass Surya Namaskara Session

21st March 2016 – “Mass Pranayama Session”

Pranayama is considered a solution for concentration, memory, indigestion, and ageing

problems. To understand the significance of balancing the breath as a process of

overcoming health problems, a Mass Pranayama Session was organized for staff and

students in the NIMHANS Gymkhana.

Staff Members participating in Mass Pranayama Session

“Body is the bow, Asana is the arrow, and Soul is the target!” – B K S Iyengar

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2ND IDY ACTIVITIES IN THE MONTH OFAPRIL 2016

1ST – 30th April 2016: Yoga Appreciation Course

A one month “Yoga Appreciation Course”

was conducted for staff and students of

NIMHANS at NICY by Dr. Vinod Kumar,

JSO/Trained yoga instructor. Sixteen people

attended the course regularly and they all

received a participation certificate at the end

of the course (30th April 2016). Yoga Appreciation Course in the month of April 2016

7th April 2016: World Health Day

On occasion of World Health Day (7th April), A

Mass Yoga Asana Session for patients and

caregivers was conducted in Department of

Psychiatric and Neurological Rehabilitation

Centre. Approximately hundred people

attended the session. On this occasion the

NICY April 2016 newsletter “Samatvam” was

also released. Yoga Asana Session for Patients and Caregivers

10th April 2016: World Parkinson’s Day

On occasion of World Parkinson’s Day (10th

April 2016), A Mass yoga therapy session was

conducted for patients with Parkinson’s

disease in the Ashwini hall, NIMHANS

premises. Approximately fifty participants

attended the yoga therapy session.

Mass Yoga therapy session for Parkinson’s disease.

21st April 2016: Mass Yoga Asana Session for

staff and students of NIMHANS

Yoga Asanas have shown to have many

benefits in physical and mental health. In

order to help reduce emotional problems,

boost immune system and improve Quality of

Life a Mass Yoga Asana Session was

organized at the NIMHANS Gymkhana.

Approximately seventy people attended the

session. Staff Members participating in Mass Yoga Asana Session

“Yoga is the skill of quieting the mind.” - Patañjal Yoga Sutra

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2ND IDY ACTIVITIES IN THE MONTH OF MAY 2016

27th May 2016 – “Yoga Awareness Walkathon”

A unique Yoga awareness jatha was organized within the NIMHANS campus in which more

than 350 staff and students participated. It ended with an address by the Director Dr. B N

Gangadhar in which he encouraged all the participants to adopt yoga as a lifestyle and

actively participate in IDY 2016.

Yoga Awareness Walkathon headed by the Director NIMHANS

29th May 2016 – “Preparation and Rehearsal of Common Yoga protocol”

A rehearsal session of the common yoga protocol provided by the Dept. of AYUSH, Govt. of

India for IDY, was organized for the staff and students of NIMHANS to prepare them for

participating on the 2nd IDY. This session was conducted at NIMHANS Gymkhana.

Mass Rehearsal of Common Yoga Protocol

“When this body has been so magnificently and artistically created by God,

It is only fitting that we should maintain it in good health and harmony by the most excellent and artistic science of Yoga.”

~Geeta Iyengar

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2ND Idy Activities IN THE MONTH OFJUNE 2016

A week-long celebrations (20th – 26th June, 2016) was planned to celebrate the 2nd IDY at

NIMHANS.

16th June 2016: Inauguration of 2nd IDY week at NIMHANS

The Director, NIMHANS inaugurated the week long celebrations to be conducted at

NIMHANS on the occasion of 2nd IDY (20th – 26th June 2016) at the symposium on “History of

Psychiatry in India Symposium: Traditional Systems and mental health – Historical traces

and contemporary relevance”. An official Yoga song created on the occasion of IDY was

released. Also, an information brochure about the NIMHANS Integrated Centre for Yoga

(NICY) was released by the Director and other dignitaries.

Announcement of Weeklong IDY Celebrations by The Director, NIMHANS & Release of Information brochure of NICY by the Dignitaries.

The events organized in the month of June are listed in the table below.

Date Event

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June 2016 Curtain Raiser of IDY Celebrations 2016 (Announcement of one

week IDY celebration from 20th

– 26th

June 2016.

20th

– 30th

June 2016 “Yoga Sandesha” Inauguration of Yoga Exhibition (Yoga

Research in Mental Health) for Common public in OPD Block.

21st June 2016 IDY 2016 (Mass Common Yoga Protocol Practice) and

Inauguration of 1 week “Yoga Refreshers Course”.

22nd

June 2016 “Sattvik Diet” for the Staff/Students/ Patients/Caregivers of

NIMHANS.

23rd

June 2016 “Yoga Competitions for “Patients and Caregivers”

24th

June 2016 “Yoga Competitions for “Staff and Students” of NIMHANS

25th

June 2016 “Yoga Quiz for “Staff and Students” of NIMHANS

26th

June 2016 A one day Scientific Workshop on “Overview of Meditation:

Clinical and Research Aspects (OMCARA 2016)”

“Words cannot convey the value of yoga – it has to be experienced - B K S Iyengar

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20th – 30th June, 2016: Yoga Sandesha (Yoga Exhibition)

Faculty In charge: Dr T. N Sathyaprabha, Professor, Dept of Neurophysiology, NIMHANS

Staff In charge: Dr. Ramajayam, Research Associate, Dept of Psychiatry

‘Yoga Sandesha’-An exhibition on yoga, mind and body was held simultaneously at

Visveshwaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM), and NIMHANS (OPD Block)

through the week (20th - 30th June 2016). This exhibition was developed as part of an active

collaboration between NICY and VITM.

Inauguration of Yoga Exhibition by the Director, NIMHANS

21ST-25TH JUNE 2016: Yoga Refresher course:

Faculty In charge for the Event: Dr. Shivarama Varambally, Additional Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Staff In charge for the Event: Mrs, Shubha Bhat, Yoga Therapist, NICY. Mrs. C Gowthami, Yoga Therapist, NICY

The refresher course was conducted for staff and students of NIMHANS from 22nd – 25th

June 2016 and approximately fifty people attended the session. On 21st of June to mark the

2nd IDY a yoga refresher session for patients and caregivers was conducted at NIMHANS.

Approximately hundred people attended this session.

Patients and Caregivers participating in Mass Yoga Session on IDY 2016

“Great Work, Highly Convinced with

the demonstration that has been made on

Yoga in both ways Spiritual and

Scientific”

- Visitor at the Yoga Exhibition

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21st June 2016: International Day of Yoga (IDY)

Faculty In charge for the Event:

Dr. Shivarama Varambally, Additional Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Dr. Naren P Rao, Associate Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Dr. Aarti Jagannathan, Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Social Work Dr. B V Kathyayani, Principal, College of Nursing Dr. Ramachandra, Professor and HOD, Dept of Nursing

Staff In charge for the Event: Mrs, Shubha Bhat, Yoga Therapist, NICY. Mrs. C Gowthami, Yoga Therapist, NICY

On occasion of 2nd IDY “A Mass Yoga Session” was organized at NIMHANS Gymkhana by

NIMHANS Integrated Centre for Yoga (NICY). The session was attended by staff, students

and faculty of NIMHANS and neighbouring institutes such as Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Chest

Disease, Kidwai Cancer Hospital, Sanjay Gandhi Ortho Centre, Dharmaram Post Office, etc.

The celebrations began on a rainy note, but ended on a pleasant and colourful note with

attendance of over 700 participants. A total of 6 sessions were held between 7 to 8.30 am,

during which the participants practiced the yoga module prepared by the Ministry of

AYUSH. Another mass yoga session was held the same evening for patients and caregivers of

NIMHANS in the hospital premises between 4:45pm – 5:45 pm with around 100

participants.

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22nd June 2016: “Sattvik Diet”

Faculty In charge for the Event: Dr. Aarti Jagannathan, Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychiatry Social Work

Staff In charge for the Event: Dr. Pooja More, Junior Scientific Officer, NICY, NIMHANS

Based on the principles of Yoga, Ayurveda and Naturopathy, a Sattvik diet (simple non spicy

diet) was planned for the day. A predetermined menu was served in the Mess for the

students, NIMHANS Canteen and NIMHANS Dietary section for the patients and caregivers.

The menu was appreciated and welcomed by the staff and students.

Sattvik Thali NIMHANS Staff relishing the Sattvik Diet

23rD June 2016: “Yoga CompetitionS for patientS anD CaregiverS”

Faculty In charge for the Event: Dr. Mariamma Phillip, Assistant Professor, Dept of Biostatistics Student In charge for the Event: Miss Aditi Devi, PhD Scholar, Dept of Psychiatry

Judges: Dr. Aarti Jagannathan, Assistant Professor, and Yoga Practitioner, Dept of Psychiatry Social Work (for patients)

Dr. Vinod Kumar, Junior Scientific Officer, yoga practitioner/trainer, NICY, NIMHANS (for caregivers)

Two yoga competitions, one for patients of

NIMHANS and another for their caregivers were

held on 23rd June 2016 from 3pm-5 pm at

NIMHANS Integrated Centre for Yoga (NICY).

Many in and out patients diagnosed with different

psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia, anxiety

and depression and caregivers participated in the

pre-registered events. The winners were awarded

cash prizes by the Director of NIMHANS, on 26th

June 2016 (The culmination of 2nd IDY week

celebrations at NIMHANS). Event in charge with the Judges

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24th June 2016: “Yoga CompetitionS for Staff anD StuDentS of nimhanS”

Faculty In charge for the Event: Dr. Nithya Poornima, Assistant Professor, Dept of Clinical Psychology Staff In charge for the Event: Dr. Vinod Kumar, Junior Scientific Officer, NICY,

Judge: Dr. Kashinath Metri, Assistant Professor, SVYASA Yoga University, Bengaluru.

A yoga competition for the staff and students was organized on 24th June 2016 at 9am was

conducted at NIMHANS Integrated Centre for Yoga (NICY). In this pre-registered event,

twenty three yoga enthusiasts from various departments of NIMHANS has participated. Ms.

Bharathi Nataraj, Dr.Roshan Sutar and Ms. Jayalaxmi TD were declared as winners of the

competition. All participants were awarded with the certificate of participation.

NIMHANS Staff participating in Yoga Competition Winner receiving Prize

25th June 2016: “Yoga Quiz”

Faculty In charge for the Event: Dr. Yamini, Assistant Professor, Dept of Speech Pathology Student In charge for the Event: Dr. Ramajayam, Research Associate, Dept of Psychiatry

Yoga quiz was conducted in the Arts theatre, NIMHANS on 25th June, 2016. The quiz was

preceded by a Movie screening on “History of Yoga - The path of my Ancestors” produced by Deepika

Kothari and Ramji, Vishuddhi, Mumbai.

The quiz had two stages; preliminary and final levels. Fourteen members participated in the

preliminary quiz, which comprised of 30 written MCQ. Six top scorers were selected for the

final round. The final quiz had six rounds of oral questions including audio-visual questions.

Mrs. Sunitha B from Dept. of Neuropathology and Dr. Shiva Kumar from Dept. of Psychiatry,

were the winner and runner up of the quiz competition respectively.

Participants taking part in Yoga Quiz for Staff and Students Participant receiving Certificate in Yoga Quiz

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26th June 2016: One Day Workshop on

OVERVIEW OF MEDITATION: CLINICAL AND RESEARCH ASPECTS (OMCARA - 2016)

A daylong workshop on Overview of Meditation: Clinical And Research Aspects (OMCARA)

was held at NIMHANS on 26th June 2016 (Sunday), in collaboration with the Vivekananda

Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA), Bangalore and the Garden of Samadhi (GoS) Mind

Centre, Bangalore. This workshop was supported by the Dr. Ramachandra N. Moorthy

Foundation for Mental Health & Neurological Sciences.

The workshop began with the inauguration ceremony including the release of Samatvam,

the official newsletter of the NIMHANS Integrated Centre for Yoga (NICY).

The morning session focused on Indian style of meditation. Dr. R. Nagarathna, Medical

Director of SVYASA, spoke about the clinical aspects, while Dr. Hemant Bhargav, PhD scholar

from SVYASA spoke about the research aspects of Meditation.

The afternoon session included presentation regarding the Buddhist style of Meditation.

The audience was given introduction to the Buddhist philosophy moving on to talks on the

clinical as well as research aspects.

Faculty from the Neurophysiology department, NIMHANS chaired the sessions. Both

sessions ended with a panel discussion. During both sessions, the participants had a taste of

both styles of meditation, with practical sessions conducted by the SVYASA and GoS teams.

A poster session was held as part of the workshop, and the winners were felicitated at the

end of the workshop. A summary of the International Yoga Day celebrations was presented

by the NICY team. Winners of various competitions held during the week were felicitated

The workshop witnessed active participation of over 100 members from various specialties.

Inauguration of OMCARA by the Director, NIMHANS by watering the Tulsi plant

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The Organizing team of OMCARA 2016 with Invited Speakers and Chairpersons at the end of the Workshop

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Brief Abstracts of Invited Speakers in OMCARA 2016

Indian Meditation: CLINICAL AND RESEARCH ASPECTS

Clinical Perspective of Indian Meditation: Dr. R Nagarathna, Medical Director, SVYASA Yoga University, Bengaluru. Mind is a conglomeration of thoughts. The final goal of Meditation

is to reach complete mastery over mind. Different stages of

meditation are ekagrata (concentration=multiple thoughts about a

single topic), dhārana (focusing - single thought, single topic),

dhyāna (defocused expanded thought - effortless flow of single

thought) and samādhi (absorption - merger of the thinker and the

thought). Meditation establishes a state of blissful awareness of

the pure consciousness, the basic stuff of this universe. Thus, all

uncontrolled stressful emotions could be erased over a period of

time through regular practice which forms the basis for management of mind body diseases.

Evidence Base for Therapeutic Utility of Meditation: Dr. Hemant Bhargav, Assistant professor, SVYASA Yoga University, Bengaluru. Meditation is the most researched area in field of yoga with

availability of more than 80 meta-analysis. Probable mechanisms

which might be at work while meditating are cognitive and emotional

reactivity, mindfulness, rumination, worry, self-compassion and

psychological flexibility. It has been found that the areas consistently

affected due to meditation are insula, pre/supplementary motor

cortices, dorsal anterior cingulated cortex and frontopolar complex. It

consistently triggers changes in executive attention networks, body

representations and areas processing interceptive awareness

information. Despite this progress, research in meditation remains a

difficult area with multiple barriers such as lack of objective assessment tools, difficulty in finding

control, subjective bias, and difficulty in describing a meditation-related activation pattern

independent of the practices needed to reach it. Developing better understanding of the

mechanisms and translational value of different types of meditations, advancement in better

assessment tools and long-term follow up studies are the need of the hour.

Dr. Hemanth also took a 45 minutes of practical session of “OM Meditation”.

“When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place.” ― Bhagavad Gita

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Buddhist Meditation: clinical and research aspects

Dr. Manjula Kandula: Faculty at Garden of Samadhi Mind Centre, Bengaluru. Over the years, meditation has earned the status of being a

powerful practice that can relieves stress and improve the

overall health and wellbeing of an individual. Many schools of

meditation, both Indian and Buddhist, have worked very hard

to spread this knowledge all over the world. The growing

popularity of meditation as a stress – relieving practice has

intrigued scientists to study it in greater detail. By designing

detailed and carefully planned biomedical experiments,

scientists have demonstrated a clear link between meditation

and human body functioning. Biochemists too have discovered a strong correlation between

meditation and gene expression. Her presentation delved into some of the published biochemical

studies worldwide.

Dr. Jyothi Kakumanu: PhD Scholar, Dept of Neurophysiology, NIMHANS

Buddhist meditation is an active, investigative process that

inherently involves cognitive, attitudinal, affective, and

ethico-social dimensions. With an increased awareness of its

efficacy in establishing mind-body harmony, there has been a

rising interest in the scientific community from both the East

and the West to understand the concepts of “well-being”

enunciated in traditional Indian philosophical systems.

Vipassana Meditation has come to be known as ‘Mindfulness’

in contemporary neuro-psychology and has been adopted as a clinical approach to manage

emotional distress, maladaptive behaviours and psycho-somatic ailments. Proficient meditative

practice enhances brain functions and capacities towards attaining higher cognitive capabilities and

greater psychological development with higher mental attributes such as unselfishness, compassion,

equanimity. A large body of research suggests that meditation has effects ranging across psychology,

physiology, and biochemistry and can enhance both psychological and physical health

Mr. Dipnkar Khanna: Buddhist Meditation Practitioner, GoS Mr Dipnkar took a 45 minutes practical session on “Buddhist

Meditation” for the audience. In his brief introduction about

Buddhist Meditation, he emphasized the importance of

meditation and elaborated on a few simple techniques of

meditation like focusing on the breath.

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Thanks giving to the Different Departments of NIMHANS for Making the IDY a success:

IDY was the collaborative work of many departments in NIMHANS coming together and working for one cause of making

the event a success. Faculties and staff from various Departments such as Psychiatry, Psychiatric Social Work, Neurology,

Neurosurgery, Neurophysiology, Biostatistics, Speech Pathology, Nursing, College of Nursing, Clinical Psychology,

Biomedical engineering, Horticulture, Mental Health Education, NIMHANS Canteen, NIMHANS Dietary Section, Swachata

Corporation, UNIQ Security Services etc. were involved in conducting various events through the week. Associations such

as NIMHANS Faculty Association, NIMHANS Employees Association, Hospital and Office Assistant SC-ST Employees

Association, NIMHANS Welfare Association, NIMHANS Credit Cooperative Society also helped in making this event a grand

success. A small thanksgiving event was held to felicitate all the people who rendered their services throughout the Yoga

Week at NIMHANS.

NIMHANS Staff across various Departments Involved in 2nd IDY 2016 and felicitation event

NIMHANS IDY Celebrations in the News

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NIMHANS Integrated Centre for Yoga National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences Bengaluru

Forthcoming events:

A Symposium on “Applications of Integrative Medicine in Mental and Neurological Disorders” by NICY in Collaboration with University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil on 27th October 2016.

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Phone: 080-26995730

E-mail: yoga.nimhans@gmail.com

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