YOGA AND POSITIVE HEALTH

HEALTH:HEALTH:

- WHAT IS HEALTH? -Absence of Disease ?- WHAT IS HEALTH? -Absence of Disease ?

“ HEALTH is a state of well being at physical, mental, social and spiritual levels and not mere absence of illness or infirmity “

“ HEALTH is a state of well being at physical, mental, social and spiritual levels and not mere absence of illness or infirmity “ WHO

YOGA FOR POSITIVE HEALTH

YOGA FOR POSITIVE HEALTH

HEALTH

WHO :

ABSENCE OF DISEASE

POSITIVE WELL BEING

PHYSICAL MENTAL

SOCIAL SPIRITUAL

AUROBINDO

YOGA IS A TECHNIQUE FOR TOTAL PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AT

PHYSICAL MENTAL EMOTIONAL

& SPIRITUAL LEVELS

HEALTH

ABSENCE OF DISEASEMODERN MEDICINEABNORMALITY AT STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL LEVELS

INVESTIGTIONSDIAGNOSTIC TOOLS

UNPARALLELED

ALL SYSTEMS SHOULD USE THESE TOOLS OF MEDICINE

DIAGNOSIS -

ESTBLISH CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIP

REMOVE CAUSE

100 YEARS AGOCAUSE = GERMS

ANTI BIOTICS, VACCINES WORKED WONDERS

INCREASE IN MODERN DISEASES

CAUSE - SEARCH CONTINUES

LIFESTYLE - STRESS RELATED

YOGA - AN ANSWER

TODAY

YOGA“A CONSCIOUS PROCESS TO

ACCELERATE THE EVOLUTION INTO A SINGLE LIFE A FEW YEARS OR JUST FEW DAYS”

YOGA IS A SYSTEMATIC CONSCIOUS PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING ‘HEALTH’

CRITERIA

- POWER

STRENGTH -Weight lifting

- FORBEARENCE -Grip strength

- DEXTERITY - Finger dexterity

- CO-ORDINATION

Mirror star tracing

PHYSICAL WELL BEING

TOLERANCE TO

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES

COLD - HEAT

HUMIDITY - DRY

GERMS

POLLUTANTS

PHYSICAL WELL BEING

PERCEPTION - MANAH

INTELLECT - BUDDHI

MEMORY - CITTA

EGO - AHANKARA

EMOTIONS - BHAVANA

MENTAL WELL BEING

PERCEPTION - MANAH

GENERAL - TOUCH, HEAT, PAIN

SPECIAL - SHARPER SENSES

MASTERY AND TOLERANCE

NOT HYPERSENSITIVITY

YOGA - USEFUL

MENTAL WELL BEING

INTELLECT - IQ

AVERAGE - 100

SUBNORMAL - < 90

GENIUS - 120

YOGA - SCHOOL CHILDREN

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

MENTAL WELL BEING

MEMORY

IMMEDIATE & LONG TERM

RIGHT BRAIN - SPACIAL

LEFT BRAIN - WORD, NUMBER

VERBAL, AUDITORY

YOGA - USEFUL FOR ALL THESE

MENTAL WELL BEING

EGO - THE FIRST WAVE

ARROGANCE - RAVANA

UNCONTROLLED

CONFIDENCE - RAMA

CONTROLLED

OVERCONFIDENCE AND

INFERIORITY

REDUCED AFTER ‘TM’

MENTAL WELL BEING

EMOTIONS

MASTERY IS HEALTH

VIOLENT - HAPPY - EXCITEMENT

- UNHAPPY - STRESS

MENTAL WELL BEING

EMOTIONS

SIX ENEMIES,

KAMA - LUST

KRODHA - ANGER

LOBHA - MISERLINESS

MOHA - INFATUATION

MADA - ARROGANCE

MATSARYA - JEALOUSY

MENTAL WELL BEING

EMOTIONS

VIOLENCE - UNCONTROLLED

SPEED OF FLOW OF THOUGHTS

MENTAL WELL BEING

EMOTIONS - SOFT

KARUNA - COMPASSION

MAITRI - FRIENDLY

MUDITA - JOY

PREMA - LOVE

TRUPTI - CONTENTMENT

MENTAL WELL BEING

SHANTI - PEACE

ANANDA - BLISS

MENTAL WELL BEING

ADAPTABILITY TO PEOPLE AROUND

COMPLAINTS - MODERN EDUCATION

TOLERANCE - HUMAN

ACCEPTANCE - SUPERHUMAN

RESPECT - DIVINE

SOCIAL WELL BEING

BLISSFUL AWARENESS

CONTENTMENT

ANANDA INDEPENDENT OF

OBJECTS

NO COMPLAINTS

ABOUT THE WORLD

UNIVERSE IS A DANCE OF

DIVINTIY

SPIRITUAL WELL BEING

SPIRITUAL WELL BEINGMOKSHA - TOTAL FREEDOMFEAR OF DEATH - NILI AM ANANDA I AM IMPERISHABLEI AM UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESSEg. RAMANA, SOCRATES

BE AND MAKE

STOP NOT TILL THE GOAL IS REACHED