S VYASA

PRASANTI KUTIRAM

YOGA
AND
POSITIVE
HEALTH

YOGA
YOGA FOR
FOR POSITIVE
POSITIVE
HEALTH
HEALTH

HEALTH:

- WHAT IS HEALTH?
-Absence of Disease ?

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

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 DISEASE
MODERN MEDICINE

ABNORMALITY AT STRUCTURAL
AND FUNCTIONAL LEVELS

INVESTIGTIONS

DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS
UNPARALLELED
ALL SYSTEMS SHOULD USE
THESE TOOLS OF MEDICINE

DIAGNOSIS ESTBLISH CAUSE-EFFECT

RELATIONSHIP
REMOVE CAUSE

100 YEARS AGO

CAUSE = GERMS
ANTI BIOTICS, VACCINES
WORKED WONDERS

TODAY
INCREASE IN MODERN
DISEASES
CAUSE - SEARCH CONTINUES
LIFESTYLE - STRESS
RELATED
YOGA - AN ANSWER

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

PHYSICAL HEALTH
POSITIVE MOTOR HEALT
STAMINA &
STRENGTH
DEXTERITY
STEADINESS

PHYSICAL WELL BEING

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

MENTAL 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

SOCIAL WELL BEING

ADAPTABILITY TO PEOPLE AROUND

COMPLAINTS - MODERN EDUCATION

TOLERANCE - HUMAN
ACCEPTANCE - SUPERHUMAN
RESPECT - DIVINE

SPIRITUAL WELL BEING

BLISSFUL AWARENESS
CONTENTMENT
ANANDA INDEPENDENT OF
OBJECTS
NO COMPLAINTS
ABOUT THE WORLD
UNIVERSE IS A DANCE OF
DIVINTIY

SPIRITUAL WELL BEING

MOKSHA - TOTAL FREEDOM
FEAR OF DEATH - NIL
I AM ANANDA
I AM IMPERISHABLE
I AM UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS
Eg. RAMANA, SOCRATES

BE AND MAKE
STOP NOT TILL THE GOAL IS REACHED

THANK YOU