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1. Introduction of Physical
Education and Yoga as
curricular subject at college
Level
Dr Shashikant S K
MBBS,MD (Yoga)
Spandana Holistic Health Center
Yogamaarg Foundation

2. Why We Should Recommend Yoga for
College Students?
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3. Eight Limbs of Classical Yoga.
• Yama: social restraints or ethical
values;
• Niyama: personal observance of purity,
tolerance, and study;
• Asana: or physical exercises;
• Pranayama: breath control or
regulation;
• Pratyahara: sense withdrawal in
preparation for meditation
(contemplation);
• Dharana: concentration;
• Dhyana: meditation; and
• Samadhi: ecstasy.

4. Existance of 5 Sheaths
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5. Autonomic NS
• Sympathetic NS
• Parasympathetic NS

6. The Story of the Cave Man and
the Saber-toothed Tiger
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7. Fight
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8. Or flight
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9. Relationship Between Stress
and Health and Performance

10. Student Stresses
Social
Pressures
Parent Academic
Conflict competition
Lack of Privacy Choice of Major
COLLEGE
STUDENTS
Illness and
Sexual Pressure
Injury
Social Love, Marriage
Alienation Decisions
Money Troubles
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11. I AM OK
Aggressive
Assertive
YOU YOU ARE
ARE OK NOT OK
Submissive
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I AM NOT

12. Relaxation Response
• Herbert Benson,
MD
• founding President
of the Mind/Body
Medical Institute
• Associate Professor
of Medicine,
Harvard Medical
School

13. Functional Mapping of
Meditation
• Meditation is a conscious mental
process that induces a set of
integrated physiologic changes
termed the “relaxation response”
by Herbert Benson.
• Functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI) was used to
identify and characterize the brain
regions that are active during a
simple form of meditation.

15. Decrease in Beta-wave activity after meditation

16. Benefits of Yoga
• Stable autonomic nervous system
equilibrium
• Pulse rate decreases
• Respiratory rate decreases
• Blood pressure decreases
• EEG: alpha wave increase ( theta,
delta and beta waves also
increase during various stages of
meditation

17. Benefits of Yoga
• EMG activity decreases
• Cardiovascular efficiency increases
• Respiratory volume and vital capacity
increases
• Gastrointestinal function normalizes
• Endocrine function normalizes
• Excretory functions improve
• Musculoskeletal flexibility and joint
range of motion increase

18. Benefits of Yoga
• Posture improves
• Strength and resiliency increase
• Endurance increases
• Energy levels increase
• Weight normalizes
• Sleep improves
• Immune function normalizes
• Pain decreases

19. Health Conditions in which Yoga may help
heal or treat
• Arthritis • PMS and
• Allergies Menstrual
• Asthma Discomfort
• Hypertension • Menopause
• Coronary Artery • Pain of the Back,
Disease Hips, Knees
• Irritable Bowel • Depression &
Syndrome Anxiety
• Heartburn (GERD) • Substance Abuse
• Constipation • Skin Disorders
• Tension
Headaches and • Chronic Fatigue
Migraines Syndrome
• Overweight
• Sleep Problems

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21. Any Questions
??
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22. Thank You
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23. Contact Us For
• Psychological Counseling
• Student Counseling
• Suicide Prevention Counseling
• Physician Consultation
• Yogic Consultation and Yoga Therapy Capsules
• Stress management workshops and Seminars
• Rehabilitation Consultation
• Nicotine and Alcohol De addiction
• Any Super specialty Consultation like Orthopedics,
Gynecology and Obstetrics,Medicine,Surgery,Oncology
Pediatrics, geriatrics……….lot many Other Specialties
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24. Yogamaarg Foundation
 Yes yogamaarg foundation has come up with
the thoughts of combining best of Modern
Medicine and the best of Complementary and
alternate medicine to give a new dimension to
the treatment and prevention of most of the
Diseases of the Modern World .
Support this idea Visit and Vote the Team of
doctors by logging on to www.yogamaarg.com
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25. God Bless You All
Contact for Such Workshops/Seminars in
your schools and Colleges across India.
Dr Shashikant
9945596822
yogis2doctors@yahoo.co.in
www.Indianyogasociety.com
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