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explain the programme ' integrated approach of yoga

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YOGA: The integrated approach

Integral Yoga combines methods designed to develop every aspect of the individual— physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual

BY JIVANA HEYMAN

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18 May 2009

The beauty of yoga is that it does not restrict you. There are different branches serving different purposes and varieties as per preferences. Integral Yoga is one such variety of yoga. It is a synthesis of various branches of yoga and is a scientific system for the harmonious development of every aspect of the individual.

According to Sri Swami Satchidananda, founder of Integral Yoga organisation, "The goal of Integral Yoga, and the birthright of every individual, is to realise the spiritual unity behind all the diversity in the entire creation and to live harmoniously as members of one universal family.

It's like suddenly seeing multicoloured rays—like a rainbow. Remember that all those rays come from one source. A prism makes seven different colours, the colours of the rainbow. But, if you see the other side, there's only one colour—one light. Because it passes through a prism, it appears to be many. This is what you call yoga—the oneness among many. You see the unity in diversity".

The basis

Integral Yoga, as taught by Swami Satchidananda, teaches us that to experience our true nature, we need to return to the simplicity of our essence—to undo. He would jokingly refer to himself not as a Hindu, but as an Undo, and as a teacher of Undoism. He taught that our search for happiness is a longing to reunite with universal consciousness—God, the divine, or whatever we choose to call it. Yoga is a return to our roots, to our very essence. But, in reality, we are never really separate, and the union that we are seeking already exists.

Unfortunately, most of us have lost the understanding that we are already united. We spend our lives searching for something to complete us, fill the void, and make us happy. The great irony is that this outwardly focused searching is actually the source of our pain and unhappiness. Instead, yoga teaches us to turn inwards, and reconnect with our true nature.

Swami Satchidananda explains, "The complete definition of yoga is serenity of mind. That's all, in a few simple words. Equanimity of mind is yoga. Samatvam Yoga ucchyate, says the Bhagavad Gita. That means equanimity is called Yoga. The Yoga Sutra begins with this definition: yoga chitta vritti nirodhah. That means to control the modifications, the restlessness, of the mind and to keep it serene. That is yoga."

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Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass and micro architectural deterioration of bone tissue, with a consequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fractures. Aims To assess the effectiveness of integrated approach of yoga therapy in the management of osteoporosis. Methods and Materials Total of 17 subjects, randomized to yoga (n=8) and exercise (n=9) groups. Subjects were volunteers. Yoga group was administered integrated approach of yoga therapy and light weight bearing exercises for the exercise group. Assessments were made at the 1 and the 21 st day using Short Form 36 (SF-36) and self evaluation questionnaires (STAI) and a visual pain scale. The analysis was done using SPSS 10.0. Results and Conclusion Exercise group has shown a significant difference in physical functioning component of SF-36. Yoga group has shown a significant change in STAI Form 1 and 2, in SF-36 pain component and visual pain scale. Exercise has shown significant change in physical functioning and pain components of SF-36 and visual pain scale. The study hints that yoga can be a good tool to handle the anxiety levels which forms an important part of management of this particular disease. INTRODUCTION Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass. 1 This loss of bone mass is caused because of several reasons including lifestyle and heredity. The exact disease burden is difficult to quantify, in developing countries there is a lack of data compared to the developed countries. 2 Currently 1.6 million hip fractures occur worldwide each year; which could go up to 4.5 million and 6.3 million 2050. 3, 4 Because osteoporosis causes bone degeneration which leads to loss of height over time and also back pain, hence, early on prevention is to be kept in mind as the treatment. This will also ensure that the older population will have independence, because only 30% recovers full functionality after a hip fracture. 5 This is yet another condition which can be majorly attributed to the lifestyle mess; excessive consumption of alcohol or smoking can increase the risk of osteoporotic hip fracture by folds (Kanis et al. 2005). Lifestyle change is the current talk to curtail or prevent the younger population to join this trend. It can be through exercise or
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