Bengaluru: We bring you some exciting news from the Yoga University of Americas, an American Religious University, Florida, USA, which is also accredited to the American Association of Drugless Practitioners is all set to celebrate its 5th Convocation on August 6th, 2023, at the prestigious Ramanashree California Resort, Bengaluru. The event will commence at 10:00 AM.

The 5th Convocation promises to be a momentous occasion for the graduating students and the university as a whole. Distinguished guests and faculty members will grace the ceremony with their presence.

The Chief Guest for the event will be Dr. B V Murali Krishna, Additional Commissioner of Commercial Tax (e-Governance Karnataka). The grand event will be presided over by the esteemed Dr. K Manoharan, the Founder President of Yoga University of Americas.

Other eminent personalities attending the convocation include Dr. Yogi Devaraj, the Vice President of Yoga University of Americas; Dr. Rajashekar Reddy P, the Vice-Chancellor; Dr. M K Nagaraj Rao, Chairman of the Academic Council; Dr. CA CR Davalagi, Regional Head; Dr. Vasudev Agnihotri, the Dean of Academics; and Dr. Vadiraju R, Chairman of the Kannada Committee.

Vijay Tiwari, Veena Vani G S , Tharumaningam M will be felicitated with honorary doctorate.

Over the years, Yoga University of Americas has nurtured and empowered countless individuals in the field of yoga and holistic practices. The convocation serves as a testament to the dedication and hard work of its students and faculty members.

This year’s convocation promises to be an unforgettable experience for all attendees, filled with inspiring speeches, awards, and recognition of the graduating batch’s achievements.

The event will be marked with enthusiasm and pride, as the students embark on their journey as trained professionals in the realm of holistic well-being and alternative therapies.

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“Pranayama  is the control of exhalation and inhalation”. In these fast phases of life, when life is surrounded by negative situations, it is the belief in yoga and the blessings of lord that can make you come out of the difficult situations. Situations changes, people changes but what should not change is the belief that you carry within your soul towards the connection with yoga and the power of Lord. Yoga connects us with the supreme soul. Taking control of breathing is the way to gain divine energy. It enhances the power of Intuition. You ask questions from the universe and universe gives an incredible answer beyond one’s imagination. That’s the experience one feels when go through the process of this ultimate yoga journey.

Pranayama in expanding consciousness and in maintaining health, we need to look for very specific changes that occur in the body – mind continuum in individuals practicing this ancient technique. The brain is a logical place for a search since yoga is for restraining the mind. The workings of the mind, breathing and body functions are closely connected to each other, as most workers in the psychosomatic area will agree.  Breathing is a link between body and mind, as much as brain is a link between the two. Thus, if both brain and breathing are individually linked to the psyche and the soma, the natural question is what connections are there between is what connections are there between brain and breathing themselves.

Helps to concentrate and  to attain health:

Pranayama is an art and has techniques to make the respiratory organs to move and expand internally, rhythmically and intensively.  It consists of long, sustained flow of inhalation, exhalation and retention of breath. Puraka stimulates the system; rechaka throws out vitiated air and toxins kumbhaka distributes the energy throughout the body. This disciplined breathing helps the mind to concentrate and enables the sadhak to attain robust health and longevity”.

Yoga has the power to give you the key for inner silence which unlock the potential of meeting divine energy.  To harmonize the body, mind and spirit, yoga is the ultimate path. Performing asana, pranayama and chanting ‘AUM’ heals the chakras which deals with cosmic energy insight, truth, love, willpower, pleasure and survival. Life is blissful when all the chakras are balanced.

To be in the present movement is the aim of the breathing control. To be able to accept the reality is the toughest task for a person. When things go beyond our control, what’s left with us is only our state of mind at the present movement followed by our own actions.

Yoga ignites the power from within :

Yoga ignites the power from within. The power that has nothing to do with what you say, what you do or what you look like or skills you have, talents or what you have. It is the power of your presence. It is the heat and light from your burning log, it touches everyone who comes in contact with. We all have the power to create our life. The key is finding the tool that enables us to make choices from the bottom of our soul.

Also watch our video:

YOGA the Journey of True Self. What is Yoga ? What are its benefits ?

1. Yoga takes you to the present moment, the only place where life exits.

2. Yoga is the light which once lit, will never dim

3. Yoga transforms the person who does

4. Close your eyes and open your mind

5. Here and now is where the yoga begins

6.CONNECTING THE BODY, MIND AND SOUL

YOGA Brings Happiness and Peace

Be A YOGI

Once A yogi will remain a Yogi forever 

Yoga is a way of life

Yoga is connecting with the divine world

Yoga is the best way to attain harmony in body and mind

Connection with yoga means connecting with your own soul

Yoga means union with God      

Also Read: The rhythm of yoga- connecting the body, mind and soul

Raveena Tandon

(Science Facilitator, Table-Tennis Player and Yoga Practitioner)

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SARVA appoints Talking Point  as its PR agency.

Mumbai: SARVA, India’s fastest growing Yoga Studio Chain, has appointed integrated communications agency, Talking Point Communications (TPC) as its PR agency to help further its mission of spreading large-scale awareness on yoga through various targeted campaigns. The announcement was made following an agency review initiated by the board of directors at SARVA in November 2019.

 Talking Point Communications will support SARVA in strategic counsel and planning, media relations, issues, and crisis management, advocacy and integrated campaign development. Some other clients the agency works with include bigbasket, Housejoy, Melorra, Space Matrix, Pee Safe, The HillCart Tales, Furlenco The Live Love Laugh Foundation, Medlife, and Portea, among many others.

 Speaking about this, Nitin Agarwal, CMO and Head of Digital Business, SARVA, said, “We are happy to have on board Talking Point Communications as our PR agency. The team brings proven strategic PR expertise which will enable SARVA to further grow as a global brand and expand its reach. We believe that Talking Point’s immense experience in health and wellness sectors and their capabilities in stakeholder outreach will make this a mutually beneficial association.”

Adding her comments, Ms Naina Aggarwal Ahuja, Founder and COO, Talking Point Communications, said, “We are delighted to partner with a disruptive young brand like SARVA and at a time when they are at an important phase of growth and expansion. SARVA has emerged as a name to reckon with in promoting yoga-based fitness and is associated with many notable names. We look forward to providing SARVA with integrated communications support across their corporate as well as brand portfolios.”

A disruptor in the fitness and wellness category, SARVA is focusing on the millennial population. With 25 different forms of practices, different yoga practices, the venture plans to make yoga popular amongst the urban youth. SARVA has rapidly grown since its inception and runs studios across two formats: Diva Yoga and Sarva Yoga.

Founded in 2016 by Sarvesh Shashi, SARVA envisions to build a global community of physically, mentally and emotionally fit individuals, through yoga, mindfulness, movement and beyond. SARVA does this through two approaches: physical and digital. The physical approach includes the company’s state-of-the-art brick and mortar studios and lifestyle products. The accessible and interactive digital platform constitutes the digital approach.

 The company has so far raised over 8 Million USD from an illustrious list of global investors including David Giampaolo, noted entrepreneur in the global health and fitness sector; Mark Mastrov, an entrepreneur hailed as the ‘Steve Jobs of Fitness’; Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez, Zumba, etc. The angel round also included investments from Bollywood Actors like Malaika Arora, Aishwarya R Dhanush, Shahid Kapoor and Mira Kapoor.

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Ayurveda for a stress-free childhood

• When was the last time you had a good laugh with your children?? Playing their favourite game, forgetting all your pending works, meetings and deadlines?
• Is your child having any recreational activity every day? Or are they hyper scheduled with school, tuition and coaching classes not getting enough time to inculcate their passion?
• Is stress playing a bigger role in your kid’s life than you imagined it to be?

For most of us, the answer to this question is a resounding “YES”. Stress is the greatest threat in today’s era affecting mostly the urban population, distressing the adults and children equally.

More often then we intend to, we find it difficult to give time for our children and family. Meeting the deadlines, keeping up with the schedule, keeps us on our toes rendering us demanding.

With the examination flu in the air, stress is taking away the happiness from the children and with that their productivity.

Stress starts in the child from the moment they wake up to school, to make it on time for their classes, to get the calculations right, to ace in exams, for choosing the right career when they grow up etc.

Sometimes we consciously overlook the stress of our children in their path to excellence. It could be because we too are in the virtual rat race. When the parents are stressed out it reflects on the kids as well.

With the growing need for the future minds to ace in their subject of interest, more responsibilities lie on the shoulders of parents. For which it is utmost important that primarily the parents are keeping their inner peace. Through this article an attempt is made to share few health tips advises and lifestyle correction to parents to follow and instill in their children for a stress-free life.

Too much stress compromises our health physically, mentally and emotionally causing a plethora of symptoms like anxiety, anger, fatigue, headache, depression, insomnia.

Luckily for us, our Indian medical science has answers to all these maladies. Ayurveda shines in its capacity to distill a host of complex ailments into three basic bio elements called the ‘doshas’. This distinction helps to illuminate the path towards healing for everyone.

Ayurveda at home

Ayurveda offers a beautiful perspective for combating the stress in children. It starts with the time they wake up

Brahma muhurthauttishte.

It is said that the best time to wake up is in the brahma muhurtha which is from 3-am to 6-am. This is the best time to acquire “brahma” (knowledge). Researchers also agree that human brain cells tend to be more receptive during early part of the dawn. Fresh morning air helps to bring the mind in the positive frame, resulting in stress free study.

Yoga

The practice of yoga involves stretching the body and forming different poses, while keeping breathing slow and controlled. There are multiple ways that yoga can minimise the stress levels. Studies show that the most effective way in which yoga targets stress is by lifting one’s mood and bringing positivity; simultaneously getting us into better moods, enabling us to be more focused on the present moment. Yoga has psychological and spiritual benefits. It is a very effective stress reliever; it improves concentration to deal with situations with a calm mind. It also helps to maintain body fitness and increases the immunity. Practice of yoga from childhood is going to benefit the child on the long run.

Pranayama

“Breathing the prana ”PRANAYAMA

Haven’t we all thought of a dream vacation? To escape into the woods or a hill station, probably even a beach!

What most of us do not realize is that we have an effective inexpensive and safe remedy for anxiety and stress right in their hands. It is our Breath!!!

PRANAYAMA consists of two words, prana breath, ayama extension. It simply means extension of breath and thus the life through breath. Taking the attention to the breath can help free the mind of unnecessary clutter of thoughts that breed anxiety.

The other regimes mentioned in this article for de-stressing requires practice for a long term, but pranayama is the only one which gives instantaneous effect. There are different types of pranayama like the nadishuddhipranayama, sheetali, sheetakari and brahmari. Among these, brahmari benefits a lot for anxiety. Brahmari, when practised immediately alleviates anger, anxiety and helps for self-healing. The vibration of the humming sound creates a soothing effect on the mind and nervous system. You can get started right now.

To practice the Brahmari Pranayama just follow these simple steps:

1. Sit in a comfortable meditation asana, preferably padmasana or siddha asana (sitting on the ground with folded legs) with hands resting on the knees in chin mudra(index finger tucked under thumb, other three fingers extended and palm facing upwards)

2. Close the eyes and relax the whole body.

3. The lips should remain gently closed with the teeth slightly separated throughout the practice. This allows the sound vibration to be heard and felt more distinctly.

4. Raise the arms sideways and bend the elbows, bringing the hands to the ears. Use the thumb finger to plug the ears or the flaps of the ears may be pressed without inserting the fingers.

5. Cover the eyes with remaining four fingers.

6. Bring awareness to the centre of the head, where ajna chakra is located, and keep the body still. Inhale through the nose.

7. Exhale slowly and in a controlled manner while making a deep, steady humming sound like a bee. The humming should be smooth, even and continuous for the duration of the exhalation. The sound should be soft and mellow, making the front of the skull reverberate. At the end of exhalation, the hands can be kept steady or returned to the knee and then raised again for the next round.

This is brahmari pranayama which leaves one totally mesmerised by its effect. Meditation is also an incredibly powerful tool for relaxing and slowing down the mind. But it is too much to ask the child to do meditation. Adults can follow it for relaxation.

Abyanga

Application of oil and self-massage is the best way to remove the tension. It relaxes the mind and body, relieves stress meanwhile nourishing the skin and hair. Abyanga should be resorted to daily. It wards off old age, exertion, bestows good vision and promotes good sleep. Parents or grand-parents can help younger children with abyanga. Older kids and teenagers can be trained how to self-massage before bathing.

Snana

Taking bath gives an instant zeal. It removes the tiredness from body and mind. It is rejuvenating and should be indulged every day. Whenever stressed, a bath again relaxes the nervous system, release tension and calms the mind.

Padabyanga

Padabyanga is massaging the feet and legs with medicated Sneha (oil or ghee) focusing on the reflex points. Massage to the foot calms the mind, relaxes and revitalises the body. It removes fatigue, promotes sleep and one of the best remedy for stress. Massaging the foot before bed gives the desired effects. Padabyanga can be done by self in older kids once trained, in young children parents can help in the massage.

Dr. Chaitra.S
Associate Professor (Kayachikitsa)
SDM Institute of Ayurveda and Hospital,
Bengaluru
Ph: 8971-564-998
Email:ayur.chytra@gmail.com

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