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Dear Friends, 

Namaste to all my friends those reading my blog in the world..i am teaching and promoting yoga and meditation for school going childrens more than a decade.. i need your help to open a yoga and meditation school for villege kids.. I hope you can understand my view on yoga..kindly sponcer a single girl child or kids for yoga and well being.. i am sure i will do only for society...and future generation. 

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Thanks 

Dr Anoop Kumar Bajpai

Gurgaon Haryana, near Delhi

yogawithanu@gmail.com

India.

 

योगनिद्रा (Yoga Nidra ) क्या है और इसको करने की विधि ?

Yogi Dr Anoop Kumar Bajpai

Yog and Wellness clinic 

Gurgaon, Haryana  

Contat No. 8882916065 

योगनिद्रा क्या है और इसको करने की विधि

योग साधना में उच्चतर सोपान की क्रियायों प्रत्याहार, धारणा, ध्यान आदि के लिये भूमिका तैयार करने में योग निद्रा एक महत्पूर्ण क्रिया है । चूँकि योग निद्रा में साधक की चित्त की वृतियां कुछ क्षण के लिये अंतर्मुखी होती है इसलिए इसे प्रत्याहार की ही एक महत्पूर्ण क्रिया कह सकते है ।

योग-निद्रा एक प्रकार से आध्यात्मिक निद्रा है जो शरीर को न केवल बाह्य रूप से अपितु आंतरिक रूप से भी आराम पहुँचाती है इससे शरीर प्रसन्न एवं प्रफुल्लित बना रहता है । योग -निद्रा की स्थिति में साधक न पूर्ण रूप से जाग्रत स्थिति में रहता है और न ही पूर्ण सुषुप्ति की अवस्था में । 

इसके अभ्यास में बाह्य जगत से सम्बंद विच्छेद होकर आंतरिक अनुभूति होकर अन्तः जगत से अवचेचन तथा अचेतन सम्बन्ध जोड़ने लगता है जो शरीर एवं मन को तनाव रहित बनाता है । 

यह क्रिया शारीरिक तनाव को दूर ही करता है साथ ही मानसिक, प्राणिक, भावनात्मक तनावों को भी दूर करने में सहयोगी है । थकावट, निष्क्रियता आदि में इस क्रिया का अभ्यास शरीर में नयी स्फूर्ति एवं ताजगी का संचार करता है । 

नींद ठीक से आएगी । शरीर में अनावश्यक भारीपन  या व्यग्रता नहीं रहता है  । यह शरीर की पाचन क्रिया को तो सामान्य बनाने में तो सहायक है ही प्राण एवं रक्त संचार को भी व्यवस्थित, सहज एवं समरूपता प्रदान कर ह्रदय रोग, रक्तचाप आदि में लाभ पहुंचाती है । सामान्य रूप से योगनिद्रा का अभ्यास निम्नलिखित विधि से किया जा सकता है ।

विधि - सर्वप्रथम शवासन की स्थिति में लेटकर दोनों पैरों के बीच लगभक एक फ़ीट की दूरी रखकर दोनों हांथों को कमर के बगल में रखकर हथेलियों को ऊपर की ओर खुला रखें । आँखें बंद करके श्वास सहज एवं सामान्य रखें । श्वास सहज एवं सामान्य होने पर मन स्वतः सहज एवं सामान्य स्थिति में हो जायेगा  । 

अब मन से शरीर के विभिन्न अंगों की क्रमिक रूप से स्पस्ट  एवं जीवन्त कल्पना करे । शरीर के प्रत्येक अंग को रंग, रूप, बनावट आदि को पूरी सजगता, स्पस्टता ओर जीवंतता के साथ सतत रूप से साक्षी भाव से देखें परन्तु यह आपका प्रयास मन की आँखों से करे ओर निद्रा में न जाय। 

योग - निद्रा का इसी प्रकार अभ्यास किसी प्रिय वस्तु, देव प्रतिमा अथवा किसी प्राकृतिक दृश्य आदि पर किया जा सकता है । शरीर पर योग निद्रा का अभ्यास करने के लिये शरीर के प्रत्येक अंग के रूप, वनावट पर क्रमशः अन्तश्चक्षु से कल्पना करते हुए इसे देखें । 

सर्वप्रथम दायें पैर को लें, पुरे पैर की मन से कल्पना करते हुए उसकी बनावट आदि की कल्पना करें । अब पैर के एक-एक भाग की कल्पना करें । दायें पैर का अंगूठा, अंगूठे के बगल की अंगुली, दूसरी, तीसरी अंगुली चौथी अंगुली, पंजा, टखना, घुटना, जांघ, दाया पैर, पूरा दाया पैर जमीन से स्पर्श कर रहा है इसी प्रकार बायें पैर का अंगूठा, अंगूठे के बगल की अंगुली , दूसरी, तीसरी और चौथी अंगुली, बाये पैर का पंजा, टखना, घटना, जांघ, दायें पैर का टखना आदि बायां पैर जमीन से स्पर्श कर रहा है,

  बायां पैर की जमीन से स्पर्श रेखा, कमर, पेट, छाती, पीठ, गर्दन, दायां कान, बायां कान, दायी आँख की ऊपरी पलक निचली पलक दोनों पलकों की स्पर्श रेखा बांयीं आंख की ऊपरी पलक, निचली पलक दोनों पलकों की स्पर्श रेखा, दायी नाक, बायीं नाक, दायां बायां गला, बायां गाल, दायां गाल, ऊपर के ओष्ट, निचे के ओष्ट दोनों ओष्ठों की स्पर्श-रेखा, ठुड्डी, अपना पूरा चेहरा, दांया हाथ, दायें हाथ का अंगूठा, तर्जनी अंगुली, मध्यमा, अनामिका, कनिष्ठा हथेली, कोहनी, कंधा, दायां हाथ जमीन पर स्पर्श कर रहा है 

दांया हाथ जमीन पर स्पर्श कर रहा है ।दांया हाथ, बायां हाथ का अंगूठा, तर्जनी, मध्यमा, अनामिका, कनिष्ठा, हथेली, कलाई, कोहनी, कंधा, पूरा बांया हाथ तथा जमीन की स्पर्श रेखा पूरा शरीर जो शव के समान पड़ा है उस की सतत कल्पना, श्वास-प्रश्वास की स्वाभाविक सहज स्थिति का मनन करें ।

योग निद्रा पूर्ण होने पर पुरे शरीर को तनाव दे या ताड़ासन करें, पूरी क्रिया पूर्ण होने पर आँखें धीरे -धीरे से खोले । पूरी क्रिया में जो आंतरिक शान्ति और आनंद की प्राप्ति हुई उसकी अनुभूति करें । इसका अभ्यास समयानुसार किया जा सकता है ।

इस प्रकार योग-निद्रा का अभ्यास शवासन में लेटकर किसी देव-प्रतिमा अथवा प्राकृतिक दृश्य पर भी किया जा सकता है ।

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Yoga Studies published in various Journals...

 

The Health Benefits of Yoga and Exercise: A Review of Comparison Studies

To cite this article:
Alyson Ross, M.S.N., R.N., and Sue Thomas, F.A.A.N., Ph.D., R.N.. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. January 2010, 16(1): 3-12. doi:10.1089/acm.2009.0044.

Published in Volume: 16 Issue 1: January 27, 2010

Objectives: Exercise is considered an acceptable method for improving and maintaining physical and emotional health. A growing body of evidence supports the belief that yoga benefits physical and mental health via down-regulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). The purpose of this article is to provide a scholarly review of the literature regarding research studies comparing the effects of yoga and exercise on a variety of health outcomes and health conditions.

Methods: Using PubMed^® and the key word “yoga,” a comprehensive search of the research literature from core scientific and nursing journals yielded 81 studies that met inclusion criteria. These studies subsequently were classified as uncontrolled (n = 30), wait list controlled (n = 16), or comparison (n = 35). The most common comparison intervention (n = 10) involved exercise. These studies were included in this review.

Results: In the studies reviewed, yoga interventions appeared to be equal or superior to exercise in nearly every outcome measured except those involving physical fitness.

Conclusions: The studies comparing the effects of yoga and exercise seem to indicate that, in both healthy and diseased populations, yoga may be as effective as or better than exercise at improving a variety of health-related outcome measures. Future clinical trials are needed to examine the distinctions between exercise and yoga, particularly how the two modalities may differ in their effects on the SNS/HPA axis. Additional studies using rigorous methodologies are needed to examine the health benefits of the various types of yoga.

Review

Yoga for anxiety: a systematic review of the research evidence

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1.       G Kirkwood1, H Rampes2, V Tuffrey3, J Richardson4, K Pilkington5Author affiliations

Abstract

Between March and June 2004, a systematic review was carried out of the research evidence on the effectiveness of yoga for the treatment of anxiety and anxiety disorders. Eight studies were reviewed. They reported positive results, although there were many methodological inadequacies. Owing to the diversity of conditions treated and poor quality of most of the studies, it is not possible to say that yoga is effective in treating anxiety or anxiety disorders in general. However, there are encouraging results, particularly with obsessive compulsive disorder. Further well conducted research is necessary which may be most productive if focused on specific anxiety disorders.

Efficacy of mindfulness meditation for smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta-

·         Margaret A. Maglione , Alicia Ruelaz Maher, Brett Ewing, Benjamin Colaiaco, Sydne Newberry, Ryan Kandrack,Roberta M. Shanman, Melony E. Sorbero and Susanne Hempel

Addictive Behaviors, 2017-06-01, Volume 69, Pages 27-34, Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd

 

Abstract

Background

Smokers increasingly seek alternative interventions to assist in cessation or reduction efforts. Mindfulness meditation, which facilitates detached observation and paying attention to the present moment with openness, curiosity, and acceptance, has recently been studied as a smoking cessation intervention.

Aims

This review synthesizes randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of mindfulness meditation (MM) interventions for smoking cessation.

Methods

Five electronic databases were searched from inception to October 2016 to identify English-language RCTs evaluating the efficacy and safety of MM interventions for smoking cessation, reduction, or a decrease in nicotine cravings. Two independent reviewers screened literature using predetermined eligibility criteria, abstracted study-level information, and assessed the quality of included studies. Meta-analyses used the Hartung-Knapp-Sidik-Jonkman method for random-effects models. The quality of evidence was assessed using the GRADE approach.

Findings

Ten RCTs of MM interventions for tobacco use met inclusion criteria. Intervention duration, intensity, and comparison conditions varied considerably. Studies used diverse comparators such as the American Lung Association's Freedom from Smoking (FFS) program, quitline counseling, interactive learning, or treatment as usual (TAU). Only one RCT was rated as good quality and reported power calculations indicating sufficient statistical power. Publication bias was detected. Overall, mindfulness meditation did not have significant effects on abstinence or cigarettes per day, relative to comparator groups. The small number of studies and heterogeneity in interventions, comparators, and outcomes precluded detecting systematic differences between adjunctive and monotherapy interventions. No serious adverse events were reported.

Conclusions

MM did not differ significantly from comparator interventions in their effects on tobacco use. Low-quality evidence, variability in study design among the small number of existing studies, and publication bias suggest that additional, high-quality adequately powered RCTs should be conducted.

Highlights

This systematic review summarizes randomized controlled trials of mindfulness meditation for smoking cessation.

Five databases were searched; ten trials met inclusion criteria.

Study quality and intervention characteristics varied considerably; this reflects the preliminary state of research in this area.

Overall, mindfulness meditation did not have significant effects on abstinence or cigarettes per day, relative to comparator groups.

Yoga for improving health-related quality of life, mental health and cancer-related symptoms in women diagnosed with breast cancer

Authors

·         Holger Cramer, Romy Lauche, Petra Klose, Silke Lange, Jost Langhorst, Gustav J Dobos

·         First published: 3 January 2017

·         Editorial Group: Cochrane Breast Cancer Group

·         DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010802.pub2View/save citation

·         Cited by: 0 articles

Abstract

Breast cancer is the cancer most frequently diagnosed in women worldwide. Even though survival rates are continually increasing, breast cancer is often associated with long-term psychological distress, chronic pain, fatigue and impaired quality of life. Yoga comprises advice for an ethical lifestyle, spiritual practice, physical activity, breathing exercises and meditation. It is a complementary therapy that is commonly recommended for breast cancer-related impairments and has been shown to improve physical and mental health in people with different cancer types.

 

Objectives

To assess effects of yoga on health-related quality of life, mental health and cancer-related symptoms among women with a diagnosis of breast cancer who are receiving active treatment or have completed treatment.

 

Nurturing Mindfulness in Children and Youth: Current State of Research Child Development  Perspectives

Volume 6, Issue 2, pages 161–166, June 2012

1.       Mark T. Greenberg and  Alexis R. Harris

Version of Record online: 31 OCT 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2011.00215.x

Abstract— This article reviews the current state of research on contemplative practices with children and youth. It reviews contemplative practices used both in treatment settings and in prevention or health promotion contexts, including school-based programs. Although there is great interest and potential promise for contemplative interventions, enthusiasm for promoting such practices outweighs the current evidence supporting them. Interventions that nurture mindfulness in children and youth may be a feasible and effective method of building resilience in universal populations and in the treatment of disorders in clinical populations. This review suggests that meditation and yoga may be associated with beneficial outcomes for children and youth, but the generally limited quality of research tempers the allowable conclusions. Well-designed experimental studies that are grounded in developmental theory and measure multiple indicators of change must fully test the efficacy of such interventions.