Significance of Doshas in Management of various Disease

In Ayurveda, the span of life is described to be determined on the basis of nature of the physique, type of constitution. The utility of Ayurveda is to help maintain the health of a healthy individual and cure of disease of a patient. In our ancient text, the pathogenic factor in the body are Vayu, Pitta and Kapha, while those in the mind are Rajas and Tamas. Out of three. qualities (Gunas) of mind viz., Sattva, Rajas, Tamas, it is only the latter two that cause vitiation of the mind, the former one being non-pathogenic.In other words, Vayu, pitta and Kapha are, somatic Doshas and Rajas and Tamas are the psychic ones. These three Doshas when vitiated harmful to our Dhatu (tissue) and donate life in an unvitiated state, which means helping in the acquisition of health.so for the healthy life equilibrium of Doshas is mandatory. KEY WORDS: Vata, moksha, pitta, kapha, shleshma.

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Changing the Sense of Self Through Ritual: Psycheritual as a Psychotherapeutic Intervention

Integral Transpersonal Journal ◽

10.32031/itibte_itj_12-kr-km5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (12) ◽

pp. 68

Author(s):

ROMANA KRESS ◽

MARGARET KERR

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Key Words ◽

Sense Of Self ◽

Theoretical Background ◽

The Body ◽

Psychotherapeutic Intervention ◽

The Unconscious ◽

Transpersonal Psychotherapy ◽

Contemporary Psychotherapy ◽

The Mind

This paper will show the results of a study into the experience of using ritual in contemporary psychotherapy*. Dr. Kress and Kerr have named this experience psycheritual as it is relevant for psychotherapy work and is a form of transition ritual which has transformative properties. Psycheritual can be defined as: an intentional act of communication between the conscious and the unconscious, where symbolic objects or actions are used to represent and/or to affect the psychic world, and where a close connection between the body and the mind is required. In this qualitative study we will illustrate how the ancient art of ritual can be successfully imple-mented in the modern discipline of psychotherapy, particularly in the process of changing the sense of self; and that indeed, psychotherapy itself already contains many elements that are generally associated with ritual. Our theoretical background is based in Transpersonal Psychotherapy, and we will also refer to an-cient and indigenous understandings that have been drawn together into the practice of contempo-rary Shamanism. To put the results of this study in context, we will start our exploration with a brief review of the Transpersonal and Shamanic worldviews, and then proceed to examine how ritual already plays a part in both these traditions. KEY WORDS Psychoyherapy, rituals, Self

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YOGA – “CHOOSE STRETCHING OVER STRESSING”

IDC International Journal ◽

10.47211/idcij.2021.v08i01.011 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mrs. Jamuna P.P ◽

Dr. Darshan Sohi

Keyword(s):

Alternative Medicine ◽

Key Words ◽

Indian Philosophy ◽

Well Being ◽

World Health Organisation ◽

Mental Practice ◽

The Body ◽

World Health ◽

Relaxation Techniques ◽

The Mind

ABSTRACT The yoga is a combination of physical and mental practice of our ancient Indian philosophy. The various styles of yoga are physical postures, breathing practices and relaxation techniques. World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Complementary and Alternative Medicine of yoga to be a beneficial for increasing the immunity promote control over the mind, flexibility to the body and enhance well-being of the individuals. Key words: Yoga, stretching, stressing.

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Burnout of the Mind – Burnout of the Body?

Journal of Psychophysiology ◽

10.1027/0269-8803/a000182 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 30-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Claudia Traunmüller ◽

Kerstin Gaisbachgrabner ◽

Helmut Karl Lackner ◽

Andreas R. Schwerdtfeger

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Allostatic Load ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

The Body ◽

Lower Percentage ◽

Control Group ◽

Urinary Catecholamines ◽

Morning Cortisol ◽

The Mind ◽

Cortisol Increase

Abstract. In the present paper we investigate whether patients with a clinical diagnosis of burnout show physiological signs of burden across multiple physiological systems referred to as allostatic load (AL). Measures of the sympathetic-adrenergic-medullary (SAM) axis and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis were assessed. We examined patients who had been diagnosed with burnout by their physicians (n = 32) and were also identified as burnout patients based on their score in the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) and compared them with a nonclinical control group (n = 19) with regard to indicators of allostatic load (i.e., ambulatory ECG, nocturnal urinary catecholamines, salivary morning cortisol secretion, blood pressure, and waist-to-hip ratio [WHR]). Contrary to expectations, a higher AL index suggesting elevated load in several of the parameters of the HPA and SAM axes was found in the control group but not in the burnout group. The control group showed higher norepinephrine values, higher blood pressure, higher WHR, higher sympathovagal balance, and lower percentage of cortisol increase within the first hour after awakening as compared to the patient group. Burnout was not associated with AL. Results seem to indicate a discrepancy between self-reported burnout symptoms and psychobiological load.

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