Holistic Approach in Medicine Dr. PRANAV PANDYA Director , Brahamvarchas Research Institute All World Gayatri Pariwar, Shantikunj, Haridwar, Himalayas email : shail@del2.vsnl.net.in

Holistic Management Holistic (holism) implies an approach or process, which enables integration of multiple streams.

Holistic Management Human beings are like a Flute or Vina, Parmatman being a master player. Holistic management explains how to play skillfully through these instruments – “Holism of Human Consciousness”.  

(During travel in Himalayas – Almora, 1891) Holistic Management “I have just passed through one of the greatest moments of my life. I have found the oneness between the macrocosm and microcosm. I have seen the whole universe within one atom.” - Swami Vivekananda (During travel in Himalayas – Almora, 1891)

Holistic Management Holism, thus is an awareness state which realizes and feels that the whole, the One is the origin, the source, while parts and streams are all only its numerous manifestations or derivations.  Ekam Sad Vipra Bahoona Vadanti Jivo Brahmaiva Na Parah

Holistic Management Holism is fundamentally an experiential state of deep integral consciousness.

Holistic Management Human values are personal which get interwoven with consciousness in the web of human relationship but material values are impersonal and do ride rough shod over human values. Utility in today’s global world is overruling sentiments.

Holistic Management Gigantism is re-emerging in the name of Globalism. Indian executive is often chastised for his resistance to modernization, to fitting himself into the mould of today’s cyber culture.

Holistic Man Management for Doctors as Leaders of Society Doctor community has a special role to play, as they are dealing with Human being as a Patient as a whole – a summum bonum of material and Conscious.

The Challenges of 21’st century In new Millennium 01)Crisis of Energy 02)Eco-Devastation 03)Terrorism 04)Drug Trading 05)Epidemics

Few Dilemmas & Chaos for Treating Physicians Physician is God for relations of patient under palliative care. Too many expectations. Physician’s own stresses. Inability to manage time, Timewasters playing major role. Ethical, Cultural and spiritual issues involved. Financial constraints. Political interferences.

Holistic Management Guna Dynamics Tamas – The obstructive darkening force Rajas – The kinetic force Satva – The illuminating force

Holistic Management Today human psychology is propelled by the twin drives of greed and speed. They both spring from dominance of Rajas.

Holistic Management Holistic / Holism is the state of profound emotional unity, purity and harmony between individual and universal.

Ravidranath Tagore says – Holistic Management Ravidranath Tagore says – Greek city states gave rise to modern civilization, where cradles of brick and mortar with imprisoned mind was result. Contd ..

Holistic Management Sadhak of Holistic consciousness breaks the rigid mould of cognitive frame work built up by formal education.

Holistic Vedantic living   Veda – Vedantic Holism has been totally integrated into the Indian ethos. * Life’s goal system – Dharma , Artha, Kama , Moksha * Life’s stage system – Four Ashramas * Marriage system – * Living – Departed system * Karma – Rebirth system * Five fold debt system (Rinas) – Dev / Rishi/ Pitra / Nri / Bhoot Rinas

Holistic Management   Holism is a state of consciousness, chetna or anubhuti – not merely an intellectual thesis or dogma. In this perspective we should try to visualize modern management .

Holistic Management   Holism is a state of consciousness, chetna or anubhuti – not merely an intellectual thesis or dogma. In this perspective we should try to visualize modern management .

MANAGEMENT : A DISCIPLINE BORROWED FROM THE WEST HAS REDUCED “ MAN ” TO A MERE WORKER, ALWAYS IN THE STREAM OF ECONOMIC ORDER. Only The material progress has become the Index of Growth, Development and prosperity.

The worker is all, MAN stands no where, Worker is a hired commodity. To the Western Management : The worker is all, MAN stands no where, Worker is a hired commodity. This is SOULLESS Management Disregard of human approach, Loss of Human Values and erosion of human touch in Organizational Hierarchy are the results.

In this process: Wealth is gained, but soul is Lost “ While the soul within remains defectively organized there will always be outward unrest, disorder and Revolution.” Sri Aurobindo “ The Hour of God ”

For Man Intellectually developed, mighty unscientific knowledge and mastery, the elements as his Servants and the world as his Foot stool, but undeveloped in heart and spirit becomes only inferior kind of ASURA, using the powers of a demigod to satisfy the nature of an animal. ----- Sri Aurobindo

Yoga approach to Management Entire Cosmos is an intricate web of interpenetrating things and events. The bootstrap image of reality put forward by Geoffrey Chew shows that Boot straps cannot be loosened any where without so loosening it every where and it cannot be tightened up at every other point as well. So complete and uncompromising is the UNITY and INTERDEPENDENCE.

The Cardinal assumptions of Spiritual approach are Harmony Interdependence Unity Creativity Evolutionary possibilities

Holistic Management Our Rishis conceived Indian culture in Tapovans – Womb of forest , of prayers where tapasya was performed. They were known as Aranyaks.

Holistic Management The Universal bond between man and universal one has been sublimely captured by Vedic seer as Gayatri Mahamantra.

Om : Symbolizes wholeness – Completeness Gayatri Mantra Om Bhurbhuvah Swah Tatsaviturvarenyam Bhargo Devasa Dheemahi Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat. Om : Symbolizes wholeness – Completeness

The Meaning of Gayatri Mantra Bhuh – Embodiment of vital spiritual energy, (Pran) Bhuvah – Destroyer of sufferings Svah – Embodiment of happiness Tat – That Savituh – Bright, luminous like the Sun Varenyam – Best, most exalted Contd ..

The Meaning of Gayatri Mantra Bhargo – Destroyer of sins Devasya – Divine Dhimahi – May imbibe Dhiyo – intellect Yo – Who Nah – Our Prachodayat – May inspire Contd ..

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Stress on Karma Yoga in Geeta has been referred as “ Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam” What is Kaushalam It is a very different order of “skill” that Sri Krishna has in mind, as may be seen here – “ the liberated who has united his reason and will with divine Rises to a higher law beyond good and evil Action done in yoga is not only highest but also wisest, the most potent and efficient even for the affairs of world. “ Yoga is skill in all works - Sri Aurobindo

Stress IS A non-specific response of the body to any demand made upon it or to an external stimuli. Main Back Next Quit

SPIRITUAL FAITH ( ROOT ) BODY ( SHAKHA ) MIND ( TRUNK ) SPIRITUAL FAITH ( ROOT ) Main Back Next Quit

Stress is ... * Due to Inability in coping with internal or external threats * Much stress today is occurring through emotions such as aggressions, impatience and fear kindling the body’s stress responses. * Other causes could be unhealthy diet, smoking, drugs, improper work pattern and financial insecurity Stress is only harmful when we can not control our responses to it Main Back Next Quit

Spirit Matter Self Godhead Composition Of Man Perse Inert Insentient Body, mind and soul unity is a well known fact Spirit Matter Body Mind Intellect Self Perceives acts Emotions play Discriminate function Perse Inert Insentient Godhead Main Back Next Quit

Eustress ( CONSTRUCTIVE STRESS ) STRESS EXPERIENCED AND COPED ENERGY RHYTHMIC CYCLE OF ACTIVITY & TENSION STRESS EXPERIENCED AND COPED ACTIVITY ENERGY TIME TENSION Main Back Next Quit

DISSTRESS ( DESTRUCTIVE STRESS ) IMPROPERLY COPED STRESS LEADING TO ATASTROPHIES TOO MUCH ACTIVITY TENSION DEPLETION OF ENERGY HIGH ACTIVITY TIME ENERGY TENSION LOW ACTIVITY TOO LITTLE ACTIVITY TENSION DEPLETION OF ENERGY Main Back Next Quit

( BOSS ) BURN OUT STRESS SYNDROME FIVE STAGES OF BOSS (1) HONEYMOON A DEBILITATING PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION BROUGHT ABOUT BY UNRELIEVED WORK STRESS FIVE STAGES OF BOSS (1) HONEYMOON (2) FUEL SHORTAGE (3) CHRONIC SYMPTOMS (4) CRISIS (5) LOSING THE MARATHON Main Back Next Quit

BURN OUT STRESS SYNDROME ( BOSS ) FIVE STAGES OF BOSS 1 HONEYMOON : INITIAL EUPHORIA,HABITS ARE SPOILED. 2 FUEL SHORTAGE:DEPLETION OF ENERGY. FATIGUE,INSOMNIA,ESCAPE ACTIVITIES. 3 CHRONIC SYMPTOMS: MORE FATIGUE, AILMENTS LIKE IHD, IRRITABLE BOWEL, MYALGIA, BRONCHIAL ASTHMA, PEPTIC ULCER & DEPRESSION. Main Back Next Quit

BURN OUT STRESS SYNDROME ( BOSS ) FIVE STAGES OF BOSS 4 CRISIS: PESSIMISTIC OUTLOOK, ENHANCED ANXIETY, DOUBTS ABOUT OWN CAPABILITIES, ESCAPE MENTALITY - TENSION HEADACHE, CHRONIC BACKACHE, HYPERTENSION, SLEEP DISTURBANCES. 5 HITTING THE WALL: LOSING THE MARATHON. COLLAPSE. Main Back Next Quit

STRESS SIGNALS Stomach upsets Biting nails Asthma EARLY SYMPTOMS NERVOUS REFLEXES ILLNESSES Stomach upsets Biting nails Asthma Headaches Clenching fist Migraine Rashes Grinding teeth Digestive disorders Backpain Picking at skin Skin disorders Insomnia Hunching shoulders Sexual disorders Main Back Next Quit

SIGNALS OF STRESS BITING NAILS, CLENCHING FISTS, CLENCHING JAWS DRUMMING FINGERS GRINDING TEETH HUNCHING SHOULDERS PICKING AT FACIAL SKIN TOO CONSCIOUS ABOUT BEING ON TIME TAPPING FEET TOO HURRIED OR LOUD TALKING TWO JOBS AT A TIME TOUCHING HAIR OFTEN Main Back Next Quit

SIGNALS OF STRESS MOOD SIGNALS ANXIETY , DEPRESSION ,FRUSTRATION, HABITUAL ANGER OR HOSTILITY, HELPLESSENSS, HOPELESSNESS, IRRITABILITY, RESTLESSNESS Main Back Next Quit

SIGNALS OF STRESS BEHAVIOURAL SIGNS AGGRESSION , DISTURBED SLEEP EMOTIONAL OUT BURSTS ,LEAVING JOBS UNDONE ,OVER REACTIVE Main Back Next Quit

Two types of personalities EFFECT ON PERSONALITY Most deep rooted component of personalities is our value system and behavior is direct expression of these values Two types of personalities Type A Type B Stress prone + + + calm, relaxed impatient,ambitious not ambitious competitive reverse of A aggressive We have to know which type we belong to. Main Back Next Quit

RUST OUT STRESS SYNDROME (ROSS) JUST REVERSE TO BOSS PERSON HAS STRESS UNDER LOAD HOW TO GET RID FROM ROSS 1 STAY ALERT 2 TAKE RISK 3 AVOID ISOLATION 4 STRETCH FOR SUCCESS 5 OVERCOME OBSOLESCENCE Main Back Next Quit

Common disorders produced due to stress * Sinus Tachycardia * High Blood Pressure * Ischaemic Heart - Disease * Diabetes Mellitus * Hyper Acidity, PU syndrome * Ulcerative Colitis * Migraine, tension headache, Chronic backache * Allergies, Asthma * Thyrotoxicosis * Auto immune disorders * Menstrual Disorders * Anxiety Neurosis, Obsessions

HEADACHE TRIGGERING STRESSES (SPECIALLY IN INDIA) Heat and harsh sunlight. Humidity Missing meals (skipping breakfasts) Hormonal factors Stress related to heavy studying (class x,xii and above students) Travel stress (crowded suburban trains/buses etc.) Obnoxious odors, perfumes, agarbattis Noises.

Psychology is going to be the subject of future for students. WHO WARNING Depression will be world’s most debilitating disease by 2005 after heart ailments. By 2015, it may be first. Psychology is going to be the subject of future for students.

COMPLETE FREEDOM FROM STRESS Stress Management STRESS IS NOT-- Merely nervous tension. IT IS * Always the non-specific result of damage * Something to be avoided COMPLETE FREEDOM FROM STRESS IS DEATH Main Back Next Quit

Klesa in Sankhya is generally due to fundamental non-cognition - Concept of Stress in Indian Thought Sankhya Darshan mentions about Klesa and Dukha. Klesa has its origin in root “Klis”, which means to torment or afflict pain. Klesa in Sankhya is generally due to fundamental non-cognition - avidya or ignorance.

HOW TO MANAGE STRESS * Change in dietary pattern: Tryptophan Rich Food, Vegetarian Diet. * Subtler exercises - ASANS (Postures) & PRAGYA YOG. * PRANAYAM: Churning of Vital energy. * Proper reading habits -“SWADHYAY” For Self- Introspection. * Proper relaxation -“SHAVASAN”, Yog Nidra. More to follow... Main Back Next Quit

HOW TO MANAGE STRESS * Music therapy - “MANTRA CHIKITSA”. * Proper meditation upon flame,ocean,colors, ragas. * Music therapy - “MANTRA CHIKITSA”. * Pulverized herbal powders - “AKOUSHADHI CHIKITSA”. * Homa therapy, Yagna. * Avoid isolation, become part of society and devote time for social & selfless service. Main Back Next Quit

The art of being The art of relating The art of thinking STRESS PROOFING LIFESTYLE You must learns The art of being The art of relating The art of thinking The art of becoming The art of organizing The Art of Living Main Back Next Quit

* Optimism, No Hypochondria YOGA PHILOSOPHY ADDS Ability to let go, forgive & forget . Ability to switch off the mind {Dhyan} or slow it down {Dharana} Ability to see things in proper perspective, no super ego, no self pity * Optimism, No Hypochondria Main Back Next Quit

YOGA PHILOSOPHY ADDS FEW MORE No guilt complex . Ability to live in present in the here and now, neither in past nor in future. Remember past is a canceled check No obsessions & phobias Do not become compulsive eater, smoker or drinker. Do not become workaholic CONCEPTS Main Back Next Quit

New salad combinations Fruit nuts and raw vegetables BALANCED DIET New salad combinations Fruit nuts and raw vegetables Raw or steamed/boiled vegetables Fiber rich diets whole wheat flour boiled rice beans and pulses potatoes with skin Fruits as alternatives to pies Sprouted Pulses /wheat grass SATVIC Main Back Next Quit

DON’T EAT FAST- HASTE MAKES WAIST ABOUT DIET ----------- A GRAFFITI Main Back Next Quit

SCIENCE OF PRANAYAM ----------- Main Back Next Quit

‘Prana’ is the conscious power or the life element WHAT IS PRANAYAM ‘Prana’ is the conscious power or the life element ‘Aayam’ implies to give dimension or to spread out SELF SUGGESTION SELF SUSCEPTIBILITY THUS PRANAYAM IS THAT SPIRITUAL SCIENCE IN WHICH THE CONSCIOUS POWER IS EXTRACTED FROM THE COSMOS SO AS TO BE DISSEMINATED IN GROSS , SUBTLE AND ASTRAL FORMS. PRANAYAM ENHANCES THE VITALITY & INTELLIGENCE.

THREE TYPES OF PRANAYAM PRANAKARSHAN PRANAYAM SURYA BEDHAN PRANAYAM NADI SHODHAN PRANAYAM

Meditation * A CLEANSER OF OUR MENTAL GARBAGE. IS : * A CLEANSER OF OUR MENTAL GARBAGE. *OUR DAY TO DAY NECESSITY. *GIVES RELIEF FROM MENTAL CONSTIPATION.

IMPLIES GIVING A BATH TO YOUR PERSONALITY OF NOBLE AND IDEAL THOUGHTS MEDITATION IMPLIES GIVING A BATH TO YOUR PERSONALITY OF NOBLE AND IDEAL THOUGHTS

MEDITATION CAN BE DONE THROUGH BINDUYOG SADHNA ONE MAY CONCENTRATE ON FLAME OF LIGHTED LAMP

Early Morning Sun rise at the Sapt Sarovar area in front of Brahmavarchas Research Institute

WHAT IS YOGA Yoga is the exchange of an egoistic for a universal or cosmic consciousness lifted towards or informed by supra-cosmic, transcendent, unnamable who is the source and and support of all things.

IN REAL SENSE Yoga is the passage of human thinking; animal towards the God-consciousness from which he has descended (bhatka hua devta) SRIRAM SHARMA ACHARYAJI.

There is Complete Blending of Psychology, Philosophy, Ethics & Morals Spirituo - Technical Approach or Spirituo Synthetic Symbiosis There is Complete Blending of Psychology, Philosophy, Ethics & Morals

Management has to be from Within to Without Based on Consciousness : Management has to be from Within to Without

How Holistic management Can be Implemented and Practiced. Aspiration: Deepest Devotion, Perfect objectivity ,Yoga Approach Consecration: Complete Surrender and Communion with God. Self Introspection: Search Thyself first. Golden Attitude - Other are right , I may be wrong. Meditative Silence: In absolute silence sleeps an absolute power

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TMT Computerized Tread Mill Test An Advanced Test to Measure Cardiac Efficiency

Computerized E.E.G.

Computerized E.E.G. 21 channel Polyrite This Electroencephalograph Equipment is used to measure various parameter of the Brain.Various wave burst pattern specially alpha waves are noted during intense meditation.

ALPHA EEG BIO-FEEDBACK Crude EEG Bursts of alpha waves are measured after filtration through Crude EEG by a two channel Physiograph. The Percentage improvement shows efficacy of Meditation and power of Mantra Shakti. Alpha Bursts Main Back Next Quit Quit

The Effects of Yagya on The Institute, Equipped Human beings Plants and Environments Subtle World The Institute, Equipped with most modern instruments to find out the effects of Sadhana and Yoga Main Back Next Quit Quit

PSYCHOMETRIC TESTS ILLUSIONS DISAPPEAR FOLLOWING MEDITATION MIRROR TRACING ILLUSION ILLUSIONS DISAPPEAR FOLLOWING MEDITATION PSYCHOMETRIC TESTS STEADINESS MEMORY STEADINESS & ENHANCED-MEMORY ARE THE OUTCOME OF SADHANA Main Back Next Quit Quit

Key To Perfect Living A Proper Symbiotic Relationship : - Emotion Compassion Thoughts Rationality

Shantikunj to attend the Training Camps Younger Generation is coming up more and more in Shantikunj to attend the Training Camps

ShantiKunj Haridwar

Saint - Savant Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya Vandaniya Mata Bhagwatidevi Sharma

Prakhar Pragya & Sajal Shradha

Shantikunj, a centre where people are trained in ways of leading enlightened life. This new centre will be developed as Shantikunj Extension – on the lines of ancient Nalanda – Taxshila.

Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidhyalaya A UNIVERSAL CENTRE FOR DISSEMINATION OF INDIAN CULTURE AND SPIRITUALITY. LIKELY TO START FUNCTIONING FROM 2002 SUMMER ALL ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE