ADVANCED YOGA MODULES FOR CANCER - A GLIMPSE Presented by Dr H R Nagendra Vice Chancellor, SVYASA Yoga University Bangalore India Phone 6612669 Fax 080-6608645 Email: hrn@vyasa.org www.svyasa.org

“Cancer – YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED ?” CANCER CELLS - not powerful invaders from outside Created within our body A few hundred cells out of a billion cells produced daily

Immune System takes care of these Millions of cells from outside Are taken care of IMMUNE SUPPRESSION CONFUSION CANCER cells are good friends !!

Cancer incidence $200 billion spent since 1970 1.56 million papers By Clifton Leaf March 22, 2004 (FORTUNE Magazine) $200 billion spent since 1970 1.56 million papers 150,855 experimental studies published on mice 10.9 million new cases per year (1.5 million in USA) 6.7 million people die every year due to cancer (563,700 in the USA)

Change in the US Death Rates* by Cause, 1950 & 2002 586.8 600 1950 2002 500 Rate Per 100,000 400 300 240.1 180.7 193.9 193.4 200 Compared to the rate in 1950, the cancer death rate was about the same in 2002, while rates for other major chronic diseases decreased during this period. 100 56.0 48.1 22.5 Heart Diseases Cerebrovascular Diseases Pneumonia/ Influenza Cancer * Age-adjusted to 2000 US standard population. Sources: 1950 Mortality Data - CDC/NCHS, NVSS, Mortality Revised. 2002 Mortality Data: US Mortality Public Use Data Tape, 2002, NCHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004

--President Richard Nixon, 1971 State of the Union address War on Cancer “I will ask for an appropriation of an extra $100 million to launch an extensive campaign to find a cure for cancer. Let us make a total national commitment to conquer this dread disease. America has long been the wealthiest nation in the world. Now it is time we became the healthiest nation in the world”. --President Richard Nixon, 1971 State of the Union address

"Why We're Losing the War on Cancer”? (And How to Win It)" 2004 Fortune cover story

“Hit at the cause of Cancer” ?

STRESS AND CANCER ARE NOT MERELY PHYSICAL They are Multi Dimensional Mental Restlessness Emotional Upsurges Deep Rooted Psychological Conflicts…. All at the base of stress It has changed our life style 1-14

The multiethnic cohort study: Life style plays a major role in cancer The multiethnic cohort study: exploring genes, lifestyle and cancer risk. Kolonel LN, Altshuler D, Henderson BE. Nat Rev Cancer. 2004 Jul;4(7):519-27. Impact of race/ethnicity on molecular pathways in human cancer. Wiencke JK. Nat Rev Cancer. 2004 Jan;4(1):79-84. Migration patterns and breast cancer risk in Asian-American women. Ziegler RG, etal. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1993 Nov 17;85(22):1819-27. Studies of Japanese migrants. I. Mortality from cancer and other diseases among Japanese in the United States. Haenszel W, Kurihara M. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1968 Jan;40(1):43-68.

YOGA provides not only the Knowledge base but also practices to change our life styles

PANCA KOSA VIJNANAMAYA KOSA MANOMAYA KOSA ADHI PRANAMAYA KOSA ANANDAMAYA KOSA ANNAMAYA KOSA VYADHI

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES & MSRT ANAMS MSRT MIRT MEMT VISAK PET CM ADVANCED TECHNIQUES & MSRT

AVARTAN DHYAANA CYCLIC MEDITATION FOR BRILLIANCE EXCELLENCE HEALTH STRESS-FREE MATURITY 1-2

ue³es mebyeesOe³esled ef®eÊeb efJeef#eHleb Mece³esled Hegveë~ mekeÀ<ee³eb efJepeeveer³eeled meceÒeeHleb ve ®eeue³esled ~~ Laye sambodhayet cittam Vikúiptam ùamayet punaç, Sakaúáyam vijániyát Samapráptam na cálayet. (Maïãükya Káriká : 3.44)

Relax and calm down the distractions Stimulate the sleepy mind Relax and calm down the distractions Recognise the deep Rooted stresses and release them Reaching stability do not disturb 1-24

6 Hrs Metabolic Rate Time in Minutes 9 % Metabolic Rate 32 % 35 Minutes Time in Minutes

(3 Minutes) (1 Minute) TIME CONSTRAINT CM DEEP RELAXATION TECHNIQUE ( 5 to 6 Minutes) QUICK RELAXATION TECHNIQUE (3 Minutes) INSTANT RELAXATION TECHNIQUE (1 Minute) 1-24

CONSISTS OF CM Vajrásana, Sasáñkásana Ardha Ushtrásana/ Ushtrásana RELAXATION TECHNIQUES IRT, QRT, DRT BASIC FRAME OF ASANAS Tádásana, Ardha kati cakrásana Vajrásana, Sasáñkásana Ardha Ushtrásana/ Ushtrásana 1-24

Sleep (6 hrs) % AGE REST TM (20 mins) 15% Reduction CM (35 mins) -10 Sleep (6 hrs) TM (20 mins) 15% Reduction % AGE REST -20 -30 CM (35 mins) 32% Reduction -40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SLEEP IN HOURS

(PET) Pranic Energisation Technique (VYASA) Developed by: VIVEKANANDA YOGA RESEARCH FOUNDATION (VYASA) (PET)

PRAYER

PET - 8 STEPS 1. PRAYER - 2. BREATH AWARENESS 3. RECOGNITION OF VYANA Pranasyedam vase sarvam, tridive yat pratisthitam Mateva putran raksasva, srisca prajnamsca vidhehi na iti. 2. BREATH AWARENESS A) Feel flow of air at tip of nose B) Feel cool air inwards and …TIP OF NOSE Warm air outwards C) Feel from tip of nose to lungs and back 3. RECOGNITION OF VYANA A) Cinmudra - Feel the pulse, heart beat & synchronisation cinmaya mudra -Feel the nerve impulses B) Adi mudra - avalanche of nerve impulses C) Namaskara mudra - Recognise vyana

PRANIC ENERGISATION TECHNIQUE 4. MOVEMENT AND ROTATION 5. BALANCING AND ENERGISATION 6. SILENCE 7. RESOLVE 8. PRAYER -SHARING BLISS Sarve bhavantu sukhinah sarve santu niramaya Sarve bhadranni pasyantu ma kascit dukhabhag bhavet PRANIC ENERGISATION TECHNIQUE

 M S R T MIND SOUND RESONANCE TECHNIQUE Developed by Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation (VYASA) Bangalore - 560 018.

Mind Sound Resonance Technique MSRT Mind Sound Resonance Technique  

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To get resonance at body level by mind sound is MIND SOUND RESONANCE Resonance Changes The Mind - Sound Is “Present” Mind Is In “Past” Or “Future” In MSRTMind Is Brought To “Present”

MSRT Flow chart 1. PRAYER TB $³ecyekebÀ ³epeecens megieefvOeb HegefäJeOe&veced ~ GJee&©keÀefceJe yevOeveeled ce=l³eesceg&#eer³e ceece=leeled ~~ TB Meeefvleë Meeefvleë Meeefvleë 2. a. LOUD - A, U, M & AUM - 3 rounds b. AHATA - ANAHATA A---U--- M--- AUM - 3 rounds. 3. MRTYUNJAYA MANTRA (MM) MM ----------- MM ----------- MM ---------- 3 rounds

4. ANAHATA AUM - 9 rounds Mental Repetition of AUM 5. AJAPAJAPA OM TO SILENCE (9 rounds) Japa - (silence) 6. STAY IN SILENCE 7. RESOLVE 9 ROUNDS 8. PRAYER SARVEBHA……………………..

MIND IMAGERY TECHNIQUE DEVELOPED BY VIVEKANANDA YOGA ANUSANDHANA SAMSTHANA RESEARCH FOUNDATION (VYASA)

PRAYER ANEKA BAHUDARAVAKTRA NETRAM, 1 PRAYER ANEKA BAHUDARAVAKTRA NETRAM, PASYAMI TVAM SARVATO’ NANTARUPAM; NANTAM NA MADHYAM NA PUNASTAVADIM, PASYAMI VISVESVARA VISVARUPA.

1 PRAYER MANY HANDS, ABDOMEN, FACES, EYES, I SEE YOUR UNENDING VISION EVERYWHERE; NO END NO MIDDLE & NO BEGINING AGAIN I SEE, O LORD OF THE UNIVERSE YOUR UNIVERSAL FORM. BHAGAVADGITA

STEPS IN MIRT 1. PRAYER 2. RECOGNISE PASSIVE & ACTIVE VISUALISATIONS 27 STEPS IN MIRT 1. PRAYER 2. RECOGNISE PASSIVE & ACTIVE VISUALISATIONS 3. CONTRACT - EXPAND (3 ROUNDS) ‘OM’ 4. SPEEDING - SLOWING (3 ROUNDS) ‘OM’

5. MIND-IMAGERY A UPASANA (STAY AND EMPOWER IMMUNE SYSTEM) 27 5. MIND-IMAGERY A UPASANA B MEDITATION C YANTRA (STAY AND EMPOWER IMMUNE SYSTEM) 6. SILENCE 7. RESOLVE (9 TIMES) 8. CLOSING PRAYER

MEMT

PRAYER ³euueyOJee Hegceeved efmeOoes YeJeefle Dece=lees YeJeefle le=Hlees YeJeefle ~~ Yallabdhva puman Siddho bhavati amrto bhavati Trpto bhavati

MEMT Steps for practice Prayer 1. Recognition-thinking & feeling 2. Art of Sublimation 3. Invoke-intensify - diffuse ³euueyOJee Hegceeved efmeOoes YeJeefle Dece=lees YeJeefle le=Hlees YeJeefle ~~

5. Action towards emotions 4. Pairs of opposites 5. Action towards emotions 6. Death Experience 7. Silence - Bliss 8. Resolve (9 rounds) Prayer meJex YeJevleg....