1. Mr. E HARISHH(PGDYT, PGDM-MARKETING)
YOGA THERAPY
PRESENTATION BY
Mr. E HARISHH(PGDYT, PGDM-MARKETING)

2. Yoga and Yoga therapy is based on the
Scientific model of five sheaths of the
human body and consciousness that is
described in our ancient Indian scriptures
that is referred as “Pancha-Kosha”.

3. WHAT IS
PANCHA-KOSHA MODEL ?

4. “TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD”
Originated from the
ancient – Indian
scriptural text –
“TAITTIRIYA UPANISHAD”

5. PanchaKosha means - Five Sheaths or Bodies
Meaning of the “Pancha – Kosha”
Emerged from the Sanskrit root words
a) Pancha – means five
b) Kosha – means Bodies or Sheaths or Covering
PanchaKosha means - Five Sheaths or Bodies

6. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PANCHA-KOSHA MODEL TODAY ?

7. HOLISTIC MODEL AN INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS- MODEL CONCEPTUALIZED BY
OUR ANCIENT INDIAN SEERS
FOR THE WELL-
BEING OF AN INDIVIDUAL.
APPLIED
THROUGH YOGA-THERAPY

8. PANCHA - KOSHA MODEL
Annamaya
Pranamaya
Manomaya
Vignana
maya
Anandamaya

9. ADHIJA NON STRESS BORN(ANADHIJAH) Mental Agitations
INFECTOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASESI
Haphazard Flow of Prana
Instability of Nadis
Ajeernatvam(Poor Digestion)
Atijeernatvam(Excessive – Digestion)
Kujeernatvam(Wrong Digestion)
Physical Ailments
STRESS BORN(ADHIJA)
ESSENTIAL(SARA)
Responsible for the cycles of birth and death of physical body
ORDINARY(SAMANYA) Psychosomatic ailments caused by interaction with the world(Modern Stress-related)

10. YOGIC CONCEPT OF DISEASE ORIGINATION – YOGA VASHISHTA

11. Stress Originates in
Manomaya kosha
Mind - Cause

12. Continous conflict between our mind and intellect
HOW ?
Continous conflict between
our mind and intellect
reasoning/discriminating
faculty
Emotions Versus Will

13. STRESS DEFINITION
YOGA –
STRESS IS
THE
SPEED OF MIND

14. Example – Digestive System
ADHIJA VYADHI
Example – Digestive System
MANOMAYA
Speed long standing
Anxious and Racing Thoughts
Balance disturbed
PRANAMAYA
Speed-imbalance
ANNAMAYA
Ajeernatvam – Indigestion
Atijeernatvam – Excess Digestion
Kujeernatvam – Irregular Digestion
Digestion disturbed

15. ADHIJA VYADHI Settled in Annamaya Kosha- Organ damage Hereditary Weak
[Text]
Injured

16. STAGES OF ADHIJA VYADHI
MANOMAYA KOSHA – STAGE 1
- Insomnia
- Restlessness
- Irritability
- Indecisiveness
- Emotional Outburst
- Depression Etc...

17. PRANAMAYA IMBALANCE – STAGE 2
Breathing Irregularity
Body Aches
Fatigue

18. ADHIJA VYADHI – STAGE 3
Affects the Internal Organs for Example – Heart, Abdomen and Stomach, Bones, Muscles and Nervous system,Pancreas, Kindneys, Liver.
ACUTE GASTRITIS
CHRONIC GASTRITIS
EROSION
STAGE 4
PEPTIC ULCER
COMPLICATIONS

19. IAYT APPLICATION THROUGH PANCHA – KOSHA MODEL
Annamaya – “anna means food”. It’s the physical body.
Characterized by – Body Disorders. Example – Diabetes, Heart-disease.
Solution – Specific Asanasa and Kriyas.
b) Pranamaya – “prana means vital force or energy”.It’s the breath.
Characterized by – Irregular and disturbed breathing pattern.
Solution – Slowdown and regulate the breath through Specific pranayama.
c) Manomaya - “mano means thoughts and emotions”.It’s the mind.
Characterized by – Negative Emotions.Examples –Anger, hatred, Outbursts and shouting.
Solution – Meditation and Awareness sessions.

20. Vignanamaya – means Buddhi/Intellect.Reasoning ability of
the mind.
Characterized by – Wrong Notions
Solution – Self Analysis through Yogic Counselling.
Anandamaya – ananda means joy.
Characterized by – Un-Satiated craving for union with the
Universal soul
Solution – Doing actions that we love and enjoy.
Experienced through Relaxed Skilled Action without
expectation and finding joy.

21. Definitions of Yoga Therapy
Larry Payne, Ph.D. Samata Yoga Center (U.S.A.)
Yoga therapy adapts the practice of Yoga to the needs of people with specific or persistent health problems not usually addressed in a group class.
Art Brownstein, M.D:
Yoga therapy consists of the application of yogic principles, methods, and techniques to specific human ailments. In its ideal application, Yoga therapy is preventive in nature, as is Yoga itself, but it is also restorative in many instances, palliative in others, and curative in many others.

22. How Yoga-therapy is different from Yoga ?
Maintains the harmony at body-mind-spirit,
Restores harmony through healing.
Preventive
Curative and Preventive.
Asymptomatic
Symptomatic
Generalized approach to groups
Customized approach to indivduals and groups
Practised by healthy individuals only
Undergone by people who have specific mind-body ailments
Have basic knowledge of human body
Deep knowledge of human anatomy and physiology
Doctor’s advice and diagnosis not required
Doctor’s advice and diagnosis is required.
Practice same Asanas(Postures)
Healing through modification of postures.
Cannot be practised by Injured people
Used to heal and recover from Injuries

23. Differences between Yoga Client-Yoga-Therapy Client-Yoga Teacher-Yoga-Therapist
Yoga - Client’s Life-style Assessment(CLAS) is not required, YT –
Client’s Life-style Assessment(CLAS) is Vital to offer therapy.
Yoga –focussed on Teaching - Learning, YT – focussed on
helping client’s to overcome their health challenges or disorders
Yoga Client – goes to class to exercise in a like minded community.
YT Clients –seek relief from a Symptom/health condition.
YI are qualified to teach Yoga. YT are qualified to treat health
disorders.

24. Characteristics of Yoga - Therapy
YT – focus on Client needs – Why, What and How.
Trained to Assess Clients through Listening, Questioning, Observing
Correcting them – (LQOC).
YT - establish Appropiate Goals, Design and Develop suitable practice
and enable Clients to practice them.
Yoga Therapist - role is less about Teaching Yoga, helping the
Clients to overcome their challenges.
Hence helps in Empowering the Clients to take Active role in
their health condition.

26. EFFECTIVENESS OF YOGA THERAPY
Body-Mind-Spirit
Create/Promote/s Healing
Restore Function
Reduce Suffering
Increases Joy

27. RESOURCES
Dr. McCall –
 Elseveir –  

28. Spiritual Counselling
Spiritual counselling is a new branch of counselling methodology that combines the Western Psychology and it’s tools with the wisdom of our ancient scriptures like – Bhagawadgita, Ramayana, Mahabharata and use it to remove the stress and suffering of the individuals in today’s modern society.
Spiritual Counsellor who’s well versed in our ancient scriptures who provides Spiritual counselling to all ages of people to heal and transform the individuals from physical, emotional and mental afflictions.

29. Spiritual Counselling
M.Rajagopala Rao
Executive Director – Chief Knowledge Officer (Retd.) - Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
35 year service in the largest Indian PSU-Multinational. Personal experience of successfully handling stress in busy top executive offices
Conducted a number of workshops for IFS (Indian Forest Service), IIRS (Indian Institute of Remote Sensing), ONGC, PIAGGIO etc.
No medicine and doctor's visit whatsoever in last 25 years
Kailash-Mansarovar Pilgrimage twice -without woolens

30. ABOUT ME - A QUALIFIED YOGA THERAPIST POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN YOGA
THERAPY(PGDYT) AND YOGA INSTRUCTOR
FOR
DIABETES MOVEMENT(YIDM) - SWAMI
VIVEKANANDA
YOGA
ANUSANDHANA SAMSTHANA(SVYASA),
BENGALURU.
Mobile –

31. SUCCESS WITH SELF – SWIS
Contact Address -
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Plot No.76B, H.No /10/1,
3rd Street, MJ Colony,
Moula Ali,Hyderabad,
TELANGANA
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Landline
Mail –
Website – mrajagopalarao.net

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