JOURNAL OF

THE YOGA INSTITUTE

VOL. NO. 6
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FIRST ISSUED IN 1933

-DECEMBER 2022

104
GLORIOUS YEARS

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 Editorial

Going beyond gross results

A
ny work done must be complete, holistic, where our body, mind, emotions and intellect are
equally involved. If any work is done mechanically and physically, then its effect will be very
temporary.

No doubt, human beings manage to function like machines. People work out on a treadmill for half
an hour with music plugged into their ears, and feel fit. There may be some body reduction,
sweating and a feeling of freshness. But there is no development of their personality.

A wrestler used to come to the Institute — a gold medalist who remained India’s top wrestler for five
years. But in the sixth year, somebody defeated him, which he found difficult to accept, that
someone could be better. As a result, he went into severe depression and could not even lift his
hands, which were so big and muscular. But there was no strength in them, because his mind was in
bad shape.

So, we have to be very careful. If we concentrate on developing ourselves in only one area and do
not pay attention to other areas, problems are bound to occur.

Work must be done in its entirety every time. Even in just the simple act of moving the hand up, so
many things are involved. First, the will to move. If that is not there, I will not be able to move my
hand. Then comes the mind; emotion; if I don’t enjoy it, I will not move my hand. And finally, the
muscles and action. So, mind, brain and activity, all these areas have to be tackled, then it is right
action. Otherwise, it remains just physical work, without the right approach.

It is said that life is a game. Play it and play it well. By bringing this philosophy into your life, do your
best.

Dr. Hansaji J. Yogendra

Director

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Content 4 Letters to the Editor
VOLUME 6 5 Hatha Yoga Pradipika
ISSUE 3
DECEMBER 2022 6 The Power of Relaxation
PAGES 40
- Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra

8 Be Curious about the World but

Have a Purpose - Dr. Hansaji J. Yogendra

9 Absentminded! Who? Me!

10 900 Hours of Re-Discovery
A Memoir of My Yoga Experience – Part 1

13 The Art of Journaling

14 Healthy Happy Hours

16 Deliberations with Devdutt -

Vishranti, That State of Repose

18 Comparison of Hatha and Raja Yoga

20 Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapurana

22 How to Charge Your Neurotransmitter

or Boost Dopamine level: Numerology
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 Letters to the Editor

Headline: Weaponising energy Two North American countries, another

European, and another Asian, produce 70
million tons/or MMcf - standard cubic feet of
Laxman Rao, a famous Chaiwala from Amravati
natural gas.
is a Chaiwala by day, and an author by night.
Now that petroleum will be of less importance
Like Laxman there are at least 5 million
in the future, the whole strategy of controlling
Chaiwalas using gas to prepare the ubiquitous
energy is changing. The focus will be on gas.
Chai for Indians. Then, there are 350 million
plus households, preparing morning Nashta,
When we lived in Borivali, we bought a solar
lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner, on gas stoves.
gas cooker. At the bottom of the cooker we
There are nearly 300 million LPG customers in
could put four vessels with rice, dal, vegetables
India. India has used 26 metric tons of gas in
and a soup. We could leave it there for three to
the previous year. Now, imagine, that the gas
four hours and when we returned from work at
supply stops; due to natural calamities or war,
mid-day, a beautifully cooked meal would be
or by weaponizing energy. What then, will this
ready, with no cost for energy. The plentiful sun
country of 1.4 billion people do?
rays supplied it free.
Elmer Yuen, a brilliant journalist, based in the
Yoga teaches us to be self-reliant. Check out on
Far East, and staying under the radar most of
the web and see the imaginative ways of
the time, states that some countries involved in
constructing a solar cooker!
the present European Holocaust may be
planning to weaponize energy.
Harold Sequeira
Mumbai

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 Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Understanding Prana and Vayu

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o that the exhalation, making a sound,
may be felt at the chest, then the throat,
and upto the frontal sinus; then one may
quickly inhale air reaching up to the chest.
NOTE: The commentator speaks of directing
the Prana upwards toward the chest, throat and
sinuses in continuation of the last verse 60. The
reference to Kapala should not be missed by
practical students of yoga. Many yoga writers
conducting practical teaching and even
research have erred in expounding the correct
techniques of these processes.
So long as one is not able to differentiate
between Prana as bioenergy and Vayu etc., as
air, so long as he does not experience any
difference between Prana and Vayu all
attempts to study, practise, teach or evaluate
traditional Pranayama are a sheer waste.
Coincidentally, Prana and Vayu may pass
through an area by over lapping, but often
their movements are different and, at times,
even opposite. Evidently, the confusion
created by intermixing the uses of these words
might as well be with a view to test the
discriminative ability of the yoga student and
thus emphasize the need of a genuine teacher
of yoga.

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 The Power of Relaxation
Learning to relax, relaxing to learn
From a Parisamvada by Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra
W
e use this word “relaxation” in the
practices. There are many relaxation
Asanas; Shavasana, Makarasana,
Nispanda Bhava. We understand the meaning
but whether it is incorporated into our life is the
question. A little demonstration may help. For
example, if I hold someone’s hand and say
‘Relax’, would that person understand? Because
the hand is still held. If the person relaxes, the
hand would fall down, wouldn’t it?
Tension is there all throughout our body. It
manifests in diseases. They often say that
diseases are tension-caused phenomenon.
Headache is a disease. Nasal blockage,
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difficulty in breathing, asthma, bronchitis, throat
problems, many of the back problems and all
the skin problems are accepted as a result of
tension and psychosomatic conditions. Our
whole body is full of tension and we just can’t
get out of it. We are holding on; can’t let go. The
sense of “I” is very high. ‘I’ believe in things; ‘I’
insist; ‘I’ hold on. This is an overall problem not
only with the body but with the external world
also. There are people who get disturbed by
some events occurring far away.
Unless there is very, very strong faith, relaxation
cannot happen. If we believe in something
larger that is governing in a wise way, then we
can leave that and forget everything. But we
don’t have that belief. When the mystics often
express it, we feel shocked. There was one such
mystic in Delhi. Any good news, bad news: his
one standard expression was, ‘Kamaal ho gaya,’
i.e., something wonderful has happened. He
never had any other feelings. In this God’s
world, things happen and whatever happens is
God’s own wish. So, it is in a way to glorify God;
not that we sit down to evaluate and say that this
should not have happened, this is what should
have happened. Then we are using our own
intelligence. We think we are cleverer than God.
In the words of a Gujarati poet, ‘Tu Karyu Ane Tu
Chhe Nath’, i.e., it is all your
doing and you are the boss.
This world does not move Unless there is
according to my wish. It is a
different entity that takes care very, very
and I trust it. We have no
alternative, we can’t fight with strong faith,
that entity, we accept it. And in
acceptance, there is grace, relaxation
there is relaxation and pure
success. When we are tensed cannot happen.
up, we interfere. If there is a cut
on my finger and I am looking
at it all the time and showing it to others, it is
unlikely to heal quickly. But if I apply some
medicine and forget about it and get busy in my
work, then it will heal. So, the interference
comes in the way of success. Relaxation and
acceptance help. As I said, we have no
alternative. There are major things happening
and what can we do? Accept them and carry on.
So, there is a very deep philosophy behind
relaxation. You let go to God, let go to Nature, let
go to larger factors, and don’t push your “I” and
ego. But this thinking doesn’t happen with us.
They say that there was a conference in hell and
Satan was conducting it. He was asking his
lieutenants, ‘Tell me the one thing that can
damage human beings and make it easier for
devils to live in?’ Many different opinions were
given. One little fellow said that the ego factor
was the best way to destroy them. And Satan
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said, ‘That is right. The “I” sense is a factor that
will blind individuals from seeing and make
them go the wrong way.’ So, relaxation can
happen if one can get over this; not holding on
to the “I” but giving that up. It is God’s creation
and He knows what will happen. So, leave it to
Him. If this mentality is there, then tensions are
not there; actions are done with great attention,
and factors are there that take care.
Ultimately, we are created not to be destroyed.
If that was the design, then no sooner human
beings were born, they would be killed. On the
contrary — Nature is helping us every moment.
So, there is a larger factor that is
benevolent; it is not a
m a l e v o l e n t f a c t o r. L i t t l e
troubles come but then they go
away. Not understanding that,
we interfere and in that, we are
disturbing the arrangement. If
we could only understand that
there is a larger process in this
life that wants us to grow and
reach the highest level of
understanding.
Relaxation is much more than
just a little physical rest. It is an entire outlook
and attitude, a belief. If that occurs it should be
at every level; not only at the body level but also
at the mind level and the intellect. Relaxation is
an important technique and must be practiced
regularly.
Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra
(Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra (1929 - 2018), was the
President of The Yoga Institute and a true Yogi.
Fondly known as Dr. Saheb, he pioneered work in
Yoga Education and Therapeutics. He was the
Editor of ‘Yoga and Total Health’ from 1961 to
2018).
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 Be Curious about the World but Have a Purpose

How a little inquisitiveness goes a long way

S
cientifically, they say that a little amount of There is a famous example of a family in whose
inquisitiveness is essential. An inquisitive house there was a custom that whenever a Pooja
mind is necessary in whatever we do, in was done, in addition to bringing all the
whatever is happening around, so that the mind necessary Pooja items, the Pandit would also ask
can be logical, scientific. The apple fell down the family to bring a basket and a cat. The cat was
from the tree - why did it fall down and to be kept covered under that basket.
not go up? Then, scientific research is Nobody understood why this ritual had
possible. to be followed. Even the Pandit did not
have an answer; he simply said that his
However, this inquisitiveness has to Guru used to follow it, so he did it too.
have a purpose. There are senior
people in families. They are Now, a person with a curious mind spent
continuously inquisitive; “Where are some time and found out why this was
you going?”, “What is in this bag?”, done. The reason was that earlier,
“Why are you wearing these shoes?”, whenever a Havan was performed by
“ What did you wear?”. This can the Guru, a cat would come into his hut
sometimes be very irritating and also and disturb him. The cat would upset
hurtful. We should and spoil the sacred offerings. That is
scientifically why the Guru instructed his disciples
Such a mind is all the time focused on use this quality that the cat should be kept under a
material things. Instead, there should basket whenever a Pooja or Havan was
be some purpose behind
of
being done. And so, it became a
inquisitiveness. Whether somebody is inquisitiveness. custom!
coming or going, or what a bag
contains… what knowledge does one Now whenever such wrong customs are
get from such inquisitiveness? If inquisitiveness is in practice, it means that wrong beliefs, which can
for some knowledge, it is understandable; that be very absurd, will creep into the culture. If there
the person wants to learn something and do is an inquisitive mind, then all this will not
something. Otherwise, it is a big nuisance. The happen; useful things will emerge. That is why
person’s mind is all the time involved in finding inquisitiveness is necessary.
out things that do not really matter.

Some parents also run too much after their

children and become nagging parents. After the
age of twelve or maximum eighteen years,
children should be left alone instead of parents
all the time wanting to know where they are
going, what they are doing, etc. What knowledge
Dr. Hansaji J. Yogendra
are we going to get from that for our self-
development? Nothing. So, keeping this in mind,
we should scientifically use this quality of (Dr. Hansaji J. Yogendra, lovingly addressed as Hansa
inquisitiveness. Maa, is the Director of The Yoga Institute, Mumbai and
the Editor of ‘Yoga and Total Health’. She is a friend,
philosopher and guide to many.)

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 Absentminded! Who? Me!
When nothing gets done despite being busy all day

T
hey have finally found a diagnosis for my
condition! A.A.A.D.D. — Age Activated
Attention Deficit Disorder.
This is how it goes. I decide
to wash the car today for a
change. Gung ho, car keys
in hand, I march towards
the garage and notice the
mail lying on the table. Ok,
I am going to wash the car,
but first I am going
through the mail.
I lay the car keys down and
begin discarding the junk
mail when my eyes
When I try to figure out
happen to fall on the trash how is it that nothing got
can. It is full. Ok, I will put done today, I am baffled
the bills on my desk, go
back in, return to take the because I know I was busy
trash can out, but I think all day long!
that since I will be near the
mail box outside, I’ll pay
these few bills first.
Now, where is my cheque book? Oops, there’s
only one cheque left. I notice the glass with the
Nimbu Pani I was drinking. It beckons me
temptingly. But first things first. Let me see if I
have an extra cheque book. But let me pop my
glass of Nimbu Pani in the fridge for a while. I
head towards the kitchen and my flowers catch
my eye; they do need some water. I set the
glass on the counter and uh-oh! There are my
reading glasses. I was looking for them all
morning. I’d better put them away first. Good
girl!
I fill the can with water and head with a
determined look in my eyes for the flower
pots…. Aaaaagh! Someone has left the TV
remote in the kitchen. We’ll never think of
looking for the remote in the kitchen tonight
when we want to watch
television and are
scrambling for the remote.
I’d better put it away in the
family room where it
belongs. I throw the remote
on the sofa cushion, splash
some water into the pots
and head back down the
hall trying to figure out,
what was it that I was going
to do?
End of the day: The car isn’t
washed, the bills are
unpaid, the Nimbu Pani is
s i tt i n g o n t h e k i t c h e n
counter, the flowers are
half-watered, the cheque
book still has only one
cheque in it and I can’t
seem to find my car keys! When I try to figure
out how is it that nothing got done today, I am
baffled because I know I was busy all day long!
Before I send away this article, I need my
reading glasses…. Now where are they? I get
up and begin my search.
Smt. Rita Chhablani
(Smt. Rita Chhablani is an author of four best-selling
books. She has worked for UNICEF, and champions the
cause of education for under privileged girls and
household staff of her complex for whom she is a
volunteer English teacher).

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 900 Hours of Re-Discovery
A Memoir of My Yoga Experience – Part 1

Learnings at The Yoga Institute

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I
Must Change My Life: Packing Bags
“In the company of true seekers and great
masters, discovery of the self is possible. It
comes to those who are as open as a wide sky,
as receptive as a child and as committed as a
yogi, to drop the old habits and have faith in the
process.”
Each one of us has a story, a reason, an
inspiration, a motivation,
an ambition to be at The
Yoga Institute. Stories are
different but there is one I realised the time that I
thing we all have in
common, i.e., we all should spend being
packed our bags to come restful, in self-study, in
here. We all walked out of
our comfort zones. We left preparation for the
what held us back from
moving forward in life;
week to come was the
relationships that no lack of awareness in
longer served us, careers
where self-growth was my action.
negligible. We left what
the outside world termed
as “success”, which came at
the cost of losing our health and, in fact, losing
our minds. We dropped everything that
weighed our souls down, that made our hearts
weep, and that which crippled us from being
the best versions of ourselves. In the city full of
dreams, in the season full of rains, we were
ready to walk bare foot, carefree and alone.
On the first day of coming to the Institute, after
attending fourteen hours of class, I went to bed
gazing at the ceiling wondering, “What have I
done to myself?” On the first day of eating
Sattvik food, I went out to eat junk and had tea
and coffee. On the first night of sleeping in the
hostel, I heard airplanes passing over every five
minutes and I woke up in the middle of the
night saying, “This is it, time to go back!” But
you know what? It gets better with time. First
comes the acceptance and then it transforms
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you, in ways you cannot even think of. As
humans, our dreams and our hopes for
ourselves are extremely limited. We dream just
to have a little more than what we already have,
without realising that the entire cosmos is
limitless, it gives you beyond your imagination
but only when you are ready. They say, “The
Guru appears only when the student is ready.” I
guess I was finally ready.
Our greatest association is with our own body
and the experiences that come with it. We
become so limited in these
experience that a
breakthrough seems
impossible. In those times,
the two institutional
techniques of Sakshi
Bhava (Witness-like
attitude) and Anitya
Bhavana (All things are
transitory) really shifted my
perspective towards my
life. “ What was in the
morning is not at mid-day
nor at night (Anitya). Why
should then one be
attached to anything when
nothing is permanent and
everything is changing?” If one can really
distance oneself from the experiences without
interference of emotions and perceptions, it
f u rt h e r ex p a n d s o n e ’s c a p a b i l i t i e s t o
surrendering everything to the higher reality or
God.
After a few days, I could sleep peacefully. My
energy levels increased, maybe due to the
food that I was feeding my body and the
thoughts I was feeding my mind.
I Am Therefore I Am:
I am therefore I am; therefore, God is;
therefore, the world is. I am the creator of my
present, the carrier of my past and the thinker
of my future. I am the creator of my sufferings
and the healer of my wounds. I am all that there
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 Deliberations with Devdutt
is and without I, there shall be nothing. That
which does not exist still means something
which is the emptiness, nothingness, from
which the creation begins and to where it
dissolves.
With this understanding comes awareness in
action. I do not merely become entangled in
the action but I do it with awareness.
Awareness to me means being aware of the
consequences, holding the reins of my mind in
my hand and not let
emotions, feelings
o r m o o d s
overpower it.
Another way is
dissolving into the
action. Great artists,
dancers, painters,
and Sufis use this
technique or rather
b e c o m e i t .
Dissolving means
to being present
fully, where the past
and future cease to
exist. Dissolving
also means to not ‘do’ but to become one with
the action. Becoming is to transform into
something with effort but being is to
effortlessly be the action where the judgement
of right and wrong is no more. Sometimes
activities like swimming, writing, painting or
any other hobbies give us a taste of this
freedom. Yoga is the science of sustaining and
being in that experience.
After spending a few weeks at The Yoga
Institute, attending classes fourteen hours a
day, six days a week and spending time out on
Sundays became my routine. Everything was
running on an auto-pilot mode until one day, I
realised my energy levels, on returning from
outside on Sunday evenings, were always low. I
realised how conveniently I overlooked my
self-care, self-study, silence and even small
jobs like fetching fruits or doing my laundry. I
overlooked everything under the influence of
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my sense pleasures which would sometimes
vary from craving junk food to watching Netflix
in an air-conditioned room or outings with my
friends or meetings with my ‘potential’
boyfriend.
I realised the time that I should spend being
restful, in self-study, in preparation for the week
to come was the lack of awareness in my action.
It carried on for a few weeks until one day,
realisation dawned upon me and I consciously
chose to stay at the
campus and did
nothing. I made no
plans, no alarm
clocks, no thoughts
for the next day in
my mind. Was it
easy? No. The devil
of distraction came
in various forms like
calls, text, social
media, hunger and
boredom but I was
in charge of my day
this time.
What I discovered in merely twenty-four hours
was wisdom for my lifetime. How effortlessly
the universe blessed me with clarity; it opened
gates for new ideas, new connections,
relaxation and self-love. I understood what
Karma yoga was - to be able to, joyfully and
effortlessly, perform actions bringing freedom
to you.
Ms Ankita Sood
(Ms Ankita Sood is a certified Yoga Teacher and Evaluator
by “The Yoga Certification Board” under the voluntary
certification of Yoga Professionals, Ministry of
AYUSH,Govt of India who has represented our country
internationally. She is also a senior Sadhaka of The Yoga
Institute).
 The Art of Journaling
The benefits of expressive writing
“ Fi l l y o u r p a p e r w i t h t h e
breathings of your heart.” – William
Wordsworth
Journaling can be described as a
written reflection of the events of
the day and our interpretation
thereof. When one does that daily,
we regard him or her as someone
who practices journaling. A few
practices to follow when journaling:
Journaling daily at the same time of the day to
develop a habit.
Reflecting on the day’s events and activities.
Following the same writing framework
Learning from daily journaling by tracking
one’s own development.
Every day of journaling must bring
improvement, development and growth,
otherwise it’s not worth the investment of
energy and effort. Journaling contributes to
character building. Through journaling
practice, people are able to get a deeper
understanding of themselves.
Reasons to make journaling your daily ritual:
• It clears your mind – When you write about
your thoughts and feelings, you are de-
cluttering your mind by organizing those
thoughts and emotions, getting rid of
mental junk. Thus, it improves focus and
boosts creativity.
• It helps you to de-stress – Expressive writing
can be a constructive way to cope with daily
stress and anxiety.
• It is a tool for self-improvement – When you
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jot down your emotions and
experiences regularly, you can
easily look back to access your
goals and observe if there are
any behavioral patterns to take
a note of,negative influences
to be avoided or things that
could have been done
differently. Once you have
figured these things out, you
can recognize what you are doing right and
work on areas that need improvement.
Consequently, it will help you accomplish
your personal goals and eventually you
become a better version of yourself. Also,
writing about positive reflections, like your
achievements and hobbies, can elevate
your mood and boost your self- esteem.
• It facilitates healing – Journaling
accelerates the process of healing. Some
studies have shown that expressive writing
can help wounds heal faster.
The best time to write in your journal is either as
soon as you wake up in the morning or just
before going to bed. And now that you know
how to get started, pick up your journal and
write your way to happiness!
Smt. Shipra Vyas
(Smt. Shipra Vyas is an Optometrist/ Yoga Instructor/ and
a Motivational Speaker. She is currently based in
California, USA).
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 Healthy Happy Hours
Finding true hours of happiness during the day
N
ormally, the mention of happy hours
conjures up images of drunken revelry,
thanks to the discounts offered on drinks
and snacks during these hours by bars and
restaurants or other such licensed establishments
that sell alcoholic beverages. Thus, these two
innocuous words became casualty to not a very
welcome kind of stereotyping, when you realize
such beverages end up doing more harm to the
society than doing good.
Though these two words together also appeared in
Shakespeare’s King Henry V, the ‘happy hour’ as a
reference to a scheduled period of entertainment
seems to have originated in the US Navy in Arkansas.
In the year 1913, a group of home makers called
“happy hour social” organized “semi-weekly
smokers” onboard the battleship USS Arkansas.
We all know that despite the statutory warnings
visibly labelled on the bottles, the consumption of
alcohol is not showing any downward trend across
the world.
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Perhaps it’s time we disassociated the word “happy
hours” from drinking alcoholic beverages by
introducing real “happy hours” that are healthy for
the mind, body and soul.
The world could do well by introducing a few free
offers or discounts to encourage such healthy
practices, a few of which are highlighted below:
Yoga
Though Yoga originated from our very own
Incredible India more than 5000 years ago, sadly its
popularity amongst our own youth is not as much as
one would like it to be. Yoga aims at attaining
balance and tranquillity across all three aspects —
the body, mind and soul, but unfortunately a good
chunk of today’s young is oblivious to its holistic
benefits.
While there are quite a few exercise enthusiasts who
might like to hit the gym and tend to complain about
the lack of such facilities close to their homes, yoga
and meditation can be done daily without the need
of any equipment.
It’s scientifically proven that yoga improves the
flexibility of the body, and meditation enhances the
power of the mind, and combined, they act like an
elixir to many an ailment that troubles human beings
in the times we live in.
Reading
Reading takes our minds to wonderful worlds both
real and imaginary. Sitting in the cosy comfort of our
homes, we can let our imagination run wild by
deeply engaging our senses in the
richness of the varied tastes the
books offer. Stories constantly
remind us of life’s unlimited
It pays for all of us
possibilities. They can germinate to create “happy
seeds of thought and also teach us
that self-esteem and empathy can h o u r s ” f o r
grow and co-exist.
ourselves through
By going through the biographies
of famous people, we can get
such pursuits.
inspired to emulate some of their
practices of how they overcame
adversity. Through self-help books,
we might get rid of some of our
unhealthy practices while trying to integrate healthy
ones into our daily routine. In a developing country
such as ours where the awareness, accessibility, as
well as affordability of good psychotherapy is quite
low, self-help books can, to a certain extent, try to fill
in such gaps.
Then there are those human libraries, wherein one
gets to borrow a human being with his/her
enriching stories from their lives. Such human
libraries challenge stigma and stereotypes through
creating safe spaces for dialogue between the
human books and their readers. By doing so, they let
us accept the other fellow human being without
passing judgment, rendering a total new meaning
to the quote, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” to
signify, “don’t judge human beings by their
looks/race etc.”
Books have the power to enrich the mind, even
while playing gently with the strings of one’s heart.
Parents could spend a few happy hours every week
with their children reading stories for them, or
libraries could organize a few happy hours for
communities to come together to share their
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thoughts about the books they read.
Perhaps such activities are happening already.
Hopefully, the different labelling might result in
increased incidence of these activities.
Core-interest led happy hours
Across the world, no two human beings are alike.
Equally diverse are the core interests we would like
to indulge ourselves in. Many a time, we push aside
the one thing that is close to our heart, be it painting,
d ra w i n g , s i n g i n g , w r i t i n g , r u n n i n g , y o g a ,
meditation, gardening, reading,
listening to music, playing an
instrument of our choice etc., as
we rush about our daily lives.
Under the burden of having to do
things that are deemed to be
urgent, we crush the things that we
love to do and that are important to
us. If we are able to pursue these
interests for a few minutes every
day, these moments could give us
the fillip required to carry on with
our mundane duties.
So, it pays for all of us to create “happy hours” for
ourselves through such pursuits. Unlike the drunken
slumber associated with the happy hours
encouraged by the bars, such self-indulgent happy
hours rejuvenate our bodies, keep our hearts young
and fill our souls with joy.
As the New Year is just round the corner with its
untainted spread of 365 days, may each one of you
be blessed with abundant happy hours of these
kinds! May your happiness multiply by leaps and
bounds and may you be healthy and wealthy across
all important aspects of life.
Smt. Sujatha Rao
(Smt. Sujatha Rao is a retired banker. She has
been contributing articles to various
newspapers and magazines over the last two
decades. Her first book titled “In the Company
of Stories” was published in October, 2022. Her
other interests include reading, travelling, doing
online courses, practising yoga and mindfulness
etc.)
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 Deliberations with Devdutt
Vishranti, That State of Repose
Discovering the power of true rest
W
e spent our lives seeking
opportunities to nourish our bodies
and minds or defending it from
threats. We seek food and pleasure and
friendship and power and security. We also
create things—goods and services and ideas
and art. In other words, life is either about
inputs or outputs, getting things or giving
things, consuming, or generating, thinking
about the self or the other, withdrawing in
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meditation, or engaging with the world
outside. When does it all stop? Death? Why do
we have this urge to be productive? What stops
us from doing nothing?
Vishranti, or relaxation, is very different from
having fun, from enjoying life, from pursuit of
pleasure (Kama) and consumption (Bhoga). In
the Puranas, we equate Indra’s Swarga with the
good life, the pursuit of pleasure, the state of
having fun. But we equate Vishnu’s Vaikuntha destroyed the city of Dwarka, he chased its
with Vishranti—lying on the coils of a serpent resident, Krishna, intent on killing him. Krishna
that floats on the ocean of milk, or on a fig leaf led Kalyavana to Muchukunda’s cave where the
cradled by waves of an ocean, or on a swing, arrogant conqueror saw a sleeping figure,
with Lakshmi, goddess of fortune, by our side, covered with yellow cloth. Assuming this was
chewing pan, confident in the knowledge that Krishna, he kicked Muchukunda awake and as
the restless goddess is not going to run away, a result burst into flames. Kalyavana, thus, paid
but is eager to be with us. the price of disturbing the Vishranti of a tired
king.
The insecure person cannot relax; Indra fears
he will be attacked In the Mahabharata,
when asleep. Vishnu we are told how
re s t s k n o w i n g t h at Bhishma, the grand
fortune will not leave patriarch, is pinned to
him; Shiva rests the ground by
indifferent whether Arjuna’s arrows and
fortune stays or goes. forced to witness the
fight between his
In the Ramayana, grandsons, the
Kumbhakarna was Kauravas and the
o ff e re d a b o o n b y Pandavas. It seems
Brahma, but a slip of like he is being forced
tongue caused him to to withdraw, let go,
ask for Nidra (sleep)
When we realise that the and rest, and allow the
instead of Indra world need not be consumed, w o r l d t o c a r r y o n
(dominion). Feeling or controlled, or changed, we without him. When we
sorry for him, Brahma realise that the world
said that he would discover the magic of repose n e e d n o t b e
wake up once a year and rest. That is Vishranti consumed, or
and on that day he controlled, or
would be invincible. changed, we discover
But he would die if he the magic of repose
was awoken forcibly. Kumbhakarna’s brother, and rest. That is Vishranti.
Ravana, was desperate to defeat Ram, who had
invaded his kingdom. So, he interrupted
Kumbhakarna’s sleep. In the war that followed,
Kumbhakarna was killed by the troop of
monkeys (Vanara) led by Ram.

In the Bhagavata, we learn the story of a king

called Muchukunda, who had fought besides
Devas in many battles against Asuras. When
asked for a boon, he said he wanted to sleep
and not be disturbed. ‘Let the person who Devdutt Pattanaik
disturbs my sleep instantly burst into flames,’
he asked Indra. The boon was granted, and (Shri Devdutt Pattanaik is an Indian mythologist and
Muchukunda slept for thousands of years in a writer known for his work on ancient Indian
cave. Eons later, when Kalyavana attacked and scriptures.)

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 Comparison of Hatha and Raja Yoga
How Hatha Yoga Became More Popular

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L
ater, in the 11th Century A.D., Gorakshanath
and his disciples developed Hatha Yoga,
where Asanas, Pranayama, Pratyahara were the
main Angas - branches. Goraksha admitted that
where Hatha ends Raja Yoga starts.
Actually, Hatha Yoga was one of the satellites of Raja
Yoga; but Hatha became more known and popular
because it was something that could be seen and
understood by the common man; whereas Raja was
for those with a discriminative mind.
Hatha aims to build strength, flexibility, suppleness,
a slim body and so forth, whereas Raja and other
forms of yoga are more internal and the benefits are
more subjective.
Although Hatha has its roots right from the time of
Sage Patanjali, it was elaborated and systematized
by Gorakshanath, a great sage of the 11th century.
He found that the householders needed a simpler
and down to earth method for self-improvement. He
taught the Kanphata Yogis, who spread Hatha far
and wide in India, and in course of time, Hatha
became widespread and popular among the
masses.
Popularity of HathaYoga in the West
With a narcissus complex, westerners were more
Announcement
The 104th Foundation Day of the The Yoga Institute,
will be celebrated on 25th December 2022.
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drawn to the physical side of yoga, least knowing
that yoga was first a philosophy, and then the
methodology and technology. Also Indians who
flocked to the west, learnt how to become popular,
famous, and some rich, through this physical
orientation of yoga. Recently, one of these gents,
unveiled his rich collection of cars of several million
dollars. His yoga sold like hot cakes.
Thus on the last count there could be nearly 300
million practitioners of the external - Hatha, etc. -
whereas only a minuscule know the original and
fulsome yoga, as enunciated by Patanjali.
Shri Yogendraji, under the benevolent tutelage of
Paramhamsa Madhavdasji, masterminded a
renaissance of yoga and fused the teachings of
Patanjali and Gorakshanath. He established The
Yoga Institute in 1918, and created a fine form of
yoga education, integrating the best from Hatha and
Raja, thus benefiting the masses and a few earnest
seekers of the highest spiritual evolution.
Shri Harold Sequeira
(Shri Harold Sequeira is a Sadhaka, associated with
The Yoga Institute for many decades)
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 Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapurana
The Truth - The God

?????

D
evarshi Naradji came to Dwarka to see different pious activities to purify
how Bhagwan Shri Krishna lived with householders. He is one but Naradji saw Him at
his sixteen thousand one hundred and all the palaces of all His wives at the same time.
eight wives. Naradji was dumbstruck. Remembering Him
and singing His praises, he went away with bliss
The city of Dwarkapuri was very beautifully laid in his heart //10.69.43//.
with trees, gardens and ponds. It was also very “No one can play such plays,” Shri Shukdevji
rich with buildings made of silver and gold and said, “Whoever sings, listens or remembers His
had gems studded in them. Shri Krishna’s plays will get loving devotion and bliss in the
abode was fabulously made by Vishwakarmaji, lotus feet of Bhagwan Shri Krishna
the number one //10.69.45//.
architect of the Gods.
Bhagwan Shri Krishna
Naradji entered a in human incarnation
palace where Shri gets up at ‘Brahma
Krishna was sitting Muhurat’ one and a
and chatting with His half hours before
eldest wife Shri sunrise, washes His
Rukmaniji. Shri hands and mouth, sits
Bhagwanji welcomed for meditation on the
Naradji and asked Self, and experiences
what service He could b l i s s i n ea c h a n d
do for him. Naradji every atom. After that,
said, “Bhagwan, He takes a bath, wears
kindly grace me with a clean dhoti-stole,
such memory that wherever I be, in whatever does prayer, sacrifice, and chants the Gayatri
situation I be, I shall have the memory of your Mantra quietly.
lotus feet //10.69.18//.
At sunrise, He offers water to the Sun God,
Naradji went to the second palace where Shri worships other Gods, Rishis and forefathers,
Bhagwan was playing ‘Chausar’ with His then the learned and the elders. Then He gives
second wife and Uddhavji. Naradji was charity and then gets ready, decorates Himself
surprised to see Him there also. Quietly Naradji with divine clothes, garlands, sandalwood and
went to other palaces, where either Bhagwan jewellery. After that He goes to take Darshan of
was playing with His children, or He was cows, fulfils the desire of the people of His

. preparing to go for a bath, or doing prayers,

Havan, or feeding Brahmanas, meditating on
self, practising weapon art, sleeping or just
palace and the people of Dwarka. He sees to it
that everyone is happy and satisfied; by doing
this, He Himself becomes happy.

. walking around etc.

In different ways, Bhagwan was performing

By that time, His charioteer Daruk brings the
chariot and Bhagwan, with Satyaki and
.
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Uddavji, go to the hall named ‘Sudharma’ the Pandava prince Bhima said to Bhagwan
where divine dancers, singers and actors sing, Shri Krishna that he could not defeat the
dance and act in praise of Shri Bhagwan and mighty Jarasandha, what should he do? Shri
learned people explain the Vedas and narrate Bhagwan told him a secret of splitting
famous tales of pious past kings //10.70.21//. Jarasandha into two parts by tearing apart his
Thus, the days were passing by. Once a thighs and then throwing away the two parts in
messenger came to the royal meeting hall of opposite directions. Bhagwan knew that
Dwarkaji and gave the message of twenty Jarasandha was born of two mothers in two
kings who were held in the prison of king halves, which were joined by the demoness
Jarasandha. They had Jara, thus making him
requested Shri Krishna to invincible.
free them from prison. At
that time Maharshi The plays of Bhagwan are Pr i n c e B h i m a d i d a s
Naradji came there and directed, as a result of
informed Shri Krishna
innumerable. He took a which he could kill the
about the “Rajsuya Yagna” human form to lighten the mighty Jarasandha and
of king Yudhisthira and burden of Mother Earth so free all the captive kings
his invitation to the who were imprisoned by
Yadavas. that the learned and cows Jarasandha //10.72.48//.
could live peacefully. Jarasandha’s son
Shri Krishna asked Sahadeva, was installed
Uddhav what they should on the throne, and the
do first. Uddhavji knowing the mind of Pandavas triumphantly returned to Hastinapur.
Bhagwan said, “Rajsuya Yagna cannot be They performed their much-awaited Yagna
performed unless the whole earth and all the where Shishupal, out of jealousy, started
kings are under control. To perform the Yagna, insulting Shri Krishna, who, as promised,
Yudhisthira has to first win over the kingdom of forgave him for his hundred bad words but
Jarasandha and, in doing so, automatically all then Bhagwan had to kill him.
the kings who are in the prison of Jarasandha
will be freed and this way both the tasks can be The plays of Bhagwan are innumerable. He
accomplished. took a human form to lighten the burden of
Mother Earth so that the learned and cows
Shri Krishna with His wives and children went to could live peacefully. As Dr. Jayadeva
Hastinapur, the kingdom of His cousins. His suggested “Usko hamesha saath lekar ghumo”
aunt Kunti Devi had five sons. Their wife - Keep the Almighty always with you. By
Draupadi, Subhadra and all their subjects remembering, reading, listening about Him
grandly welcomed Shri Krishna and His family and His plays, one can always be with Him and
with love and gifts. keep away illusions and maintain one’s balance
and peace.
After a few days, with the permission of the
elder Pandava, Shri Krishna along with Bhima To be continued….
and Arjuna went to the kingdom of
Jarasandha, dressed as learned scholars and
invited the mighty king for a duel fight with Smt. Sarita Modi
Bhima //10 72.30//.

The fight went on for twenty-seven days. Then (Smt. Sarita Modi is a senior Sadhaka of The Yoga
Institute)

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 How to Charge Your Neurotransmitter
or Boost Dopamine level: Numerology

Know your birth number and boost your energy levels

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A
neurotransmitter is a chemical substance of
a dopamine level, which is one type of
medication to boost the physical energy, if
someone feels low blood pressure in the body. It is a
neuro-modulatory molecule that plays an important
role in cells. Dopamine is a natural chemical
produced by the human brain to energize the
physical appearance of the human body. People can
charge their neurotransmitter or boost their
dopamine level naturally according to birth date.
Birth Number – 1: if someone is born on the 1st,
10th, 19th, 28th date of any month, he/she will be
called a person of birth number-1. They should do
regular exercise and Yoga at
the time of sunrise to
strengthen their body and for
removing stress. A calm mind
People can charge their
helps produce dopamine neurotransmitter or
naturally.
boost their dopamine
Birth Number – 2: if someone is level naturally
born on the 2nd, 11th, 20th
29th date of any month, he/she according to birth date.
will be called a person of birth
number-2. They should keep
away from drugs, alcohol and
any type of instant pleasure,
because it is not permanent. Yoga/ Meditation is a
golden step to come out from mood swings and for
mind relaxation. It is helpful to boost dopamine
levels.
Birth Number – 3: if someone is born on the 3rd,
12th, 21st, 30th date of any month, he/she will be
called a person of birth number-3. They should do a
regular detoxification of the whole-body system for
helping the adrenal glands produce dopamine
naturally.
Birth Number – 4: if someone is born on the 4th,
13th, 22nd, 31st date of any month, he/she will be
called a person of birth number-4. They should
organize their life to set their goals on a daily basis
and act with strategic planning and full
determination to achieve it. Their neurotransmitter
will be easily charged by regular achievements and
praise.
Birth Number – 5: if someone is born on the 5th,
14th, 23rd date of any month, he/she will be called a
person of birth number-5. They should consume a
healthy dose of supplements i.e., green tea, dry
YOGA & TOTAL HEALTH DECEMBER 2022
f r u i t s a n d s ea s o n a l f r u i t s t o c h a rg e t h e i r
neurotransmitter and keep themselves away from
cool places.
Birth Number – 6: if someone is born on the 6th,
15th, 24th date of any month, he/she will be called a
person of birth number-6. They should listen to
good music, do regular visits to romantic places with
pleasant weather along with family, friends and
colleagues. It is a nice step to boost their dopamine
level.
Birth Number – 7: if someone is born on the 7th,
16th, 25th date of any month, he/she will be called a
person of birth number-7. They
should do any creative work as
per their choice i.e., drawing,
writing, painting and deep
study to seek mysterious
knowledge etc. It is very helpful
to increase their dopamine
level.
Birth Number – 8: if someone is
born on the 8th, 17th, 26th date
of any month, he/she will be
called a person of birth
number-8. They should serve
society and human beings to make sure they are
happy and satisfied. To serve the people is a good
way to boost dopamine levels for them.
Birth Number – 9: if someone is born on the 9th,
18th, 27th date of any month, he/she will be called a
person of birth number-9. They should do exercise
and meditation both, for balancing their physical
and mental energy. The relaxed mind can charge
the neurotransmitter easily and help to produce
dopamine naturally.
Note: The above points are general, to make the
people happy and feel energetic per their date of
birth, but not a substitute for any type of medication.
Shri Abhishaik Chitraans
(Shri Abhishaik Chitraans has been studying and
researching various systems of numerology since
2017. Before that, he was working as an internal
auditor and financial advisor in international
banking and finance sector in African and Gulf
countries.)
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 From the Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita
Distinctive Features of Saintly and Wicked Persons – Part 1
Beneficial qualities
I
n the sixteenth chapter of Srimad Bhagavad Gita,
Lord Krishna explains traits of persons
possessing a divine nature and also of persons
possessing a demoniac nature. In verse one, the
Lord says,
>Leujfg'jfr
ceo+ ;Îj;+z'b\lw1f{gof]uJojl;yltM .
bfg+ bdZr o1Zr :jfWofo:tk cfh{jd\ .. !^=! ..
“ Fe a r l e s s n e s s , p u r i t y o f m i n d a n d h e a r t ,
steadfastness in yoga, knowledge, charity, self-
control, sacrifice, study of the scriptures, austerity
and straightforwardness.”
Fearlessness: Nervous excitement, caused by the
undesirable thought of losing something is called
fear. Total absence of this sort of fear is fearlessness.
Fears can be of two types – a) External: One is afraid
of thieves, robbers, lions, snakes etc. b) Internal:
When a person wants to perform forbidden actions
which involve sin, injustice and atrocity etc.; he is full
of fear.
Purity of mind and heart: When a person is
detached from the world and attached to the Lord,
his heart is purified.
Steadfast in yoga for knowledge: it is inevitable for
a striver to be fixed in yoga in order to have true
knowledge of God.
Charity: is giving away one’s own things in a
disinterested manner as a matter of duty to others
according to place, time and circumstances etc.
Self-control: consists of controlling one’s senses.
One should not perform any forbidden action with
senses, body and mind.
Sacrifice (Yagna): offering daily oblation to sacred
fire.
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Swadhyaya: study of self and sacred scriptures.
Austerity (Tapa): suffering hardships such as
hunger, thirst, cold, heat and rain etc. and knowing
tolerance of hardships while discharging one’s duty
and earring livelihood is real austerity.
Straightforwardness: being straightforward and
simple in one’s dealings.
In verse two, the Lord says,
clx+;f ;Tod qmf]w:TofuM zflGt/k}z'gd\ .
bof e"t] + dfb{j+ ÅL/rfknd\ .. !^=@ ..
“Non-violence, truth, freedom from anger,
renunciation, tranquillity, aversion to fault-finding,
compassion towards living beings, freedom from
covetousness (greed, jealousy), gentleness,
modesty and steadiness.
Non-violence: Infliction of pain or injury on any
being through body, mind, speech or feeling etc. is
violence. Non-injury is known as non-violence. A
striver, who is devoted to God, never commits
violence.
Truth: A striver remains true through his mind,
speech and actions. Truth consists in speaking
agreeable words, honestly and faithfully of what has
been heard, seen or experienced, for the welfare of
others and by giving up selfishness and pride.
Freedom from anger: A striver, having God-
realization as the aim of his life, is not angry, even
with those who do him wrong. Excitement caused in
mind to do evil to others is anger. If there is no desire
to do evil to others, it is mere excitement, not anger.
Renunciation: Real renunciation consists in being
detached from the world. Renunciation is of two
types, external and internal. Renunciation of desire
from the heart, is superior to outward physical although he is strong enough to take revenge.
renunciation. He tolerates offences of others. A
striver should renounce sinful, unjust, evil actions Fortitude: a balanced state of mind in favourable
and should abstain from worldly pleasures. and unfavourable circumstances. A striver, who has
the aim of his life to God realization, neither gets
Tranquillity: Absence of distractions, which arise out disheartened in calamities, nor is overwhelmed with
of attachment and aversion is tranquillity. A striver joy, in prosperity.
remains tranquil in unfavourable circumstances.
Purity: Purity is of two kinds - external and internal.
Aversion to fault finding: Not External purity is of four kinds.
exposing the fault of others. When a 1. Physical purity: carelessness,
man aims at God-realization, he laziness etc., make a body impure,
does not focus on the faults of while promptness, activity and
others. simplicity etc., purify the body.
External purity of body is also
Compassion to loving beings: The achieved by use of clay, water etc.
urge to relieve a being of his 2. Purity of speech: False, idle, bitter
suffering. and false statements that endanger
the reputation of others, makes the
Freedom from covetousness: The speech impure.
attraction of the senses towards 3. Purity of money: Money is purified
the objects of senses, when they through honest and just dealings,
come in contact or one sees other In the sixteenth chapter of keeping in mind the welfare of
beings enjoying them is others and by giving it to those
covetousness. Absence of this sort
Srimad Bhagavad Gita, who are poor and needy.
o f c o v e t o u s n e s s i s c n f ] n ' K T j + Lord Krishna explains traits 4. Purity of family: Imparting good
Aloluptvam. The striver should not of persons possessing a education to children for their
watch the lustful actions of other divine nature and also of welfare, teaching good conduct,
living beings. imparting and discharging one’s
p e r s o n s p o s s e s s i n g a duty with justice and sincerity.
demoniac nature.
Gentleness: Lack of sternness,
even for those who have feelings Freedom from malice: Absence of
of enmity towards him. A striver is hatred or grudge, even towards
mild and gentle, even toward the those who behave as enemies.
evil-doers.
Freedom from pride: Feeling of superiority
Modesty and steadiness: Hesitation felt in the compared to common people is pride. A true
performance of actions contrary to societal norms, devotee is free from pride.
either alone or in company.

In the third verse of chapter sixteen, the Lord says, To be continued….

t]hM Ifdf w[ltM zf}rdb|f]xf]gfltdflgtf .
ejlGt ;Dkb+ b}jLdlehft:o ef/t .. !^=# ..
“Radiance, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, and
freedom from malice are the traits of divine nature in
a human.

Radiance: The power of great persons, whose

company enable sinners to renounce their sins and Shri Murarilal Dhanuka
be engaged in virtuous actions is radiance. The
evildoer hesitates to perform evil deeds before
these great individuals. (Shri Murarilal Dhanuka is a Chartered Accountant,
a businessman and a regular Sadhaka of The Yoga
Forgiveness: a person tolerates the offence of Institute, associated for more than 30 years.)
others without having any inclination to retaliation,

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 Yogic Ahara
Dates
F
or the winter, let's turn to a fruit best suited
to the season – dates. According to
Bhavmishra, the foods during winter
should have the qualities of being nutritive,
digestive and strength giving. Dates not only
fulfil all of these requirements but also offer a
plethora of benefits.
Greasy, sugary and heavy to digest foods are
generally preferred during the winter due to
their high energy content. However, using them
indiscriminately can result in 'Kapha' and fever.
Dates on the other hand offer the same benefit of
energy content while also mitigating 'Kapha' and
'Pitta'. One third of the date's composition is
glucose. Apart from supplying digestive heat, it is
also cool in potency, resulting in better
digestion.
Amongst its beneficial properties, dates help
provide nutrition to joints and thus help
countering dryness caused by uneasy
bodily movements. According to Sushruta,
blisters in tender parts of the body can be
remedied by using dates with honey. The
chlorine content in dates helps mitigate
impurities of the body through urine and stool. It
also helps with constipation and menstrual
disorders.
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Dates are sweet and should be thus consumed
within limits. Consuming them with Ghee
reduces risk of worms.
Here are some quick recipes mentioned in
Aaryabhishek for a variety of ailments -
• For constipation, burning sensations or
to remedy intoxication, soak two and a half
grams dates overnight, crush and drink.
• To help with cognition, use dry dates with
butter.
• To gain strength, boil dates in milk and
consume.
• A paste of dates and raisins, when used as
a lozenge, helps during a fever.
• A paste of dates, raisins, long pepper, ghee
and honey mitigates breathlessness.
Sulemani dates are preferred as they cure
fatigue, dizziness, fainting, and burning
sensation.
Smt. Minati Shah
(Smt. Minati Shah completed her Yoga Teachers
Training Course under Founder Shri Yogendraji,
Mother Sitadevi, Dr. Jayadeva, and Smt. Hansaji in
1975, and has been teaching yoga ever since.)
 The Yoga Sutras
of Patanjali
– A Perspective
Dr. Hansaji in Parisamvada

Chapter 2.39

Gaining knowedge of past lives

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Aparigrahasthairye Janmakathamtasambodhah

O
ur acquisitions are a burden. They restrict
our thinking, demand time and money, and
come in the way of freedom. Hence, one
should not be greedy to acquire more and more. On
the contrary, the suggestion is to be satisfied with
what one has and willingly give away things which
are not necessary. Naturally this leads to simplicity. A
mind of this kind is free of unnecessary tension and
can see more. This is the point of this Sutra on
Aparigraha or non- possessiveness.
The Yogi who has no interest or desire to possess,
nor in the past, present and the future, will find
knowledge of these three time states coming to him
naturally. He can see all; his Chitta extends
everywhere. Too much of attachment to our body
and objects stands in the way of knowledge about
the past and future.

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 Thoughts on the Gita
Dr. Hansaji
Chapter 9.19 dec

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I radiate heat as the sun, and hold back as well as send forth rain;
I am, O Arjuna, immortality and also death,
I am both existence and non-existence.

God is all pervasive, eternal. He cannot be restricted to one place or one person. His actions also are
of all kinds. He is behind the act of heat. He is the heat in the sun. He catches things just like He
catches a wicked person. He also releases like He releases the child from the mother’s womb. He is
immortality, He gives life and extends life. He also kills instantly, in spite of any medication. He is
goodness, He also creates evil. He is existence.

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योगसू 2.16
सू – हेयं ःखमनागतम् ।।2.16।।
सू ाथ – आने वाले ःख यागने यो य
ह।
ा या – सां य दशन क शु आत ही तीन
कार के ःख से होती है । आ या मक,
आ धभौ तक एवं आ धदै वक । भगवान बु
भी यही कहते ह – “सव ःखम् ःखम्” या न
सभी कुछ ःख ही ःख है । ववेक पु ष आने
वाले ःख को न करने का नर तर य न
करते ह ।
उनके अनुसार हमने अनेक यो नय म जो कम
कए ह उनके सं कार कमाशय म सं हत होते
रहते ह और हम हर जीवन म उनके ःख - सुख
पी फल भोगते रहते ह । इस कड़ी से कैसे
बाहर नकला जाए – कैसे इसे तोड़ा जाये यही
उनके च तन का वषय रहता है ।
ास जी कहते ह क वतमान जीवन से पहले अनेक यो नय म हम
ःख भोग चुके ह, वो समा त हो गये ह, उनके वषय म सोचना
वचारना बेकार है । कुछ ःख हम वतमान म भोग रहे ह ये भी ज द
लु त हो जाएग
ं े इसी लये इनके उपाय क भी आव यकता नह है ।
परंतु जो ःख अभी तक उभर कर नह आए ह, जो भ व य म होने
वाले ह उनके ऊपर च तन आव यक है – उनके नाश का उपाय
आव यक है जसे हेय कहा गया है । हेय या न जो न करने यो य
ह।
यहाँ सू म भ व य म आने वाले ःख को यागने यो य बताया गया
है य क पहले दो कार के ःख म न करने लायक कुछ रहा ही
नह है । आने वाले ःख ही ह जसका भोग अभी आर भ नह आ
है ।
डॉ. जयदे व कहते ह क आने वाला ःख ब त ःखदायी भी हो
सकता है इसी लए उसका उपाय अ त आव यक है । य द हम अपने
को शारी रक और मान सक प से तैयार कर ल तो आने वाले ःख
को कम महसूस कर पायगे । मान सक प से स तु लत हर
तकूल प र थती का भी इस कार सामना करता है क नए गलत
कम भी उ प न ह और जो गज ु र रहा है, उसका असर भी न पड़े,
YOGA & TOTAL HEALTH DECEMBER 2022
उनक बलता को भी कम से कम महसूस
कया जाए । इसी लये हम सभी के लए भी
हर ःख क घड़ी म मान सक स तुलन बनाए
रखना आव यक है । हमारे ऋ ष-मु नय के
ऊपर भी अनेक क आए ह, आते रहते ह पर
वो अपने ववेक ारा बेअसर रहते ह । जब
भगवान बु के ऊपर कसी ने थूका या गाली
गलोच कया तो वो एक ही बात कहते थे –
“एक और कम कटा ।”
ये तो बात ई उन कम क जो हम पुराने
सं कार क वजह से अभी भोग रहे ह, पर
सरी ओर हम सचेत रहकर ऐसे कम करने ह
जनके नकारा मक सं कार पैदा न ह व
उनसे होने वाले ःख हम आगे न भोगने पड़ ।
गीता के अनुसार ‘ न काम कम’ या योग के
अनुसार ‘ ेत’ या ‘न ेत न कृ ण कम’ करने ह ता क जो कम के
बीज हम आज बो रहे ह वो कल ज ड़त होकर हमारे ःख का
कारण न बने ।
सां य दशन के अनुसार भी हमारा अ तम ल य तीन कार के
ःख का नाश है । इस सू म बात क जा रही है क जब ःख आए
तो मन क थरता, ववेक व समझदारी ारा ःख के असर को
कम कया को कया जाए । डॉ. जयदे व यह भी कहते ह क अपनी
क मय – हा मय – ु टय को समझ, जो हमारे ःख का कारण ह
व अपने अ दर ऐसे प रवतन लाएँ क हम गलत - अधा मक –
अनै तक कम न कर ता क आने वाले ःख से बच सक । मन म
वैरा य भाव उ प करके भी भ व य म आने वाले ःख को टाला
जा सकता है ।
वरना कम स ा त ब त साफ तरीके से कहता है –
“जैसा करोगे वैसा भरोगे”
योग साधक को नर तर च तन मनन करते रहना चा हये क आने
वाले ःख से कैसे बचा जाए ।
ो मल जैन स वेरा
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 सां य का रका 57

कृ त जड़ होती है, उसम चेतना नह होती फर ऐसी अचेतन

कृ त चेतनवत् क तरह कैसे काय करती है ?
व ल ववृ न म ं ीर य यथा वृ य।
पु ष वमो न म ं तथा वृ ः धान य ।।

जैसे जड़ होने पर भी गाय के घास आ द खाने, पानी आ द पीने से बने ध क वृ बछड़े के शरीर को बढ़ाने और पु करने
क होती है वैसे ही धान भी जड़ है क तु उसक वृ पु ष के भोग और अपवग के लए होती है ।

जैसे माँ का ध ब चे के पोषण के लए होता है खुद के लए नह , कुस सर के बैठने के लए है खुद के लए नह वैसे ही

कृ त पु ष को समझदार बनाने म लगी रहती है जससे वह वापस कृ त के चंगलु म न फंसे ।

या हम ऐसा सोच सकते ह क कृ त जो भी कर रही है, हमारे अ छे के लए कर रही है । कृ त ब त ताकतवर है अपनी

व भ प र थ तय से जैसा स चा ेम, अ या तक ःख, अ नयं त मौज म ती आ द से ऐसे अनुभव करवाती है क फर कभी
उनक इ छा नह होती ।

जैसे 100 रसगु ले खा लेने पर फर खाने क इ छा नह होती ।

एक ब चे का ज म होता है, बूढ़ा होता है, मर जाता है, यह सब दे खते-दे खते राजकुमार स ाथ समझ गए क चैत य अलग है
और सोच-सोच कर भगवान बु हो गए । हमे भी चैत य के बारे म ब त सोचना होगा, गु से पूछना होगा ।

हम संसार म ह, संसार म कई चीज ह जनम हम सबेरे से शाम तक लगे रहते ह, समझ नह पाते हमारा मन कैसे बना है, बु
कैसे बनी है । छोट -छोट चीज म गम ु हो जाते ह । भूल जाते ह क वो चालाक आदमी है । जीवन म कुछ हो रहा है, वह दे खने
और समझने जैसा है । इसके पीछे कारण है जहाँ तक जा ही नह रहे । जीवन तो ऐसे ही चलता रहता है, अ छा-बुरा उससे
हमारा या फायदा हो रहा है । दो तरीके ह जो हो रहा है उसे दे खते रहना या उसम लीन हो जाना । दा पीने वाला उसम ही खो
जाता है । य आ – या उ े य है ? ऐसा हम सोचते नह , ये समझदारी बढ़ानी चा हए । यही सां य का उ े य है । तभी ःख
ख म ह गे ।

साधक ारा
(डॉ. जयदे व तथा ीमती हंसाजी
क ट प णय स हत)

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 योग एक ावहा रक
ब दलाव हमारे अ त व का वा त वक मूलमम है । हम नई -
नई योजना बनाते ह और सावधानीपूवक उसका बंध भी
करते ह मगर अमल करते समय योजना व काय म वैसे नह
रहते ह, जैसे क ार भ म अनुमान लगाये जाते ह ।
हम एक अ भभावक से एक ःखद प मला, जसम उ ह ने बताया क
– उनके युवा ब चे ने मनो च क सक के सामने खुलासा कया क अपने
माता- पता ने जो कई जगह को ज ह ने आ या मक जीवन हण
कया है इस कारण वह उ ह पसंद नह करता है .... उसे लगता है क
यह एक असामा य जीवन है । माता- पता धू पान नह करते, शराब
नह पीते आ द - आ द । मनो च क सक ने जो हल नकाला वो ये था क
ब चा अपने माता- पता के साथ नह रहना चाहता था ।
एक योग व ाथ को इस उदाहरण से सीखना चा हये क योग का
अ यास खुद के ारा सहज प से शा तपूवक चालू रखना है । जब
एक योग व ाथ प ता और आ म व ास ा त कर लेता है केवल
YOGA & TOTAL HEALTH DECEMBER 2022
कोण
तभी वह अपने नकट और य लोग, जनके साथ तालमेल बैठाने म
समथ हो, उनके वकास के लये कोमल तौर तरीके से मदद कर सकता
है । यह तालमेल केवल तभी बनाया जा सकता है जब वह सर का
आँकलन बड़ी स ती से न करे, अपने आपको सरे के तर पर
ला सके । अगर वह वैसा सोच सके जैसा सरा दे खता है । कोई शायद
आदशवाद से ो धत हो सकता है परंतु अपनी इन आदशवाद आदत
को नयं त रखकर, आदशवाद को यथाथवाद क स यता से मलाने
का यास करना च हये ।
शायद कोई आदशवाद से ो धत हो सकता है परंतु अपनी इस
आदशवाद सोच व आदत को नयं त रखकर आदशवाद को
यथाथवाद के अनुकूल बनाना चा हये ।
डॉ. जयदे व का लेख
ह द पा तरण – क वता उ मानी
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 असफल तब तक नह ह गे ....
जब तक हार न मान ल...
ह म कोई भी काय कर हमारी इं य या कम य क मदद के
बगैर नह हो सकता है, साथ ही मन का होना अ नवाय है परंतु
य द मन का साथ न हो तो कोई भी इं य अपना काम नभा नह
पाएगी । आशय यह है क हमारी सम त ग त व धय क धूरी मन ही है ।
जाएगा । दय म भावना का वास है व मन वचार का भंडार है व
वचार क अ भ का वाहन ह श द । इसी वजह से श द म
ई रीय श य का समावेश रहता है । श द को साध लेने के प ात
इनके समु चत योग से कई चम कारी ांत हमने दे खे सुने ह । मन ही
मन शरीर को नदश जारी करता है तभी इ छत काय स प हो पाते ह । है कसी भी प र थती को यू टन दे कर पूरा बदल सकता है । 104 ड ी
मन य द न चाहे तो शरीर नहायत ज री काय भी नह कर सकेगा । बुखार म बेसुध पड़ी कसी म हला को पता चले क उसके न हे ब चे को
शरीर केवल मन के अधीन काय करता है याने हर काय के स प होने म 99 ड ी बुखार हो गया तो वह तुरंत ब तर छोड़ कर ब चे क दे खभाल
शरीर व मन दोन का तालमेल होना ज री है । के लए स य हो जाती है । ब चे के त अथाह ममता ने उसके मन को
झकझोरा और वह तुरंत ए शन मोड म आ गई ।
ऐसा भी नह है क शरीर हर बार मन के इशारे का इंतजार ही करता रहे,
य द अचानक कोई घटना होती है तो शरीर सहज ही अपना बचाव करने कसी भी थ त-प र थती को हम कस तरह दे खगे, समझगे, काय
के लये तुरंत ए शन करता है करगे इसका नधारण भी मन
। जैसे ही आँख के पास कोई के ही ार होता है । मन म
तनका अया तो सहसा आँख जब नणय हो जाए क सुबह
बंद हो जाती है । वैसे ही य द 5 बजे क े न पकड़नी है तो
सामने से अचानक हमला हो सुबह 8 बजे जागने वाला
तो यकायक हाथ उसे रोकने भी नयत समय पर
उठ ही जाएगा न क वह मन जाग ही जाता है । मन एक
के आदे श का इंतजार करेगा अबूझ ताकत है, जसक
या यूं कह क यह सब णभर ऊपरी परत ही व ान अब
म होता है । तक जान पाया है । महान
लेखक कहते ह – जस महान
ज म के साथ ही कृ त उ े य या दहकती-फड़कती
आ मर ा के लए हर जीव चाहत को दलो- दमाग म
को श त करने लगती है । त त कर दगे तो उसे
तन व मन को एक स के के साकार होने से रोका नह जा
दो पहलू क तरह समझना सकता । एक म हला जब
चा हये । मन के ीण या अ व थ होने पर शरीर भी त नह रह पाता शशु क उ कंठा को दलो दमाग म मनोयोग से संजो लेती है तो गभ म
। मन के हारे हार है मन के जीते जीत । तब तक असफल नह नवजीवन का ा भाव होता है ।
होता, जब तक वह थका - हारा महसूस न कर ले व सम या के आगे
आ मसमपण न कर दे । एक मनु य को जतना :ख मन दे ता है उतना एक मनु य को जतना :ख मन दे ता है उतना कोई अ य नह दे सकता
कोई अ य नह दे सकता । य द मन हार जाए तो आसान सा रा ता भी । य द मन हार जाए तो आसान सा रा ता भी नजर नह आता व सम या
नजर नह आता और सम या य क य बनी रहती है । य क य बनी रहती है ।

सरा पहलू मन क श – ताकत । मन म एसी दै वक वृ है जसके इसी लए बु ने कहा – येक अपने वा य का नमाता वयं
ताप से वह टू ट ही नह सकता मन के टू टने का अनुभव एक अनुभू त है ही है व उसका माग मन ही है ।
वा त वकता नह । हौसले से े रत शारी रक साम य से कह
अ धक अपने मन क श य के त आ त रहता है । वह बार - बार
गरकर भी अ धक फू त और उ साह से उठता है काय म लगता है व
मं जल पा ही लेता है । मन क अथाह श य का ोत ांड है, वह
से मन श याँ हण करता है ।
हष
शरीर तो एक नधा रत समय सीमा के बाद पंचत व म वलीन हो

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 दोष
भा रत क सबसे ाचीन च क सा प त है आयुवद । इस
प त का योग 2000 से 5000 वष से भी पूव से हो
रहा है । आयुवद के अनुसार हमारा शरीर पंच महाभूत
से बना है – आकाश, वायु, अ न, पृ वी और जल ।
माना जाता है क इन भूत से तीन दोष क उ प होती है – वात, प
और कफ । आयुवद के अनुसार ये तीन ही (biological energies)
ह जो हर एक के मन और शरीर म उप थत होती है ।
दोष या है ?
दोष एक कार क उजा है, जो हर एक म मौजूद होते ह । इनसे
उस क कृ त का पता चलता है । उसका वहार नधा रत होता
है । दोष म या येक दोष म पंचमहाभूत होते ह ।
ये दोष कभी भी थर नह रहते ह, हर समय बदलते रहते ह, ग तशील
होते ह । य क ये हमारी दै नक दनचया व सोचने वचारने से भी
भा वत होते ह ।
इन तीन दोष के बीच संतुलन बनाए रखना अ य त आव यक है ।
अगर इनम लगातार प रवतन होते रहे या असुंतलन बना रहा तो
रोगी हो जाता है ।
कफ दोष – कफ पृ वी और जल महाभूत से मलकर बना है । कफ
छाती, जोड़ , जीभ और म त क क ेष झ ली म पाया जाता है ।
कफ शरीर को अ त र गम से छु टकारा दलाता है, य क यह शरीर
म नमी, सहनशीलता और श को बनाए रखता है ।
कफ कृ त वाले के ल ण – भारी वजन का शरीर, यादा न द
लेना, वचा का पीला रंग, ठोस शरीर क रचना आ म व ास, मेहनती,
भौ तकवाद , लालची ।
असंतु लत कफ – भूख म वृ , आल य, अवसाद, सर पर नभर
होना ।
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वात दोष – वात आकाश और वायु धातु से मलकर बना है । वात शरीर
क सभी को शका म पाया जाता है । इसक मा ा अलग-अलग हो
सकत है । यह मुख प से जोड़ , बड़ी आंत, कान क ह ी, कंधे क
मांसपे शय तथा पीठ के नचले ह से म होता है । रीढ़ क ह ी तथा
म त क म वात क मा ा यादा होती है ।
वात का काय – सन, lymphatic system तथा जनन मुख
काय ह ।
वात कृ त वाले के ल ण – पतला शरीर, सूखी वचा एवं बाल,
अ थर वहार, सनक , सम या से नपटने क मता, उ साही ।
असंतु लत वात – चता, नराशा, डरना, घबराहट, तनाव म रहना ।
प दोष – प अ न त व से मलकर बना है । प अथात् गम ,
तेज़, उजा । यह भी शरीर क सभी को शका म पाया जाता है ।
उदाहरण के लये यह यकृत, दय, वचा, अ नाशय, पेट और त ली म
पाया जाता है । यह हमारे शरीर क गम तथा बु के तर पर नयं त
करता है ।
प कृ त वाले के ल ण – गोरी चमकती वचा, संतु लत
वहार, ताकतवर, सहनश , खुद को बेहतर समझना,
आलोचना मक कृ त, बु मान, गु सैल
असंतु लत प – ोध, ई या, अधीरता
ये तीन ही हमारे शरीर म एक न त अनुपात म आव यक है । एक के
कम या अ धक होने पर शरीर म असंतुलन पैदा हो जाता है और हमारा
शरीर अ व थ हो जाता है, इस लए इ ह दोष कहा जाता है ।
मो नका प रहार
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 बेहतर वा य के लए ज री ह बेहतर न द
वा य को बेहतर
बनाए रखने के
लए पया त न द
ब त आव यक है। अ छे वा य के
लए न द उतनी ही मह वपूण है जतना
नय मत ायाम और संतु लत आहार।
आजकल, व भ कारण से कई लोग
को पया त मा ा म न द नह मलती है
और लंबे समय तक न द से वं चत हो
जाते ह। कुछ लोग न द संबंधी वकार जैसे न ारोग और अ य
बीमा रय से पी ड़त होते ह।
व थ शरीर के लए रोज रात को कम से कम सात घंटे क न
द लेना ब त ज री ह। जब पया त न द लेते ह तो हमारे शरीर
क मांशपे शय क मर मत होती है। इसे दोबारा से फट बनाती
है। जससे हम को ताजगी मलती है और हम ऊजावान तथा
स हो जाते ह। न द पूरी न होने के कारण आपको थकान,
तनाव और चड़ चड़ापन महसूस हो सकता है।
न द क गण
ु व ा को बढ़ाने के लए सोने से पहले रख इन बात
का यान।
1.कैफ न का सेवन सी मत कर।
कई खा और पेय पदाथ म कैफ न होता है। सोडा, कॉफ ,
चाय और एनज क म अ सर कैफ न होता है। कुछ जूस,
चुइंग गम और कडी बार, नै स, अ धक श करयु खा
पदाथ म भी कैफ न होता है। कुछ दवाइय म भी कैफ न होता
है।
अत: इन खा पदाथ को सोने के पहले लेने से बच।
2.सूया त के बाद ना कर भारी ायाम
ायाम शारी रक और मान सक वा य दोन के लए ज री
है। ायाम हमेशा सुबह के समय करना यादा फायदे मंद होता
है, हालां क ह के ायाम आप शाम को भी कर सकते ह।
ले कन रात म गहन शारी रक ग त व ध न कर, खासतौर पर
सोने से तुरंत पहले वकआउट करना सही नह है। शाम के समय
भारी ायाम से अ न ा और न द क अ य सम याएं हो सकती
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ह य क ायाम हम जाग क और
ऊजावान महसूस कराता है। अ धक
ऊजा शारी रक और मान सक प से हम
अ धक स य बनाती है जससे हमारे
म त क को सोते समय बंद करना
मु कल हो जाता है।
3. रात को दे र से खाना खाने से बच
भोजन करने का भी एक समय नधा रत
होता है, जो सूय दय से लेकर सूया त तक
का होता है सूया त के बाद हमारी पाचन अ न तेज नह होती
है, जससे खाना अ छ तरह पचता नही है इसके कारण पेट लंबे
समय तक भरा रहता है। ए स डट , लो टग जैसी कई सम याएं
हो सकती ह। ऐसे म न द ना आने क परेशानी होने लगती है।
इसके लए बेहतर है क रात को ह का-फु का भोजन कर।
साथ ही दे र से भोजन करने से बच। से य क इस पर हमारी
न द नभर करती है।
4. गैजेट्स के उपयोग से बच
आजकल लोग सोने जाने से पहले यादा समय अपने फोन पर
बताते ह, जो क ब त हा नकारक है। इससे न सफ हमारी न द
खराब होती है ब क पूरा मान सक वा य बगड़ सकता है।
इस लए सोने से 1 घंटे पहले गैजेट्स के इ तेमाल से बचना सबसे
अ छा है। दमाग को सुकून दे ने वाले काम कर, जैसे कोई कताब
पढ़ना या सुकून भरा संगीत सुनना। जो पूरे दन लगातार काम
करने के बाद आपके दमाग को आराम करने म मदद करता है।
ऐसा करने पर न त प से आपक न द क गण ु व ता
सुधरेगी।
5. धूप का सेवन कर।
सुबह के समय धूप म यादा दे र रह। सुबह क धूप हम वटा मन
डी (Vitamin-D) दे ती है जो मान सक वा य को बेहतर
बनाता है साथ ही न द क गणु व ा म भी सुधार करता है। सुबह
या शाम के समय थोड़ी धूप लेना आपको सोते समय बेहतर न द
लेने म मदद करता है। तो ऐसे म धूप म थोड़ा समय ज र
बताए।ं
डॉ टर ल तका ास
Yoga News
- A. N. Desai

Navbharat Times honoured Dr. Smt. Hansaji Yogendra, Director of The Yoga Institute, with the 'Most
Influential Yoga Guru' award for her notable accomplishment in transforming millions of lives worldwide
through the medium of yoga. This award was presented to her by the Deputy Chief Minister of
Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis, at the NBT Utsav 2022 on November 15th 2022 in Mumbai.

Smt. Hansaji appreciated NBT Newspaper for its authentic journalism and its Editor Capt. Sunder Chand
Thakur for his excellent leadership. She also extended congratulations to NBT for successfully
completing 72 years and gave her best wishes to continue to spread awareness through their credible
and positive journalism.

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 Dr. Hansaji Yogendra inaugurated the Samadhi, Dharana and Dhyana halls at The Yoga Institute to mark the
of 125th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Founder Shri Yogendraji.

Happy campers of the 842th batch of The Yoga Institute’s popular 7-Days Health Camp surround Hansa Maa
who has enlightened the lives of many, through her simple yet adequate advice.

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 Students reached
a blissful state
during their dance
meditation
session.

On November
20th 2022, The
Yoga Institute
specially curated a
Yoga session for
ONGC employees
and their children
to mark the
special occasion
of Children’s Day.

Graduates of the
900-Hours
Advanced Teacher
Training Course,
with Dr. Hansaji in
their midst, pose
happily with their
certificates.

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 Yoga is an
experiential
science and these
Teacher Training
Course students
have created
some happy
memories
together.

Students of the 7-Months Teacher Training Course ‘Diet is the key element in each individual’s life’ -
listen attentively during their online Yoga participants of The Yoga Institute’s Diet Workshop
philosophy session. attest to it.

Students enjoy a fun and informative Q&A session 1-Month Teacher Training Course students learn
with their teacher, post class, to enrich their yoga the immensely beneficial classical Yogasanas
knowledge. during their hybrid class, at home and at The Yoga
Institute.

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 Take the first step
to a healthier you.
Join these holistic camps at The Yoga Institute
or choose from the various courses
by going a step further.

Camps/ Courses Mode December 2022 January 2023

21 – Days Better Living Course th

4 – 24
th

(English) (Morning) Online ------

21 – Days Better Living Course Online/On th

4 – 24
th
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(Hindi) (Evening) Campus

200 Hours TTC (English) Online/On 1st – 31st 1st – 31st

1 Month Batch 1 Campus

200 Hours TTC (English) 26th Dec. 2022–

On Campus -------
2 Months Batch 2 17thFeb.2023

th
200 Hours TTC (English) 12 Dec. 2022–
Online th -------
2 Months Batch 3 4 Feb.2023

200 Hours TTC (Hindi) 19th Dec. 2022–

Online ------
2 Months Batch 4 11thFeb.2023

Certificate Yoga Therapy Course Online/On ------ 2ndthJan. 2023 –

Campus 26 April 2023

To know more about our online and on-campus courses

do visit our website www.theyogainstitute.org

For more details contact:

The Yoga Institute
Shri Yogendra Marg, Prabhat Colony, Santacruz East, Mumbai 400 055.
Email: info@theyogainstitute.org Tel: 022 2611 0506 / 2612 2185

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Dr Jayadeva Yogendra
1929-2018

Q: What is the most

important thing in life?

A: I think to live is the

most important thing.
If we are about to die,
nothing else
is important.

Shri Yogendra Marg, Prabhat Colony, Santacruz East, Mumbai 400 055, India.
Email : info@theyogainstitute.org, Tel.: +91-22-26122185, +91-22-26110506
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