Intervention: Integrated Yoga Therapy

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5.3 INTERVENTION : 5.3.1 Integrated Yoga therapy The intervention includes multimodal therapy consisting of regular integrated yoga program (asanas, paranyama, relaxation techniques and meditaions) given 5 days a week for 1 hour daily and Physiotherapy for 5 days a week, 3 hour daily. Total intervention was given for 20 days. Data will be taken on day 1 and day 21. Integrated Approach of Yoga Therapy for MS: Based on our 20 years of experience in dealing with MS patients the following module of IAYT is considered most useful. Hence used for the study. The special yoga module was designed by yoga professionals of S-VYASA using basic principles of ancient yoga science .Yoga therapy techniques correct the problem from the most fundamental …show more content…

Yoga is a method to turn the mind inwards and achieve deep awareness of functions of internal organs. Internal awareness helps to solve one’s own internal, psychological and emotional conflicts as in psychotherapy. 2. The internal awareness helps to change the learnt conditioning and helps to change the pattern of psychological and physiological responses as in behavior therapy. 3. Yoga is a technique of unfolding the potential divinity within, so that the dormant capabilities are opened up consciously. Just like in hypnotherapy, every man can tap his dormant capacities or alter his own physiology under the effect of a simple suggestion. Through yoga one does this consciously with self-mastery over such states of consciousness. 4. Yoga corrects the alterations in the prana flow by slowing down the pranic activity gently and cautiously through conscious, slow, rhythmic breathing. 5. At the physical level, yogasanas enhance local relaxation and improves …show more content…

A cycle of the slow type Pranayama involves the phases of inhalation and exhalation. There are different kinds of Pranayama which vary according to the durations of the phases in the breathing cycles and the nostrils used. Yogic breathing practices were included to bring about a slow rhythmic breathing pattern to reduce the breath rate with internal awareness of the touch of the flow of air through the air passages, which is an effective way to get mastery over the mind (Dr. H. R. Nagendra, 2000). Practice of Pranayama promotes autonomic balance through mastery over the mind. Nadishuddi is a widely practiced

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