tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90285817510127301672024-02-20T17:35:35.402-08:00Holistic Healer's HomologuesPragatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12350594981327299298noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028581751012730167.post-3382004216778329082012-12-24T00:17:00.000-08:002012-12-27T03:01:07.760-08:00Who Am I? . . . another key to self healing!!<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Who am I really? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am jumping to an answer, an esoteric
one. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I haven’t realized</b> <strong>it yet</strong> but
have read the essence of the "so-called" answer in many answers given by the great meditators, the
realized souls.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tat tvam asi - "'That' you are" or “you are 'That'”! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here 's my humble attempt to articulate my understanding of 'That' and ways of applying this awareness for self-healing.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Who is ‘That’ and who am ‘I’?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am Pragati! Pragati Oswal!
That’s the first answer I reach when I question who I am. A daughter to my
parents, who bestowed upon me, the name-form! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who else am I? I deconstruct various parts of
my life creating an endless list of ‘tags’ - a daughter, a sister, a friend, a
wife, a mother, a student, a therapist, a healer, an acquaintance <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>–
It’s all me. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(Nothing new from anyone’s
point of view!)<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But that is how another
identifies me. I am all that too, but I am not only that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who am I?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I take a good look at myself in
the mirror for a very familiar ‘reflection’ and say, ‘That’ is Pragati. Then I
look at my picture when I was younger, a face, a body I don’t relate to any
longer. But back then I still identified with another face of mine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I was Pragati then, who am I now? I still
am Pragati! Something in me remains the same, unchanged, unaffected by the
change in my bodily appearance with respect to the time gone by. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clearly, ‘that’ which remains unchanged in me
is not my body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In other words,
<strong>something in me is not subject to my body.</strong> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Also, I wonder what influences
change in my body? The obvious answer is age. Age is but a product of time.
What else? Environment, lifestyle, habits, circumstances, situations,
relationships and the stress which comes in tow, all are but products of time.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yet ‘that’ (which remained constant while my body changed) did see ‘Pragati’ as
she went about her multiple phases collecting relationship ‘tags’, know-hows, degrees,
laurels, “phobias and –philias”, affections and affectations etc. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">‘That’ in ‘Pragati’ is independent of
‘Pragati’ as she changes but it accompanies the changing ‘Pragati’ at all
times. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Can you identify that 'That' in
you? If you don’t, try to read again while you replace my name with your own
and the nouns and pronouns according to your gender (if you like). Can you
identify that 'That' in you - <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“The
Witness”</b>, beyond the ‘Pragati’? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you have succeeded in
identifying 'the witness', please proceed to the next exercise (for self-healing) else my friend like my another ‘self’
(which always requires a more logical explanation) I’ll find another, a finer
analytical way to help you identify the witness, but, another time in
another blog. </span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Exercise for healing pain – physical and emotional (Remember to
replace my name with yours)</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ask these questions in the same
or a different order for some time (20-30 minutes or more)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ask
your pain “Who are you?” </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Who
is the pain? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Which
part of ‘Pragati’ is the pain? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Go back in time when 'Pragati' feels pain free.</span></li>
<li>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Who
is ‘that’ which remained unchanged in Pragati then?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If
you don’t feel the unchanged part, repeat the first five steps a few times.
Proceed to the next one only after you get a momentary glimpse or a feel of that
unchanged within. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Focus on the unchanged, the pain free.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Command
yourself to revert to the unchanged. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Become the unchanged, become pain free.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Repeat the whole exercise at least 5-6 times. It'll take you about 20 - 30 minutes.</span></li>
</ol>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the beginning you might feel
only a momentary relief in the pain. With a bit of practice, you can alleviate
the pain at will. If you merge with the unchanged, you won’t have any further
questions (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">or so they say</b>), but do
remember to write to me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">To you and the witness within</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pragati</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">P.S.<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> A humble note - ‘That’ has been called
Sat-Chit-Ananda or existence-consciousness-bliss, the brahman or the universal
spirit but I haven’t reached that conclusions as yet.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
Pragatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12350594981327299298noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028581751012730167.post-35388332655159669832012-07-03T23:01:00.000-07:002012-07-04T19:54:47.438-07:00Talking to your DNA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-IN"><span style="color: #444444;">There is no incurable disease, there’s only
an incurable person – One of my Guru’s said to me.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN"><span style="color: #444444;">After some contemplation I concluded “<b>a person is definitely not the disease but
a person can become the disease</b>”. Does
that still seem cryptic? I thought as much! </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN"><span style="color: #444444;">One of my spunky friends’ put it rather
simply “When you believe that there’s no cure for you, you can die of anything
you like”. Bingo! </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN"><span style="color: #444444;">Some of you (my regular readers) who have
read my previous blog “Faith and Treatment” might sense a contradiction. No Sirs! I don’t ask you to have faith, but I
askyou to keep an open mind. Presume neither magical recovery with alternative
systems nor the impossibility of getting better or responding to anything. When
you close your mind you ordain your body to be into a subtle resignation.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN"><span style="color: #444444;">What is it that you want? Do you really
want to get better? If you are trying hard to fight illness, then continue to
do so. In Swami Vivekananda’s word s,
“Stop not till the goal is reached”. In
the process monitor what therapy works for you and the extent to which it is
useful. Do understand that your goal is
to get better and nothing other than that. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN"><span style="color: #444444;">Some thought lines that detract you from
your goal of getting better:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="EN-IN">No one cares for me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="EN-IN">They are responsible for my deteriorating
health condition and stressing me out.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="EN-IN">Now that I am sick, you’ll have
to listen to me and pay attention to my needs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="EN-IN">Now that I am sick are you
happy? – REVENGE.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="EN-IN">I hate myself, I can never
forgive myself.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="EN-IN">I have wronged others, now I’ll
bear my punishment with resignation.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="EN-IN">Things will never change.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span lang="EN-IN">What works for others does not
work for me.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN"><span style="color: #444444;">We channelize our energies towards proving
that we are right. If you find yourself holding on to any of these belief
systems, then trust me you don’t want to do that if you really “real”ly want to get better.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN"><span style="color: #444444;">Through our thoughts and actions we
constantly change our physical state of being. At cellular levels, the messages
get registered in our DNA unconsciously. When you mediate upon your goal, the
process becomes a conscious effort towards changing the being in you.
Meditation is known to enhance healing capacity and there are various
explanations for the same. I am still contemplating on my Guru Mantra “Meditate
to talk to your DNA”. How to mediate<a href="http://www.blogger.com/" name="_GoBack"></a>? Another blog, another time!</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN"><span style="color: #444444;">To Health and Wellness!!</span></span></div>
</div>Pragatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12350594981327299298noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028581751012730167.post-47829794772999814642012-05-23T19:52:00.001-07:002012-05-24T03:12:52.673-07:00Why this Kolaveri di? Anger and Disease<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This article
explores <b>“anger” as a mental pathogen</b><span style="font-size: small;">.
It is probably as dangerous to the body if not more, as all the deadly viruses
and bacteria known to us. Let’s understand a few concepts first.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is
disease? In plain simple words,Lack of ease! “Ease” depicts both simultaneously,
the state of mind – freedom from anxiety, concern, worry, tension, agitation,
constraint etc. and the state of body – freedom from pain, labour, physical
annoyance or irritability etc. Clearly, “ease” is both, a physical as well as a
mental phenomenon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In an era
where stress has become pandemic, mind is recognized as the seat of most of the
ailments. This has been known to us in India through ages but is today accepted
even in the Western world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According
to <i>Yoga Vasistha,</i>disease or <i>Vyadhi </i>can be classified into two
categories, <i>Adhijavyadhi</i> (the
psychosomatic or stress borne diseases) and <i>Anadhijavyadhi</i>
(psychosomatic, non- stress borne diseases).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">Non-psychosomatic diseases</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">
have an external cause like injury, accident, infection, pollution etc., these <b>need to be, and are usually treated quite
efficiently with medicines, surgery, nutritional supplements and physiotherapy.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">Psychosomatic diseases on the other hand are caused due
to strong emotional reactions based on subjective likes and dislikes,
attachments or repulsions, <i>raga and
dvesha</i></span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">. So, these are rooted in the mind. The Psychosomatic
diseases are further divided into two categories<i>Sara</i>and <i>Samanya. </i>The
formerrefers tothe health conditions that are present by birth like
developmental anomalies and congenital diseases. These, according to ancient
Indian belief system are due to <i>Karma</i>
and can be overcome only with self-realization. The second category <b>psychosomatic diseases “<i>Samanya” </i>are acquired during one’s
lifetime due to one’s emotional reactions like anger, fear, jealousy, guilt,
humiliation, obsession etc. to various stressors like conflicts, deaths, adversities,
occupational targets, expectations, adaptation difficulties, peer pressure etc.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A
disturbed mind or a stressed mindis one of the leading causes for generating,
precipitating and aggravatingcardiovascular conditions, auto-immune disorders, gastro-intestinal
disorders, depression, anxiety, musculoskeletal aches and pains etc. <b>Many symptoms of such problems can be and
should be alleviated through medication especially in acute situations, but
long-term prevention or cure is possible only when the mind is addressed.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Anger”
is one of the biggest mental-stressors. One can most definitely feel the blood
pressure rising along with anger. In fact, anger in one form or the other is a
mental root to many healthconditions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">Auto-immune
disorders could be translated as t</span><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">he natural <strong>intelligence </strong>of the body gone wrong or the <strong>memory cells</strong> of the
immune system getting <strong>confused </strong>making the body attack itself. </span></span></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></i></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">Bhagavad Gita states
something similar:</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Krodhaatbhavatisammohaha,
sammohatsmrutivibramaha.</em><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Smrutibramshaatbuddhinaashaha</em>, <em>buddhinaashaatpranashyati (Ch-II, 63)<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Anger leads
to delusion which <strong>confuses memory</strong>. When memory is confounded, it attacks
intelligence, when <strong>intelligence</strong> is lost, the man falls down. </em><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Anger translates itself into
auto-immune disorder</b> at the
mental level. From the mind, the disorder percolates into the body. In her book,<i>You can heal your life, Louise L. Hay </i>suggests that the leading
cause for cancer is deep-seated resentment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>We
also attack ourselves through constant anger against ourselves in forms of
self-criticism, self-hatred, cursing one-self.</b>
The body only concurs with the mind by attacking itself in return.<i>Louise L. Hay </i>traces the roots of
Arthritis and many other inflammatory disorders “itis” to the feeling of being “inflamed
with anger”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Jealousy</b>, traditionally referred to as
the “Green Eyed Monster”<b>is another form
of continuous anger.</b>The Greeks associated jealousy with excessive
production of bile (a greenish liquid produced by the liver). Popularly, anger
is described as “Bile rising in the throat”. Well the bile does rise, leading
to digestive distress and potential damage to the lining of stomach and
oesophagus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Many
of us hold “Anger”. Buddha describes anger as a</b><b><span lang="EN"> hot-coal held in the hand with the
intention of throwing it at someone! A hot coal held for long only burns the
entire hand. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With a bit
of observation one can easily trace these correlations. If any of these hold
true for you then “Why this Kolaveri di?”If you cannot avoid getting angry
(like myself) at least cease to hold on to it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To health
and Wellness!!</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>Pragatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12350594981327299298noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028581751012730167.post-12661685778689939092012-05-08T20:18:00.003-07:002012-05-08T20:20:45.140-07:00Yoga For Weight Loss: My Experiments With The 100 Suryanamaskars<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Dear Readers<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I personally experiment with as many
popular theories (my profession related) as I can. For those who are still
unclear about “What I do”, please look up the previous blogs. I have decided to
share some of my experiences andachievements as well as my mistakes and
short-comings. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Suryanamaskar – a rhythmic series of
various yogic postures is the most complete and holistic form of exercise. It
simultaneously works on the over-all stamina and the flexibility of the entire
body without making one go out of breath. The known benefits of practicing
suryanamaskars include regulation of digestion, menstrual cycle, sleep-pattern,
metabolism, weight, stress response and an improved skin tone and memory. <b>Weight Loss, Fat Loss and Inch Loss however
remain the most sought benefits. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Due to all the hype about “size-zero
figure - the 100 -Suryanamaskar remedy” and a zillion questions from clients,
patients and colleagues, I decided to put the theory to test <b>(2010)</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having been a yoga student, therapist
and practitioner for almost 10 years, I had the pre-requisites - a flexible
body, a good stamina and a kind of consistency in my practice of yoga in its
various aspects. Also, being well-aware of my nutritional needs, my diet till
date usually consists of 1800-1900 calories per day. Being 5ft 5 inches in
height, 58 kilos in weight and with a BMI (body mass index) of 21.2 kg/m<sup>2</sup>,
my aim was to come down to 50 kilos so that my BMI would be close to the size
zero BMI of 18 kg/m<sup>2</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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to go about them slowly and steadily. I started with my warm-up, stretching
routine and on the first day itself I found it quite easy to do about 36
suryanamaskars continuously. By the end of the first month I could maintain the
continuity for 50. By the end of 50 suryanamaskars I would be drenched in sweat
but never out of breath. Doing 50 wasn’t really a big deal anyway. During my
Masters’ training we used to practice 4-7 sets (12 suryanamaskars = 1set) but
not in continuity. We also maintained many yogasanas, each for at least 2
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, by the end of the second
month, I built stamina for 65 suryanamaskars at a stretch. After that I found
myself pushing harder for every extra-suryanamaskar.<b> I remember the day I hit 75 and experienced a peculiar strain in my
back.</b> My back strain surfaced time and again. More often than not I would
find it hard to persist beyond 60 – 65. I used to practice 5 days a week on an
average. Whenever I took a break for a day or two, I found it easier to do
suryanamaskars. By the end of the 3<sup>rd</sup> month, I had lost 2 kilos but
I had also started to feel washed out after my yogasana practice. I took week’s
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extra-ordinary yoga practitioner from Poland, who was pursuing PhD in physical
education. He was55 years of age then, didn’t look a day older than 40. He told
me that he could do 1008 suryanamaskars at a go, in 2 hours 50 minutes. He
demonstrated over 150 suryanamaskars in about 25 minutes before my eyes.
Although I found it hard to believe that he could do 1008 (isn’t that a little
over the top?), but the ease with which he performed 150 or so, was quite incredible.
He also told me how, at once, he had been almost obsessive about attaining
Padmasana (the lotus pose) and ended up with broken knees and a year of
rehabilitation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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increased his speed post 10<sup>th</sup>suryanamaskar or so, he switched to
moderate stretching while bending forward and during spinal extensions. I
adapted this in my practice and managed 80 suryanamaskars without back-strain.
Also, if I practiced sets of suryanamaskars rather than practicing them at a
go, <b>I could do 100 without any strain.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By the end of 4<sup>th</sup> month I
remained 56 kilos. I did not lose any additional weight. I think one’s diet has
an integral role to play if one wants to attain size zero. Probably one needs
to go on a diet lower than 1800 Kcal. Being in one’s ideal weight range (BMI =
18.5 – 24.99 kg/m<sup>2</sup>), it becomes difficult to shed extra kilos for
the “fashionablyideal” size zero target, by suryanamaskars alone. An overweight
person can drop kilos and inches faster till a certain point, but to make the
transition from medically ideal to fashionably ideal BMI definitely poses a
challenge. Also, an overweight person with a background of sedentary lifestyle
requires at least 6-8 months of regular yoga practice for significant changes
in flexibility, weight and inch-loss. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I did not become size zero in 4
months. Maybe I needed to persist for longer. Probably <b>I needed to couple suryanamskars with a different diet plan.</b> Will
keep you posted about my future experiments.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9028581751012730167" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>Pragatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12350594981327299298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028581751012730167.post-70141741022987561002012-04-24T07:04:00.000-07:002012-04-24T07:30:31.618-07:00Faith and Treatment<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Do I need to have faith in your treatment
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answer is “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">no you do not need faith as a
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
forms of alternative medicine that I practice (Various aspects of Yoga, acupressure/sujok,
mind-body medicine and energy healing) have a high therapeutic probability.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For
example, the possibility of a headache responding to an acupressure point (Li
4) or an “Aspirin” tablet is quite similar. An acupressure point (Gb 31) can usually
alleviate general back pain as quickly as a muscle relaxant gel. Some yogic
practices like regulated breathing, Yog-nidra can work like a tranquilizer for
almost everyone in general. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Having
said that, I would also like to add that, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">in
my field, the treatment has to be individualized at various levels. So, the expertise
of the therapist plays a very significant role.</b> The same set of acu-points,
meditative techniques etc. might not work for four different people with ostensibly
similar symptoms.Many times due to a therapist’s incompetence, alternative
forms of medicine are dismissed as a matter of faith.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Coming
back to the question of faith - <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Faith</b> as
I understand, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">is a product of mind</b>, a
metaphysical phenomenon <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">that has
tremendous influence on our perception and response to situations and
circumstances. </b></span></div>
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you know that 35% of patients get better even on placebos if they have faith in
their Doctor and his expertise?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Let’s
call<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> “faith” a kind of an interest</b>,
liking or keenness, an inclination, positive attitude, an assurance or a kind
of open-mindedness. In our general lives if we take up something with an
open-mind or with interest, our chances of achieving the goal become higher. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Interest or inclination gives us extra
momentum or motivation to work hard </b>tirelessly, effortlessly and naturally.
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>In the absence of interest, formula II,
our dedication and hard-work (even if we crib about it) will help us achieve
our goal.</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">So, whether
or not you have faith in the treatment, you would need sincerity and patience
to respond well to my treatment. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I
say sincerity, because my treatment usually requires one to do a bit of
homework, whether that involves introspection, mind-body sensitization, relaxation
exercises, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9028581751012730167" name="_GoBack"></a>self-acupressure, breathing or asanas or
permutations and combinations of all these.</span></div>
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say patience because some of these practices will require more time and effort than
popping in a pill.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Treat
meditation, asana, pranayama and an acupressure point like a non-invasive and a
non-pharmacological medicine. Just like you pop in pills at regular intervals,
you are required to take in the prescribed alternative medicine combination.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">If you follow it with interest topped with
a hint positive attitude or faith, you will respond faster. </b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Medically,
I ask you my friend what do you base your faith on? </span></div>
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<li><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A Theory which has proven
itself in practice. (Most of my techniques are a combination of well researched
scientific studies with a probability or p ≤0.05)</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A convincingly logical
possible outcome/explanation. (I’ll be happy to give you one, if you have a
question.)</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A testimony from a trusted
one.</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A therapeutic experience
which has broadened your perspective. </span></li>
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you agree with one or more of these, we are on the same page. </span></div>
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Health and Wellness, Cheers!!</span></div>
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</div>Pragatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12350594981327299298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028581751012730167.post-84728169136502740762012-04-09T17:28:00.004-07:002012-04-24T07:29:25.197-07:00Pranayama and Stress: A Breather for the Symptomatic Soul<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Well, you are stressed! It’s a long story, there are too many complications and you are confused or helpless.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> The situation may be out of your control, but your breath is not. <br />So, Breathe!</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Do you raise those eyebrows when I say the “B” word? More often than not you can’t breathe away your problems. You’ll not find instant solutions either. Neither will you experience a “miracle”. You can, however, prevent and manage many symptoms that sustained stress has already made you vulnerable to. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Also, you might be pleasantly surprised when your painful conditions get alleviated.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Do you have tense muscle groups around your neck and shoulders? Is your blood pressure on the higher side? Does your back-pain worsen when you are worked up? Do you have trouble going to sleep?Are you prone to indigestion in general? </span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Physical as well as mental stress affects the body the same way</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. The former is characterised by fight or flight. In other words, the body girds itself for immediate action when danger is perceived. Stress response leads to sympathetic activation that automatically, involuntarily, inhibits the digestive processes but increases activities like our heart rate, blood pressure, pulse-rate, respiratory rate etc.When the danger subsides, the body restores its original balance. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mental stress translates itself the same way but tends to linger around for much longer</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. One can literally experience the heart beating rapidly, sweaty break-outs etc. under pressure or due to fear and anger. Even recollection of stressful or emotionally charged events can trigger a similar response in the body.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"><b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Whereas our blood pressure and heart rate are not in really in our control, our breath is.</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Although we generally breathe without awareness, we can, at any given time, control our breath rate at will.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Breath acts as a bridge between the involuntary and voluntary activities</b> in the body. Mental Stress translates into sympathetic activation that increases involuntary activities like heart rate, blood pressure, pulse rate, breath rate automatically. These can be stabilized by voluntary breath regulation. By consciously regulating your breath, you can influence your blood pressure, heart rate and the rate at which adrenaline is being pumped into your blood-stream. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Once the breathing slows down the body systems automatically switch to the “relax” mode.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Pranayama is translated as rhythmic regulation of breath.</span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> By regular practice of pranayama one can reduce one’s breathing rate. Just like an athlete/marathon runner has a lesser heart and a pulse rate at rest compared to a normal person, a pranayama practitioner has a lower breathing rate in general. At rest, an adult breathes on an average, 12 – 18 times per minute. With regular practice of Pranayama one can reduce the number of breaths to 7-11 per minute.Consequently, one becomes less prone to sustaining the stress response.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">By practicing pranayama regularly, keeping a check on the breathing pattern and breathing speed, and by regulating the same a few times a day, it is possible to alleviate, manage and prevent many symptoms of mental stress. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">So, Breathe!</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">One can start with simple non strenuous diaphragmatic breathing by placing hands on the abdomen and observe it inflate and relax. Simple humming, M-kara chanting with each exhalation regulates the breath indirectly.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For a detailed description of simple diaphragmatic breathing technique for relaxation and to know if you have the correct breathing pattern, please click on </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 100%;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span lang="EN-IN"><a href="http://missperfectwoman.com/?p=519"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">http://missperfectwoman.com/?p=519</span></a></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">.<br /> </span></span></div>
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</div>Pragatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12350594981327299298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028581751012730167.post-71400480819651414482012-04-01T12:29:00.009-07:002012-04-24T06:59:58.076-07:00How does Energy Healing Work? (A humble attempt!)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">Energy healing is an umbrella term for many therapies some of which are, Pranic healing, Reiki, Qi-gong, Distance healing, Sanjeevani healing etc. The common principle being the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ability of the healer/practitioner to modulate or direct the energy flow in the body of the person seeking help or in their own bodies, to bring about a therapeutic effect.</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">Before I explain how this happens, let’s look into some concepts.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">There's matter and there's energy, interconvertible according to Einstein's theory of relativity<br />(E = mc<sup>2</sup>). If the theory is to be believed (the one's who don't, needn't go through the rest of this blog) <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">consider our physical body as frozen energy</b>. Apparently this lump of matter, solidified energy can be diffused or converted into its formless, expansive, invisible state. To put it simply, the visible, palpable “matter” has the ability to vanish into thin air.<br /><br />Have you ever wondered what happens when an extremely fat person reduces in size? The accumulated fat "burns" away, shrinking the physical body. The previously large body, more matter, gets converted into a smaller body, lesser matter. Where does the excessive matter, the fatty layer, vanish? Does it get diffused? If so, into what?<br /><br />What happens when we eat food? The food gets digested, energy is released, chemical processes take place converting food into other simpler substances which get stored in the body. Glucose is stored as glycogen, and when we are required to run or fight (or during the sympathetic activation) the glycogen gets converted to glucose which provides the body with energy to perform. By these examples one can understand in a simple way, the interconvertibility of energy and matter.<br /><br />The vital energy layer which surrounds our body is called "Prana". At a gross level Prana enters our body through our breath which is why Pranayama has immense therapeutic significance (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My next blog will elaborate the working principle behind therapeutic benefits brought about by breath regulation). </b>Prana is what makes us alive, what makes us conscious. In Chinese it is referred to as "Chi", in Japanese “Ki”; One can usually feel Prana in forms of nerve-impulse like tingling sensations, pulsation, muscular contractions, heat wave on paticular areas or some sort of a magnetic field. Prana shouldn’t be confused with a nerve impulse as that travels only in a particular direction. Prana isn’t bound by direction.Too much Prana or too little Prana makes its presence felt in our physical body. Inflammation, spasms, pain (too much)on the one hand; Weakness, paralysis, numbness (too little) on the other; The fraternity of energy healers try to bring about a balance in the Pranic sheath to bring about equilibrium/homeostasis in the body. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">Let's now look into the properties of energy in general. Energy is neither created, nor destroyed, it is only converted from one form into another. Potential to kinetic, electrical to mechanical, so on and so forth. Energy transformation takes place constantly in our body as well. It is easy to relate to this kind of transformation while we eat or move about. When we are stationary, externally we possess potential energy although internally our body processes are being carried out through energy conversions.<br /><br />How does one explain the "thought-process" via the energy nomenclature? What kind of transformation could be possible? How does too much thinking induce a headache or a heart-attack?<br /><br />Thoughts are usually understood as the potential possibilities or potential energy, however there's most definitely some sort of kinesis that they induce in one's own body.<br />For example, a good-luck wish, a compliment or a genuine smile from another elevates our mood. Another's attitude towards us affects our mood as well. So, another person's thought-energy can influence our own with or without our acknowledgement.<br /><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">One of the working principles</b> behind any kind of distance healing is similar (not exactly the same though). The healer channelizes the thoughts towards the healee. With the help of concentration and visualizations the healer manages to induce changes in another's body. Infact it is possible for one to heal oneself with the help of certain breathing techniques and visualizations. Also, with a bit of observation and practice one can develop the sensitivity towards pranic manifestations like tingling, pulsation, heat wave, vaccum sensation etc. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">It’s thrilling to see the reactions and responses of the participants when I conduct workshops on Pranayama and Pranic energization.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">One has to suppress the limited logical mind for a while for the para-rational to work (Let’s not call <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9028581751012730167" name="_GoBack"></a>this a matter of faith, call it open-mindedness). Once you experience, you don't deny. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Believe it only when you experience it</b>, when you experience, try to explain. It isn’t always possible to verbalize what one feels, but if you can it might help many others who know you well to understand the same. Testimony from a trusted one goes a long way. Mine did! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN">Click on this link to know my first experience with energy healing-<br /><a href="http://www.pragatioswal.com/Story.html"><span style="line-height: 115%;">http://www.pragatioswal.com/Story.html</span></a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">That’s all folks!<br />(For those who find this sign-off lame, know that I loved the road runner show. LOL)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I was little more that slightly shocked to find out that many of my friends had at-best only a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">vague idea regarding what I do</b>. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Post the “upturned baby” blog, on a more personal note, I received questions like “Since when have you been doing this kind of stuff?”, “but weren’t you into yoga and all?”, “Did you turn the baby the same way you twirled a spoon?” (Yes! I’ll be uploading a spoon twirling video sometime soon). For once <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I had to apply my own therapy and breathe</b> in a certain way <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">to keep my anger down</b> – Yes! I get angry, just that I don’t hold it for long. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">So, this blog is dedicated to the best question of all - <br />“<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What do you do and how do you do it? No pun intended!</b>” (As worded by a dear friend)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I practice complementary and alternative medicine. These therapies focus on <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">individualizing the treatment and treating the body in its entirety</b>.Also, the disease is understood from an alternative point of view, in the case of the therapies I practice, through the mind.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1)<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Yoga: It includes asanas/physical postures, pranayama/breath regulation, relaxation techniques and guided meditation. This is a long-term holistic treatment which <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">constantly heals the body and the mind leading to an auto-correction of all that has gone amiss. </b> Consequently, regular practice induces a sense of well-being in general. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2)<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Acupressure and Sujok: Treatment is done by applying pressure or magnets to certain points which work like a remote control. One experiences <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">instant relief </b>especially in conditions like <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">neck-back pain, general musculoskeletal pains and headaches</b>. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I don’t practice acupuncture.</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3)<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Acu-Yoga: It treats symptoms instantly and works on reversing them invariably through a combination of Acupressure and Yogic practices.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">4)<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mind–Body therapy and Energy Healing: Emotional baggage of some sort or the other is usually responsible for many chronic diseases and painful conditions. Along with the bodily symptoms, the mind needs to be skilfully tricked so that it stops producing certain reactions in the body. Energy healing is an umbrella term for many techniques that involve healing of the metaphysical aspects. I’ll write about how energy healing works another time. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Now I’ll try to describe how I do what I do, i.e. how I go about the treatment.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I treat the disease at multiple levels simultaneously-</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1)<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Physical:The physical aspects of the disease like pain (ranging from musculoskeletal pain to pain due to fractures), stiffness, digestive troubles etc. are managed through acupressure and yogasanas. My patients learn 5, 10, 15 and 30 minute Acu-Yoga routines to delay (invariably) the recurrence of symptoms.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2)<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Etheric: Application of the magnets (sujok)regulates the electro-magnetic field of the body.One alsolearns to regulate the breath (Pranayama), which induces changes in the etheric layer or the layer of bio-chemical energy, Chi or Prana. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3)<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mental/ Emotional: Guided meditation and other experiential mind-body techniques help trick the mind into relaxationresulting inmaximization of the self-healing capacity of the body. This aims at reversal of the disease altogether.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">4)<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Intellectual: Counselling and guidance regarding the Do’s and the Don’ts; I call this intellectual because these sessions are more than just informative, they make one introspect and reflect on themselves.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Apart from doing individual therapy, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I design a wide-variety of health oriented “experiential” workshops/training sessions tailor-made to suit the needs of various groups.</b> These groups include, professionals with work related disorders, groups of people with life<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9028581751012730167" name="_GoBack"></a>style ailments such as back pain and similar musculoskeletal problems, high blood pressure, chronic fatigue, stress disorders etc. These workshops simultaneously aim at inducing a sense of wellness so that one feels more functional and “at –ease”.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Click on this link to see a list of my popular workshops <u><br /><a href="http://pragatioswal.com/workshop.html">http://pragatioswal.com/workshop.html</a></u></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Now that you know what I do and how I do it (no pun intended!), my “well-informed” friends, let me say I love you, almost unconditionally.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">That’s all folks!</span></div>
</div>Pragatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12350594981327299298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028581751012730167.post-31335643421859307592012-03-21T00:17:00.008-07:002012-04-24T07:00:06.673-07:00The Chronicle of a Baby Upturned<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span lang="EN-IN">Acupressure for Foetus in breech presentation</span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-IN">For the first time I have had an opportunity to apply and witness results of one of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">rarer applications of acupressure</b>. I say ‘rarer’ as none of my colleagues have until now had a chance to use this technique in practice.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN">One of the clients whose <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">foetus was in a breech presentation in the 37<sup>th</sup> week of her pregnancy,</b> got in touch with me after she was <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">suggested C-Section in a week’s time</b>. I felt excited and intrigued, as I had, till now, only studied about the property of certain pressure points which could normalize the position of the foetus. </span><span id="formatbar_Buttons" style="display: block;"><span id="formatbar_CreateLink" style="display: block;" title="Link"><img alt="Link" border="0" class="gl_link" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN">First attempt: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">48 hours from the time pressure was applied</b>, the client went for a check – up which confirmed that <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">the foetus had turned head-down but its head wasn’t fixed yet</b>. In the next two days the client felt as if the foetus had changed its position again. I wouldn’t comment on that as I am not trained to clinically determine the positioning of the foetus. However, she was very certain as she could sense foetal movements in her abdomen. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN">Second attempt: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Three days later</b>, in the beginning of her 38<sup>th</sup> week, I applied pressure again. Additionally, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I tied seeds to the pressure points so that the pressure would be sustained for atleast 24 hours</b>. I also asked the client’s husband to tap the seeds tied to the points to make sure that pressure is consistent. In the subsequent check-up, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">the foetus had come to the normal delivery position with its head fixed.</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN">It’s a thrilling moment when theory confirms itself with practical results</span><span lang="EN-IN">. This was my first-hand experience with turning “a life” around. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN">That’s all Folks!!!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/For%20the%20first%20time%20I%20have%20had%20an%20opportunity%20to%20apply%20and%20witness%20results%20of%20one%20of%20the%20rarer%20applications%20of%20acupressure.%20I%20say%20%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98rarer%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99%20as%20none%20of%20my%20colleagues%20have%20until%20now%20had%20a%20chance%20to%20use%20this%20technique%20in%20practice.%20One%20of%20the%20clients%20whose%20foetus%20was%20in%20a%20breech%20presentation%20in%20the%2037th%20week%20of%20her%20pregnancy,%20got%20in%20touch%20with%20me%20after%20she%20was%20suggested%20C-Section%20in%20a%20week%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99s%20time.%20I%20felt%20excited%20and%20intrigued,%20as%20I%20had,%20till%20now,%20only%20studied%20about%20the%20property%20of%20certain%20pressure%20points%20which%20could%20normalize%20the%20position%20of%20the%20foetus.%20%20First%20attempt:%2048%20hours%20from%20the%20time%20pressure%20was%20applied,%20the%20client%20went%20for%20a%20check%20%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%93%20up%20which%20confirmed%20that%20the%20foetus%20had%20turned%20head-downbut%20its%20head%20wasn%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99t%20fixed%20yet.%20In%20the%20next%20two%20days%20the%20client%20felt%20as%20if%20the%20foetus%20had%20changed%20its%20position%20again.%20I%20wouldn%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99t%20comment%20on%20that%20as%20I%20am%20not%20trained%20to%20clinically%20determine%20the%20positioning%20of%20the%20foetus.%20However,%20she%20was%20very%20certain%20as%20she%20could%20sense%20foetal%20movements%20in%20her%20abdomen.%20%20Second%20attempt:%20%20Three%20days%20later,%20in%20the%20beginning%20of%20her%2038th%20week,%20I%20applied%20pressure%20again.%20Additionally,%20I%20tied%20seeds%20to%20the%20pressure%20points%20so%20that%20the%20pressure%20would%20be%20sustained%20for%20atleast%2024%20hours.%20I%20also%20asked%20the%20client%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99s%20husband%20to%20tap%20the%20seeds%20tied%20to%20the%20points%20to%20make%20sure%20that%20pressure%20is%20consistent.%20In%20the%20subsequent%20check-up,%20the%20foetus%20had%20come%20to%20the%20normal%20delivery%20position%20with%20its%20head%20fixed.%20It%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99s%20a%20thrilling%20moment%20when%20theory%20confirms%20itself%20with%20practical%20results.%20This%20was%20my%20first-hand%20experience%20with%20turning%20%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9Ca%20life%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9D%20around.%20%20That%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99s%20all%20Folks%21%21%21%20Reference%20Page:%20http://www.acupuncture.com/education/points/urinarybladder/ub67.htm"></a></span> </div>
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