Friday, May 20, 2016

Indian Association of Yoga

Indian Association of Yoga (IAOY) with its headquarters located in New Delhi, is an international organization engaged in propagating the academic, therapeutic and research application of yoga. So far, the association has set up branches in several states of India, number of regional yoga organizations and groups which have enrolled numerous members or regions are involved in yoga cultural research, yoga teaching and training and yoga industry development etc.
IAOY is totally dedicated to propagation and quality of Education, Therapy and Research in the area of Yoga. I A O Y provides a platform to closely and widely connect the world, it holds periodical yoga academic conferences jointly with yoga branch yoga associations and organizations all over the India, jointly with yoga masters from different states and regions exploring the profound insights of the ancient yoga culture, discussing the development of yoga health practice, thus jointly promoting the internationalization of yoga culture.
IAOY provides registration, affiliation and accreditations to Yoga Institutes all over India. It provides registration/memberships to Yoga Instructors/Teachers and also provide the registration of Job Seekers in the area of Yoga.
IAOY organizes the Yoga Competitions/championships all over the India and conducts Yoga training programme for teachers, doctors, corporate persons, police men, police officers, army, army officers’ media persons and other groups.
IAOY work for the promotion of spiritual activities among people for spiritual up-liftmen. It is also involve in improving physical and mental health care provisions among the population, by means of Yoga, Ayurveda, Naturopathy, as well as allopathic medicine and Psychotherapy.

International Conference on Yoga and Holistic Health, 12 -13 March 2016, Haridwar,

International Conference on Yoga and Holistic Health, Organized by Indian Association of Yoga, New Delhi, 12 -13 March 2016, Hotel Golden Tulip, Haridwar,
Inaugurated by Sri Pritam Singh Panwar ( Hon'ble minister Uttrakhand Govt.)

Dr Kamakhya Kumar, Organizing Secretary of the conference delivering the welcome address .

Valedictory function: Chief Guest - Sri Harbansh Singh Chug, (D M Haridwar)

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Keep on practicing the Self Management

Practice makes a man perfect is the version we use very commonly but understand it very ofteny. SelfManagement is not a easy play, it needs continuous practice. Yoga is a lifestyle which regulates ones Thought – pattern, Character, and Behavior and it reflects into our attitude, personality and Designs. It is a total science of strengthening and improving the physical, mental, and spiritual state of being.
If we define Health, it is also not only the absence of disease or infirmity it’s a state of complete Physical, Mental Spiritual and Social well-being. Health is very nicely defined in ancient Ayurvedic textSusrut Samhita in fifteenth chapter verses 41 as:--         
             Samdoshaḥ Samāgnischa Samdhātumalakriyaḥ /
           ;    Prassanātmāendriyamanaḥ Swastha Ityabhidhīyate//
Meaning - Only that person is healthy, whose doshas dhatumal and agni (the basic elements and functional energy streams as per one’s natural constitution) are balanced and free from all defects and disorders and whose mind and soul are in perfect harmony.
True health is a state of wholeness where all organ systems of the body function at optimum levels 100% of the time. Health is not simply the absence of Sickness. What is the true definition of Healthy Living? It sounds silly that we need to define Healthy Living. After all, we know what Healthy is and we also know what Living is.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. Interestingly enough, health is not simply defined as just the absence of disease. The actual definition of Healthy Living is the steps, actions and strategies one puts in place to achieve optimum health. Healthy Living is about taking responsibility and making smart health choices for today and for the future. Eating right, getting physically fit, emotional wellness, spiritual wellness and prevention are all apart of creating a healthy lifestyle. Since the entire YOU, meaning all aspects of one’s self, must work in harmony to achieve wellness, you need to put balanced energy into each aspect of yourself.
The body or Physical You requires good nutrition, appropriate weight, beneficial exercise, adequate rest and proper stress management. The mind or Emotional You needs self-supportive attitudes, positive thoughts and viewpoints and a positive self-image. You also need to give and receive forgiveness, love and compassion; you need to laugh and experience happiness; you need joyful relationships with yourself and others. The Spiritual You requires inner calmness, openness to your creativity, and trust in your inner knowing. And for some it requires having a relationship with a higher power.
We all know when the Physical You is out of balance. Our body tells us right away. We feel fatigue or catch a cold or maybe become chronically ill. But how do we know when the Emotional You or Spiritual You are out of balance?
Sit down and outline your definition of Healthy Living. List all your negative habits, the ones that contribute to your unhealthy lifestyle (i.e. smoking, excessive alcohol consumption). You may even want to consider your sexual habits and ask yourself if you are practicing unsafe sex. Then take the time to list your current health conditions. Taking the Wellness Quiz will help identify other significant areas that you need to include while outlining your definition of Healthy Living. Once you have all your information written down it’s time to create your Healthy Living Plan. Below is an outline adapted from the American Holistic Health Association. You may find this helpful in listing your goals.
Add as many goals as you need to this outline. Once you have completed your definition of Healthy Living and have turned that into a concrete plan, it’s time to prioritize. Pick a few of the goals that you feel are most important to your overall health and happiness and start with those. Don’t try to do them all at once that’s a sure fire way to fail! Start with 2-3 for a month and then add one per month until you have achieved all your goals. Achieving total health requires taking responsibility, making a commitment to yourself, creating a plan and then taking action. If you can follow these simple steps you will be on your way to living a healthier life.
Health is a natural facet of liveliness - both by definition and realization. The ancient Indians had attributed the secret of ”jivem shardah shatam” - hundred years of vigorous, healthy, happy and creative life - to the total harmony of the mode of living with the Nature and the spiritual inheritance of life. The yoga aims for healthy tuning of all the three bodies (physical, subtle and causal) of a person.
yogasthah kuru karmaani sangam tyaktvaa dhananjaya /
siddhyasiddhyoh samo bhuutvaa samatvam yoga ucyate//
Remaining steadfast in yoga, oh Dhananjaya (Arjuna), perform actions, abandoning attachment, remaining the same to success and failure alike. This evenness of mind is called yoga.  

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Links - Yoga and Inter-disciplinary Research

International Journal of Yoga and Allied Sciences
 An Interdisciplinary Journal dedicated to Scientific and Literary Research in Yogic Science & Allied Subjects.
 IJOYAS, an internationally reputed Bi-annual research journal being published by Indian Association of Yoga, publishes original articles (research, scientific, review, conceptual, theoretical, popular etc.) research motes, books review, letters to the Editor, any research news, related to conference etc. from any corner of the world dealing with technical and professional aspects of Yoga and allied disciplines like Philosophy, Spirituality, Psychology, Human Consciousness, Medical, Paramedical sciences, Health sciences, Therapy, Education, Physical education, exercise and sports sciences, bio-mechanics, Literary /textual studies, Physiology, Biochemistry etc. The contributors are requested to send their valuable contribution from their chosen field of profession as mentioned above. 

Links - Yoga and Inter-disciplinary Research

Friday, August 26, 2011

Skill development through Self Management


Self Management Process:
People frequently ask what is this Self Management, why self management and How to do so...
It has been explained in previous posts that it is not so easy. There are several components of Self Management, some of them are radiated in the picture below:

Health Management, Thought Management, Time Management and Will-power Management are the primary components

Stress Management, Anger Management,Lifestyle Management Diet Management and other practical aspects are the secondary components of this process.

Management of self grows slowly and it develops the potentials and skills in life. What should be the next step in our life? Meditate for a while, Try to find out the objective and work hard to achieve that. It depends what we want to develop....... Strength grows when we dare, Unity grows when we cheer, Mission grows when we share... & Team grows when we care....