4 YEARS OF YOGASEPTEMBERS 2021AMONTHLYT NEWSLETTERT OF THEV YOGA INSTITUTE,A INDIA OLDEST ORGANISED YOGA CENTRE IN THE WORLD GOD IN FOLLOWING YOGA HEALTHY SHRI YOGENDRAJI ROUTINES, EVERY DAY SMT. HANSAJI JAYADEVA HOW TO TACKLE YOGENDRA THE COVID-19 MENTAL HEALTH YOGA FOR PANDEMIC YOUTHS - DR. HARISH SHETTY PLANNING WELL AHEAD FROM THE SUGGESTIONS TEACHER’S DIARY ON TEACHING YOGA DR JAYADEVA YOGENDRA 4 YEARS OF YOGASATTVA SEPTEMBER 2021 M O D CONTENTS S I F E AT U R E D 11-13 Y O G I C W A C T I V I T Y I N S I G H T S 21-22 F On Campus 200 HOURS TTC O & More The “How” of S L Techniques R A E Dr. Jayadeva P 4-5 Yogendra Following healthy routines, H E A D L I N E S every day, Events & Happening at The Yoga Institute Hansaji around the world. F R O M T H E T E A C H E R ’ S D I A R Y Yoga for youths - planning well ahead R E C I P E O F T H E M O N T H 23 Garvita Patodi 6 Coconut milk 14-19 Pudding Y O G A M D How to tackle the Covid-197 Y O G A C E L E B R AT E S 2 4 T E S T I M O N I A L S mental health pandemic L I F E Dr. Harish Shetty, Psychiatrist God in Yoga 2 6 U P C O M I N G A C T I V I T I E S Shri Yogendraji 20 Y O G A T E C H N I Q U E 2 8 V I D E O O F T H E O F T H E M O N T H M O N T H Asanas for Cervical Spondylitis 8-9 T R A N S F O R M AT I O N The Yoga Institute Shri Yogendra Marg, Prabhat Colony, T H R O U G H Y O G A Santacruz East, Mumbai - 400055, India. Email: [email protected] How to curb an Tel: +91-22-26122185/+91-22-26110506 overactive mind 10 www.theyogainstitute.org Follow us on theyogainstituteofficial tyi_official TheYogaInstitute the-yoga-institute-official the-yoga-institute EDITOR’S NOTE Namaste, As we all gear up to celebrate various upcoming festivals, across various cultures, in India, we also do know that food is an integral part of every celebration. Food aids to unite and strengthen community bonds. A varied platter of avours helps to spread the essence of love and support along with joy to mark special occasions. To add more delectable experiences to our taste buds, The Yoga Institute is launching Sattvik Cooking. Modern Avatars of Vedic Foods-, rendering an in-depth perspective of diet in Ayurveda and Yogic Sattvic ahar. It blends the traditional eating patterns and ancient nutrition to serve new age scientically validated dietary concepts of clean, sustainable eating supporting the environment and high anti-inammatory foods. While we are learning to live with Covid-19 and stepping out of our homes for work and pleasure, we still need to be responsible for wearing masks, sanitising hands frequently and social distancing. Yoga has been playing a signicant role in helping and healing millions across the globe during the pandemic. The Yoga Institute is also opening their gates gradually for ofine experiences. Currently we are welcoming sadhakas for special classes, 200 hours part time TTC as well as the 21 Days Better Living Course and the 7 Days Insights Into Yoga camp. PraneeHYogendra Pranee Hrishi Yogendra 3 YOGASATTVA PEARLS OF WISDOM Following healthy routines, every day There are so many varieties of diseases that if one has gone, some other variety will come. All the more reason that a person should follow a very organised, disciplined life to protect and prevent the problem and try to see that immunity remains high and health remains good always. 4 YOGASATTVA PEARLS OF WISDOM uring the current Covid situation, we have to rst other variety will come. All the more reason that a person understand that it is here for us to come to an should follow a very organised, disciplined life to protect Dorganised, disciplined life. Post-Covid also, there and prevent the problem and try to see that immunity is nothing sudden, no change; a person should be remains high and health remains good always. following the same discipline except of going into nature a bit, going out for a walk, being around trees and plants. We can think of the Bhishma Pitamaha story in the Mahabharata when he was lying down on a bed of arrows But it is also important to eat on time, rest on time, sleep and the Pandavas came to ask him how they should live on time, not to eat outside food still, instead having their life. He made it very clear that you have to keep your homemade food only. Also, try and see that you spend body and mind always t and see that your immunity is more time with your family members and bring joy, and high. Make sure that you attend to your body and don’t see that you laugh and giggle, eat, sing, dance with your hurt or harm it. That includes eating the right type of food, family members, all those good things should happen in eating on time, sleeping well, not worrying, not having life, pre- or post-Covid, any day. any tension. Because if you worry, your body gets hurt; if you bring tension, everything is bad. So keeping all that in Try to follow these things and certain asanas. Make sure mind, accordingly you should live your life and that is your you are in a very good state, taking care of your health, dharma, that is your duty. Everybody is supposed to live a everything in fact. Also try to learn more and more things duty-bound life. in life so that your mind develops; learn, create a progressive world, create a progressive life. Everyone should try and do that and not make excuses. The world today or after Covid is the same except a few activities that are a little different, but one’s discipline would remain the same. And keep in mind, when one infection goes, another comes; humanity is always bombarded with some or the other problem. There are tuberculosis infections in the air Smt. Hansaji J. Yogendra all the time, inuenza is there all the time. There are so Director, The Yoga Institute. many varieties of diseases that if one has gone, some 5 YOGASATTVA FROM THE TEACHER’S DIARY Yoga for youths - planning well ahead thorough introspection (svadhayaya). When deciding on one’s goals and objectives in life, one should rst assess and know one’s mental and physical weaknesses. In general, a healthy individual should acquire a broader perspective towards life and not get into the habit of being demotivated by small failures. Here, yoga will help too as it does not transform the way we see things but it dolescence is a worthwhile phase of life; it is an transforms the person who sees it. The key is to give age where an individual is no longer a child but 100% when doing one’s duty without expecting anything Ahas not yet turned into an adult. This is a golden in return. phase geared to accomplish the dual goals of building intelligence and character. Last but not least, it is important to focus on excellence and rise above one’s likes and dislikes. Once this is achieved, a calm state of mind is needed to decide the right path and to know oneself even better. This requires discipline towards oneself and towards one’s established routines and lifestyle. Yoga is a healing pill for many diseases like stress and nervousness, anxiety, depression and even addictions. Asanas, for example, build condence and groom an individual’s personality. Garvita Patodi Understanding the true self can only happen through 6 YOGASATTVA YOGA MD How to tackle the Covid-19 mental health pandemic n this pandemic, we have given lip service to mental health require a structured approach to providing grief counselling. by merely starting a few helplines and framing protocols. IThat’s inadequate to address the mental health pandemic The effort should be coordinated by state governments and the currently taking shape - a fact underlined by the WHO and many module can be adapted to the needs, resources available and other agencies. the cultural context of a region. Counselling has to be entirely voluntary, preferably in groups, largely online, and in the local Can we face the challenge in India? Yes, we can. Should we language. There needs to be a protocol, screening tools, an lament that we do not have enough mental health algorithm for referrals and processes for directing emergency professionals? No. Mental health intervention is not rocket treatment. science. A compassionate ear, support, reassurance, and tools for tackling grief can be taught to mental health soldiers. The outcome of the interventions needs to be measurable and built into the treatment process. It needs to be secular and free The pandemic is unique as the impact phase has been a from any religious or political ideology. Monthly meetings of the continuum for 14 months affecting billions across the world. team leaders are necessary for troubleshooting, course Surveys and studies across the world reveal an increased correction and continuous capacity building.