Yoga experts break new ground in research and collaboration

CCRYN-Collaborative Centre for Mind-Body Intervention through Yoga, PGIMER, organized a groundbreaking hybrid Expert Meeting on Tuesday. Providing invaluable exposure to experts and faculties in the Yoga field and PGIMER. The theme of the meeting was “Barriers and Benefits of Yoga Research,” with a focus on enlightening participants about the process and complexities of policy formulation, especially in the realms of integrative health, accuracy of yoga Asanas, ethics, standardization, implementation science, communication, and policy research. This was achieved through discussions led by experts from prestigious institutes and organizations. The event featured a diverse array of experts, each contributing a 5-minute capsule presentation followed by a 10-minute Q&A session.

Balamurugan J.M, Principal Secretary, Defence Welfare Services, Punjab, commenced the meeting by extending a warm welcome to the esteemed panel. Subsequently, Dr. H.R. Nagendra, Padma Shri, Chancellor, S-VYASA University, Bangalore, the honorable chief guest along with other dignitaries, inaugurated the event with the ceremonial lamp lighting. Dr. Akshay Anand, Professor-in-charge CCRYN-Collaborative Centre for Mind-Body Intervention, provided an overview of the agenda for the day.

In a captivating following session, Dr. H.R. Nagendra, Padma Shri, Chancellor, S-VYASA University, Bangalore, delivered an enlightening talk on the Theory and Concept of Yoga. He added that the need of the hour is to “bring Yoga into the education system.” He also said that “Yoga has become a boon to mankind as medicines have failed to treat non-communicable diseases.” Once an individual is hypertensive, diabetic, or has cancer, they will have to deal with these diseases throughout their life, and Yoga can help manage and even prevent such non-communicable diseases if incorporated into lifestyle at an early age.

In a compelling and enlightening talk, Prof. Mitali Mukerji, Head of the Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, IIT-Jodhpur, emphasized that “Strategies to encourage collaboration among Ayurveda, Yoga, and modern medicine should be brought into place, and there is a need to work on capacity building in transdisciplinary research.

” Dr. Rajvi Mehta, a distinguished Teacher at BKS Iyengar Yogashraya, Mumbai, underscored the importance of Asana accuracy to unlock Yoga’s full potential and minimize the risk of injuries. Continuing the expert discussion, Dr. Hemant Bhargav, Department of Integrative Medicine, NIMHANS, Bangalore, discussed the Protocolization of De-addiction Yoga and provided an in-depth exploration of how yoga can be systematically applied in the realm of addiction recovery, offering a comprehensive understanding of its application