INTEGRATED YOGA PRACTICES ON HEALTHY PEOPLE

EFFICACY OF INTEGRATED YOGA PRACTICES ON HEALTHY PEOPLE USING ELECTRO PHOTONIC IMAGING TECHNIQUE

Thesis submitted by Kuldeep Kumar Kushwah

Towards the partial fulfilment of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (YOGA)

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF T. M. Srinivasan, Ph.D., D.Sc. H. R. Nagendra, Ph.D., D.Sc. Swami

Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA) (Deemed University) # 19, Eknath Bhavan, Gavipuram Circle Kempe Gowda Nagar, Bangalore, 56019 Website: www.svyasa.org

INTEGRATED YOGA PRACTICES ON HEALTHY PEOPLE

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

Yoga based techniques are extensively used as a lifestyle strategy for both
prevention and management of various ailments across India/world.

Energy homeostasis is the key essence of a healthy life. Investigation of the energy homeostasis accomplished through integrated yoga practices is needed.

Electro photonic imaging (EPI) technique is growing as a novel technique of health assessment. It is being utilized in the fields of alternative medicine, conventional medicine, psycho-physiology, psychology and consciousness studies. The existing EPI norms are mostly based on European population.

In order to enhance practice and research through EPI in India, there is a need for developing EPI norms for the healthy Indian population.