A True Light-house Institution in Public Health.

If you are involved with Yoga in any formal capacity, you are certain to have come across the name Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga [MDNIY]. An autonomous organisation located in New Delhi under Ministry of AYUSH, it has claims of being India’s premier Yoga institute, and one of the leading Yoga institutions of the world.

Cultivate Yoga as a habit – let it be a lifelong Celebration of well-being

We are living in a world that is hugely demanding and rapidly changing. What you might think is latest big thing will not take much time in becoming old and forgotten. The times in which we live demand speed and high levels of performance. And with these high demands come pressure and stress. In order to fight stress and navigate these troubled times, Yoga is the only solution within reach.

How has Yoga changed your life?

Since childhood, I had a passion for football. In 2013, when I was playing a match for a club in Lucknow, I got injured. It was so serious that a part of my knee was badly damaged. My career in football seemed to reach an abrupt end. For treatment, I consulted many renowned doctors, almost everyone suggested that without surgery I would no longer stand on my feet. I was afraid of surgery and I was not able to prepare myself for it.

AYUSH Systems of healthcare form the foundation of India’s Medical Heritage. These systems are not merely sciences of Disease and Drug, but have their own conceptual frameworks touching at every aspect of health. Path-finding visionaries have appeared in each of different streams of AYUSH at different times in history and made notable contributions to the growth and the development of respective streams.

The Ministry of AYUSH is privileged to bring out Commemorative Stamps as its humble homage of the nation to 12 such Master Healers of AYUSH systems from the modern era.

What affects your health? Is it stress, or unhealthy food habits? Well! There are a lot of reasons that manifest an individual to deteriorated health. Unhealthy food habits, physical inactivity, wrong body posture, disturbed biological clock, signs of stress, and anxiety all play an important role in affecting our health. Engaging in meditation session can help move you into space where you’re better able to handle such circumstances. The process may result in enhanced physical and emotional well-being and provides a deep state of relaxation and a peaceful mind.

DEFINITION: A neurological disorder characterized by sudden and recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

PROBLEM: In India there are around 10 million people who suffer from epilepsy, contributing to one-sixth of the global burden. Many individuals with active epilepsy are not adequately treated, resulting in a major treatment gap.

DEFINITION:

DEFINITION: Ischemic means that an organ (e.g., the heart) is not getting enough blood and oxygen supply. This can be due to narrowing of the arteries due to ageing or due to blockage by cholesterol plaques. Ischemic heart disease, also called coronary heart disease (CHD) or coronary artery disease, is the term given to heart problems caused by narrowed heart (coronary) arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle.

1. Śauca means cleanliness - an important prerequisite for Yoga practice. It includes cleanliness of surroundings, body and mind. 


2. Asanas should be practiced on an empty stomach. Consume small amount of honey in lukewarm water if you feel weak. 


3. Bladder and bowels should be empty before starting Yogic practices. 


4. Practice sessions should start with a prayer or an invocation as it creates a conducive environment to relax the mind. 

The National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN) is located at a historical place called “Bapu Bhavan” which was run as “Nature Cure Clinic and Sanatorium” by late Dr. Dinshaw K. Mehta at Pune, Maharashtra. Although NIN came into existence on 22-12-1986 the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi with the institute gave it the eminence in the field of Naturopathy.