We indian School of Yoga, established in the year of 1986. We are working for people by imparting Yoga Education to all sections of the society. Yoga talks about joining body and mind, thoughts, balancing body and mind Yoga is often known to reduce stress , improve mood, calm the mind, improve concentration, and bring relaxation. Basic practices of Yoga include Asanas or yoga poses or postures, Pranayama or breath control, meditation, mantras and chanting.

1. An Institute of Yoga Research, Treatment &
Training, Chennai - South India.
WELCOMES YOU ALL

4. Benefits of Yoga
• Regular practice of yoga brings your emotions under
control
• Increase your power of concentration in the work
• Reduces excess fat and develops a beautiful body
• Banishes chronic constipation and cures Rheumatism
• Relieves stomach disorders
• Increases circulation in arteries and keeps them elastic
• Keeps your thyroid glands healthy
• Brings maximum flexibility to the ankles, knees and hips
• Keeps the muscles of your body pliable and youthful even
in old age
• And many more

5. Raja Yoga
• We culture the mind – Yama
• We mould the mind – Niyama
• We stabilize the mind – Asana
• We energize the mind – Pranayama
• We detach the mind – Pratyahara
• We focus the mind – Dharana
• We defocus the mind – Dhyana
• We difuse the mind - Samadhi

6. Concept of Body
• Annamaya Kosa : Physical sheath (body)
• Pranamaya Kosa : Vital sheath (body)
• Manomaya Kosa : Astral sheath (body)
• Vijnanamaya Kosa : Wisdom sheath (body)
• Anandamaya Kosa : Bliss sheath (body)

7. WE ARE MADE OF 3 GUNAS
THESE TENDENCIES WILL NOT
ALLOW US TO STAY SILENT
DROWSINESS
TAMAS SLEEPINESS
RESTLESS MIND
RAJAS PROPELS TO ACTION
SATVA TRIGGERS YOU TO
GOOD ACTION
“NOT EVEN A SINGLE MOMENT
CAN YOU SIT SILENT”

8. Integrated approach of Yoga Therapy
Kosa Practices
1. Annamaya Kosa : Loosening, Asanas,
Kriyas & Diet
2. Pranamaya Kosa : Kriyas & Pranayama
3. Manomaya Kosa : Dhyana, Bhakti &
Devotional Songs
4. Vijnanmaya Kosa : Lecture & Yogic counselling
5. Anandamaya Kosa: Working in blissful
awareness

9. Five Elements and Mind
Mind
Fire
Sky/Ether
Air
Water
Earth

10. The Weakness of the Their external manifestation in the sense Organs
Organs
Heart Heart Tongue The problems manifest in the tongue:
Water loss of taste; thick coating on the tongue;
stammering; fine tremors on the tongue
Spirit
etc.,
Happy
Lung Lung Nose Lung opens into the nose. Sneezing,
Air running nose, nose block, loss of smell,
Animal nasal polyps, frank and sudden bleeding
from the nose
Spirit
Spleen Spleen Mouth Spleen opens into the mouth. Ulcers in
Earth the oral cavity, cracks in the lips
Ideas
Liver Liver Eyes Liver opens into the eyes. Watering of the
Fire eyes, burning irritation, vision
impairment, dry eyes, repeated sties etc.,
Soul
Kidney Kidney Ear Kidneys open into the ears. Repeated ear
Sky infection, pus in the ear, hardness of
hearing, excess wax formation, constant
Will
itching & ringing etc.,
Power

11. VITAL THREE ELEMENTS
¼ PART SILETHUMA
WATER
OIL BATH
½ PART PITHA
FIRE
VOMITTING
PRACTICE
1 PART VATHA
AIR
DIARRHEA

12. Shatkriyas - They are so designed that the
whole internal system is cleaned
Trataka : for Eyes
Neti : for Nasal
passage
Kapalabhati : for Lungs
Dhouti : for Stomach
Nauli : for Intestines /
stomach
Basti : for Bowels/
Large Intestines

13. SAHASRARA (Violet)
AAGNAI (YA)
(Indigo)
VISHUDHI (VA)
(Bright Blue)
ANAHATA (SI) (Green)
MANIPURAKA (MA)
(Yellow)
SWADISHTANA (NA)
(Orange)
MOOLADHARA
(AUM) (Red)

14. Seven Chakras
• All Chakras are connected to hormone secreting
glands and control the organs around it.
• Mooladhara – Root – Muscular and Skeletal system
• Swadisthana – Sacral – All sex and tissues
reproductive organs
• Manipura – Solar plexus – Pancreas, Liver, Spleen,
Diaphragm, Kidney and Intestines
• Anahata – Heart – Lungs, Thymus
• Visuddhi – Throat – Ears, Lungs, Thyroid,
Parathyroid, Voice-box & Larynx
• Ajna – Third eye, Brain, Eyes, Pineal gland
• Sahasrahara – Crown – Brain and Pituitary gland

15. LEFT - SIDE BRAIN
Conditioned
1. Analysis Light
2. Argument Talkative
3. Intellect Mathematics
4. Logic Relational
5. Thinking Law
6. Active Objective

16. RIGHT - SIDE BRAIN
The Subconscious linked to Super conscious
1. Understanding Dark
2. Experience Silent
3. Intuition Poetry
4. Emotion Mystical
5. Feeling Art
6. Passive Subjective

17. What is Meditation?
It is a Yogic process called DHYANA
How Does it help me?
Your mind is meeting with so many accidents daily –
Frustration, Anger, Worries, Depression, Fear etc.,
Meditation helps you to cope with these negative
feelings.
Regular practice of Yogasanas gives you a healthy
body.
Meditation gives you a sound mind.

18. What is Stress?
Life is an interaction between your mind (internal
world) and the external world. Both are constantly
trying to influence each other.
When the internal world is stronger, you are in peace,
there is harmony.
When the external world is stronger i.e overpowers the
mind. Stress is generated. When stress crosses the
limit, there is strain.
Asanas & Meditation helps you to cope with stress.

19. Benefits of Meditation
Positive attitude ( + )
1. Intellect
2. Faith
3. Kindness
4. Love
5. Service
LEARN MEDITATION ! AVOID IRRITATION !!

20. Non practice of Meditation
Negative attitude ( - )
1. Food
2. Sleep
3. Sex
4. Anger
5. Hatred
6. Jealous
7. Envy
8. Greed
9. Lazy
LEARN MEDITATION ! AVOID MEDICATION !!

21. What Happens during stress?
Normal quota of the brain is20% of the blood in
circulation.
Under stress brain needs extra blood which it takes
from the stomach and spine muscles.
Thus stomach and spine get less blood resulting in
certain disorders.
Stomach - acidity/ulcer
Spine - spondilytis
Blood - high sugar/pressure
Heart - rate fluctuates/diseases
Unfortunately, migraine/headache/asthma/psychic
problems like psychosis and neurosis nervous
break down etc., occur.
It is said that the root cause of 80% of
all illness is the mind

23. WHAT YOU SHOULD DO?
1. Do about 20 minutes of
Yoga practice every day
2. Maintain ideal weight
3. Maintain healthy sleep
4. Avoid smoking
5. Avoid alcohol
6. Practice Pranayama &
Meditation regularly

24. PEOPLE WITH POSITIVE
THINKING FIND OPPORTUNITY
IN EVERY PROBLEM
WHEREAS
PEOPLE WITH NEGATIVE
THINKING FIND EVERY
OPPORTUNITY AS A PROBLEM

27. Thank You
We Wish You All The Best
For Your
Health, Wealth & Happiness