AIIMS NEWSLETTER November 2020

[American Academy of Yoga and Meditation]

Time for Yoga in Modern Medicine Curriculum

Dr. Indranill Basu Ray Editor-in-chief

The world is facing growing burden of Communicable and Non Communicable diseases. Considerable advances have saved life in acute conditions.

Unfortunately it has not translated in better care to prevent such disease. Yoga is an answer to these by regulating human behavior.

What's inside?

- Healthy Yogashana with Wesley Pilcher
- Integrative Medicine - Filling the gap - Building a Healthy, Civil Society

VRIKSHASANA

'Vriksa' means 'Tree' and so Vrkshasana literally means 'Tree Pose'. A tree stands tall, strong and straight. Tree Pose (Vrkshasana) comes under the standing poses and balancing poses in yoga.

Vrkasasana pose allows you to connect with the self and stability in your true nature directly. Uncover the wisdom of a tree, to know how the tree’s made it for hundreds of years and were not even affected by the world around them...

Integrative Medicine - Filling the gap- Building a Healthy, Civil Society

This is time to reflect on the future of our cherished public Medicare and learning of COVID 19. What Gap exists? It is termed as Internal Intervention. That is where the link to Ayurveda and Yogic Principles.