Utilization of Vethathiri Maharishi`S Kayakalpa Yoga Practice -PCOS a Case Study- Aayvagam Journal

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5 Utilization of Swamiji Vethathiri Maharishi`S Kayakalpa Yoga Practice For Women with PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) A Case Study | Dr.S.Shanthi

Utilization of Swamiji Vethathiri Maharishi`S Kayakalpa

Yoga Practice For Women with Poly Cystic Ovarian

Syndrome (PCOS), A Case StudyDr.S.Shanthi, Research Scholar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil

Nadu, India.

Introduction

"By sublimating and recycling

The sexual vital fluid

Kaya kalpa frees you from

A variety of earth bound ills

Your mind develops strength

And Contentment comes to stay

Charity,CompassionAnd chastity-Consciousness

patience,Forgiveness.

And acuity of intellect,

All these become part

Of your nature and being

Yours thought gets oriented

To the absolute directly

And fears of death withers

In the effulgence of wisdom"

- Value of kayakalpa yoga (YogirajVethathiri maharishi).

Disease, old age, and death are

the three major problems which have

been engaging the attention of medical

scientists for centuries, and in a

different way, that of philosophers as

well. swamiji vethathiri maharishi

founded the simplified kundalini yoga

for the benefit of humanity. This aimwas to bring about peace around the

world. A good healthy body awakens

the good soul within us. This helps to

maintain peace in and around each

individual which finally helps to

achieve, the goal of SKY trust. For

this, Swamiji introduced a different

yogic technique that Kaya Kalpa

(Kaya means body and Kalpa means

immortal of physical body) technique

and It is a rejuvenating technique

which was discovered by our

siddhars(School of thoughts in siddha

system of medicine), and lost duringdue course of time. This was once

again brought back by Vethathri

maharishi swamiji in an easily

understandable way. This technique is

to rejuvenate the human health that

prevents the aging process.

Poly cystic ovarian syndrome

is a common endocrine disorder most

affecting reproductive age group of

women. They described a group of

women with obesity, excess hair

growth, and ovaries with multiple

cysts. The principle function of ovary

is production of an egg each month for

reproduction by ovulation. Female sex

hormones include estrogen and

progesterone is necessary for

reproduction and Poly cystic ovariandisease is related to an imbalance in

these female sex hormones. Too much

Androgen hormones are produced

along with changes in other hormones

levels.


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Normally one or more eggs are

released during each menstrual cycle.

This is called ovulation,In Poly cystic

ovarian syndrome in these eggs cannot

mature and are not released fromovaries and can form small cyst in

ovaries. These changes can cause to

infertility and other hormones

imbalance.

Clinical Features of PCOS:

The medical symptoms of

PCOS include Hormonal imbalance

and Insulin resistance may lead to

obesity and absence of ovulation.

Anovulation is main cause ofinfertility. Increased androgen

hormone and less estrogen level can

prone to Hirsutism, (excessive facial

hair growth), secondary Amenorrhea

or scanty menstrual cycle .Exactly

cause of PCOS is still not known. But

an imbalance of the endocrine systom

is responsible for many of the changes

associated with PCOS. Acanthosisnigricans -hyper pigmented skin

thickening around the neck and skin

folding region also present.

A single case study

The patient was a 30-year-old

female who was diagnosed with

PCOS and associated with obesity

with diabetic, irregular menstrual

cycle, Hyper pigmented on skin

folding region. She had yet to beginany expressed an interest in Vethathri

Maharishis Yoga after hearing about

the ashram in Aliyar(Coimbatore

district), Tamilnadu.

She elected to pursue

Vethathri Maharishis Yoga program

independently and this report

chronicles her experience in the

clinical care setting. The kayakalpayoga that was recommended to this

patient was a practice that we had

used previously reported studies.

Kayakalpa yoga was advised

to the patient was a daily yogic

practice. The patient was provided

with instruction regarding practice and

was encouraged to start with two time

practice for the duration of the study

period. This intellectual practiceapproach had been used successfully

in our previous studies, and was

helpful in minimizing the Blood

glucose level associated with other

PCOD symptoms. The patient also

received log sheets and was asked to

record the practice schedule each day

also record the menstrual duration.

The patient also was contacted

monthly twice throughout the 6month

period to assess if there were

questions or problems, and to review

adherence. The components of our

intervention using Vethathri

Maharishis style yoga are detailed

below.

Steps in kayakalpa Technique

1. Toning up of nerves, 2. Ojus

breathe.


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Measures

At baseline, the patients

weight was measured, and at both

baseline and follow-up her weight wasassessed on a routinely calibrated

platform scale. Blood was drawn via

venipuncture and collected in serum

separator vacutainers, and sera were

analyzed directly for glucose level.

And menstrual duration was observed

from the direct conversation through

the log sheet. And ultrasonagraphy for

pelvis also done at both baseline and

lost month.Results

The patient adhered to the

daily practice of maharishis

kayakalpa yoga practice during the

observational period. Markedly reduce

the Pre-post levels of weight measures

are observed. A significant decrease in

serum glucose levels was observed.

After the practice duration the patient

was cured the PCOS.

CONCLUSION:

According to the Journey of

Consciousness written by

thathuvagnani Vethathiri Maharishi

the kayakalpa (rejuvenation) yoga

helps prone to regulate metabolic

functions by controlling endocrine

secretions. Findings suggest that the

yoga practice may have a profoundimpact on Glucose levels, menstrual

cycle and also may diminish

symptoms.

Findings from this case report

indicate that PCOS patient got good

result by practicing the kayakalpa

yoga and this yoga practice should

reduce body weight and also controls

the blood glucose level, which in turn

regulates the ovarian pathway.Currently the standard of care

treatment for women with PCOS

ranges from lifestyle modification to

pharmacological interventions.

Lifestyle modifications are associated

with diet, weight loss, and exercise

programs. Pharmacological

interventions include; antiandrogens

(Spironolactone, Flutamide), insulin

lower agents (Metformin andthiazolidinediones), and estrogen-

progestin combination (Oral

contraceptives). (Dronavalli et al,

2007) While effective, such treatment

is associated with substantial cost and

may cause various side effects, such

as irregular menstruation,

gastrointestinal symptoms, weight

gain, and increased insulin resistance.

In contrast, the costs and side effects

associated with this kayakalpa yoga

practice are minimal.

Despite some limitations, the

data are still compelling. Such data

point to the need for further research

in this area, to more thoroughly

explore the effects of kayakalpa yoga

on hormonal markers and clinical

symptoms associated with PCOS.


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.Key words: Vethathiri Maharishi,

Kayakalpa Yoga, Women with PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome, PCOS

Menstrual cycle duration indicates the

no. of days interval between cycles.

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