IMAGERY OF ANATOMY IN SOMATIC YOGA
Introduction Imagery of anatomy in somatic yoga is a powerful internal awareness practice that uses visualization of bodily structures to guide movement, perception, healing, and self-regulation. Unlike conventional anatomy education that focuses on learning muscles and bones as external objects, somatic anatomical imagery invites the practitioner to feel anatomy from the inside. By sensing, imagining, […]
EMOTIONAL PROCESSING AND AFFECT REGULATION
Emotional processing and affect regulation are core psychological capacities that determine how individuals experience, interpret, manage, and integrate emotions in daily life. Emotions are fundamental to human survival, communication, decision-making, and relationship-building. However, when emotions are overwhelming, suppressed, dysregulated, or poorly processed, they can become sources of psychological suffering, physical illness, and interpersonal conflict. Emotional […]
Har Har Bolo Namah Shiva Mantra
Verse 1: || Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya Har Har Bole Namah Shivaya Rameshwara Shiva Rameshwaraye Har Har Bole Namah Shivaya || Meaning: I bow to the Supreme Being, Lord Shiva, To the Divine One who is worshipped by all. I bow to the One who was worshipped by Lord Rama himself, The Divine […]
Gananamtva Ganapatim
“oṃ gaṇānāṃ tvā gaṇapatigṃ havāmahe |kaviṃ kavīnām upamaśravastamam |jyeṣṭharājaṃ brahmaṇāṃ brahmaṇaspataā naḥ śṛṇvann ūtibhiḥ sīda sādanam ||” Among the celestial attendants (Ganas), you are the Lord (Ganapathi), We offer sacrificial oblations to you. You are the wisest among the scholars. Your wisdom is known to be highest quality and incomparable for its glory. You are […]
DEPTH AND ARCHETYPAL PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICES
Depth and Archetypal Psychology represent a profound approach to understanding the human psyche that goes far beyond surface behavior, symptom management, or cognitive analysis. Rooted in the pioneering work of Carl Jung, James Hillman, and other depth psychologists, this tradition views the human mind as a symbolic, mythic, and multi-layered reality. Rather than reducing psychological […]
BODY TUNE, PLAY, AND BODY MAPPING IN SOMATIC YOGA
Somatic Yoga is a neuro-sensory approach to movement that emphasizes internal awareness, nervous system re-education, and conscious control of movement rather than external performance. Among its most effective experiential tools are Body Tuning, Somatic Play, and Body Mapping. These three practices work together to restore lost sensory awareness, reverse sensory motor amnesia, improve postural organization, […]
ARCH AND CURL IN SOMATIC YOGA
Introduction Somatic Yoga is a body–mind discipline that emphasizes internal awareness, voluntary movement, nervous system regulation, and sensory feedback. One of the most fundamental and therapeutic movement patterns in this system is the Arch and Curl. This gentle, wave-like movement of spinal extension and flexion lies at the heart of somatic learning. It is not […]
BODY MAPPING IN SOMATIC YOGA
Introduction Somatic Yoga is a mind–body practice that emphasizes internal awareness, nervous system regulation, and conscious movement. Among its most powerful tools is body mapping—the process of creating an accurate, lived, sensory understanding of one’s own body from the inside. Unlike traditional anatomy, which is learned from books and diagrams, body mapping is an embodied […]
Yoga Therapy (IAYT) for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Introduction Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, autoimmune, multi-system disorder characterized by aberrant immune responses leading to inflammation and damage across various organs and tissues. It is marked by the production of autoantibodies against nuclear, cytoplasmic, and cell surface antigens, causing widespread tissue injury. SLE predominantly affects women of childbearing age, with a female-to-male […]
Yoga Therapy (IAYT) for Urinary Incontinence
Introduction Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined as the involuntary leakage of urine, which can significantly impact physical, psychological, and social well-being. It is a common health issue affecting both men and women, though women are more frequently affected due to anatomical and physiological factors. Globally, urinary incontinence affects approximately 200 million people, with prevalence increasing […]