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====4. Exercise (vyayama):====

====4. Exercise (vyayama):====

Exercise corrects metabolism, provides physical and mental stability, lightness, strength, endurance and mitigation of dosha (especially kapha). [Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana, 7/32] Lack of exercise (avyayama) oppositely affects the body and mind, increase kapha dosha, and tamas. In a study, over 90% patients of depression were  not following any exercise.  Recent research demonstrated that exercise generates new neurons in the hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for some aspects of memory. It improves learning and memory tasks.  Another study reported that regular physical exercise has a variety of benefits that may help promote physiological and psychological wellbeing in adolescent females with depressive symptoms.  Exercise has been shown to convey a variety of long and short term benefits to the brain and body. Regular physical exercise increases learning capacity, sharpens memory and boosts overall cognitive functions. Exercise and physical fitness, particularly aerobic fitness, not only improves short term mental processes, but also decrease the long-term risk of stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of age related cognitive decline. Science has also associated regular exercise with improved sleep, improved self-esteem, mood and relaxation, improved bone density, decreased risk of cardio vascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and certain cancers.

Exercise corrects metabolism, provides physical and mental stability, lightness, strength, endurance and mitigation of dosha (especially kapha). [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthan]] 7/32] Lack of exercise (avyayama) oppositely affects the body and mind, increase kapha dosha, and tamas. In a study, over 90% patients of depression were  not following any exercise.  Recent research demonstrated that exercise generates new neurons in the hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for some aspects of memory. It improves learning and memory tasks.  Another study reported that regular physical exercise has a variety of benefits that may help promote physiological and psychological wellbeing in adolescent females with depressive symptoms.  Exercise has been shown to convey a variety of long and short term benefits to the brain and body. Regular physical exercise increases learning capacity, sharpens memory and boosts overall cognitive functions. Exercise and physical fitness, particularly aerobic fitness, not only improves short term mental processes, but also decrease the long-term risk of stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of age related cognitive decline. Science has also associated regular exercise with improved sleep, improved self-esteem, mood and relaxation, improved bone density, decreased risk of cardio vascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and certain cancers.

 

Sengupta P. reviewed the health impacts of yoga and pranayama. Regular physical exercise, pranayama [breathing exercises] showed good results on improving higher intellectual functions and delays brain ageing. A study showed two weeks of Yoga practice potentially reduced anxiety and depression and improved self-esteem of orphanage adolescents and young adults.

====5. Sleep (nidra):====

====5. Sleep (nidra):====

Sleep is essential for good health and considered as one of the three pillars of life. Sleep depends upon the natural retirement of mind and sense organs owing to fatigue. [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/35] Sleep is necessary for the proper functions of nervous system. Activity in parts of the brain that controls emotions, decision making processes and social interactions is drastically reduced during deep sleep. This suggests that this type of sleep may help people maintain optimum emotional and social functioning while they are awake. Optimizing one’s sleep has a major impact on one’s resilience, that in turn affects one’s equanimity and coherence.  

Sleep is essential for good health and considered as one of the three pillars of life. Sleep depends upon the natural retirement of mind and sense organs owing to fatigue. [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/35] Sleep is necessary for the proper functions of nervous system. Activity in parts of the brain that controls emotions, decision making processes and social interactions is drastically reduced during deep sleep. This suggests that this type of sleep may help people maintain optimum emotional and social functioning while they are awake. Optimizing one’s sleep has a major impact on one’s resilience, that in turn affects one’s equanimity and coherence.