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Namah Project Susthiti

AAsana sequence of Supta Tadasana (Reclined Mountain Pose), Vajrasana
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15
(diamond pose) leading to
Yoga Nidra with Sankalpa with our Raga Maru Bihag composition with
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30
SSavasana (corpse pose)
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10 Circle of sharing of experiences
Module 3: Bravery
Sankalpa: ‘I am brave and feel proud to serve my Motherland.’

Duration
(minutes) Activity
Learn to chant a mantra with AUM Namo Bhagavate which translates into ‘I
5 bow to the Almighty’ while
sitting in Sukhasana with Gyan Mudra
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Meditate with Vajrasana or seated at the edge of the chair seat with spine
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15
upright (diamond pose) leading to SSavasana (corpse pose)
a
Yoga Nidra with Sankalpa with our Raga Maru Bihag composition with
a
30
SSavasana (corpse pose)
a
10 Circle of sharing of experiences
follow instruction at s and an attention-span Pilot study
that can be limited. Additionally, the sessions
typically took place the target-group’s home Our first pilot study with 19 Covid healthcare
before their night’s sleep and post-dinner, workers was conducted across a week at Shree
so we had to be cautious that our session Krishna Hospital, Pramukshwami Medical College,
did not interfere with their digestion process Gujarat, India in August 2020. The emotional
nor that of family members. In all, the asana well-being of participants was recorded in an
sequence had to be created in the modality investigator-designed questionnaire, wherein
of Restorative Yoga. subjective experiences of seven parameters,
viz., happiness, calmness, alertness, stability,
Keeping all these constraints in mind, we clarity of thoughts, control over anger
optimised our architecture of Know Your Rhythm and self-observation were recorded on
to a bare minimum across 3 hours with 1-hour a Likert scale. On the third consecutive day
modules across three evenings, for one week of the Know Your Rhythm session, 68% of the
with focused themes on building: participants recorded significant changes in
1. Empathy alertness followed by calmness and control
2. Equanimity over anger.
3. Bravery
All participants registered improvement in
Each of the sessions had a sankalpa or affirmation. one or more parameters of emotional well-

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