IMPACT OF YOGA PRACTICES ON SELF-CONCEPT

PROF. JADHAV S.G.
Department of Psychology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India

Research studies have proved that the practice of Yoga brings profound change in an individual. Yoga is a way of life & teaches us how best to live for the well-being of the individual and development of a healthy society. Positive changes in the life style of the individual can be brought through practicing it. Yoga develops the physical, mental, intellectual, emotional and spiritual components which helps in building up a sound personality. Self-Concept is the sum total of a person's perception, feelings and beliefs about himself. It is the basis for all motivated behaviors. The present study is an attempt to assess the impact of Yoga on Self-Concept. The sample consisted of 50 Naturopathy and Yogic Science college students (Yoga practice group) and 50 Medical Colleges (MBBS) students both male and female. Personal information schedule and Mukta Rani Rastogi's Self-Concept Scale (1979) was used as measuring tools. Statistical 'T' test & ANOVA was employed for analyses of the data. Results revealed that Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences students have better Self-Concept compared to MBBS students. Dimension wise analysis also revealed that Yoga practitioners differ on all the ten sub-dimensions and overall Self-Concept compared to non-practitioners of Yoga.

INTEGRATION OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE WITH MODERN MEDICINE IN MEDICAL COLLEGE SETTING BY ESTABLISHING AROGHYDHAMA

KARTHICKEYAN T.
Arogyadham, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, India

Yoga and Naturopathy are strongly preventive and help in promotion of positive health. They have also been found to help in better management of Life Style related chronic health problems. The importance of Yoga and Naturopathy as drug-less therapy and its' integration with allopathic Medicine has yet not been practiced routinely by the allopathic medical practitioners. In developed countries ,Yoga and Naturopathy are being explored as Complimentary Medicine and are being combined with allopathic medicine as 'Combined Medicine' for successful management of health problems, in particular Chronic Ailments. Establishment of Yoga and Naturopathy wing in a medical campus may help in changing the mind set of the allopathic medical practitioners and further help in integrating them with allopathic medicine. There is a need for understanding of limitations in both allopathy and yoga and naturopathy, and explore them judiciously in preventing the side effects of drugs and successful intervention in better management of health problems.

Advantages:

• Enhanced comprehensive care can be taken for better management of patients.

• Patients can be referred to the concerned departments for further required investigations to reach to the accurate diagnosis that may help in managing patients properly.

• Confidence and faith will be promoted in the doctors treating the patients.

• Scientific Research on traditional and modern medicine can be well established.

• More awareness and importance of traditional medicine in public will be created.

• Beside clinicians, even medical students may get exposure to the traditional medicine and get a facility to do relevant research.

• Patients may be more satisfied on getting primary interventions through yoga and naturopathy, and modern medicine in the same campus.

Disadvantages:

Allopathy being a Curative Medicine attracts patients easily, Yoga and Naturopathy may not grow to its full extent.