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Türkçe Eğitiminde Dijital Yetkinlik Kavramının Farklı Değişkenler Açısından İncelenmesi
Authors: GEÇGEL Hulusi , KANA Fatih , EREN Duygu
Published: July 2020

Dünyada ve Türkiye’de devam eden COVİD 19 salgını süresince araştıran, düşünen, üreten bireyin yanı sıra dijital yetkinliğe sahip bireylerin önemi ortaya çıkmıştır. Özellikle öğrencilerin okula gidememesi ve derslerin uzaktan yapılması süresince, teknolojik donanım eksikliği, içerik eksikliği ve bireylerin dijital yetkinlik eksikliği ön plana çıkmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı ortaokul öğrencilerinin dijital yetkinlik becerileriyle ilgili öğretmen görüşlerini belirlemektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden durum çalışması deseni kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu Türkiye’nin batısında yer alan bir devlet ortaokulunda görev yapan öğretmenler oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın veri analizinde içerik analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Okullarda FATİH projesinden dolayı etkileşimli tahtaların yeteri kadar bulunduğu ama bilgisayarların ihtiyacı karşılayacak düzeyde ve dijital çağa uygun olmadığı görülmüştür. Öğrencilerin proje merkezli değil de sınav merkezli yetiştiği, bu yüzden teknolojik araçlara yönelmede problem yaşandığı görülmüştür. Dünyayı etkisine alan COVİD 19 salgını sürecinde öğretmen ve öğrencilerin dijital yetkinlikler açısından yetiştirilmesi gerektiği görülmüştür. Bu araştırmada dijital yetkinlik açısından öğretmenlerin, öğrencilerin, programların ve kitapların yeniden değerlendirilmesi gerektiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Okuma Kültürünün Bir Göstergesi Olarak Kitaplık ve Kütüphane Kullanımı Üzerine Bir Araştırma
Authors: ALTUNBAY Müzeyyen , USLU ÜSTTEN Aliye
Published: July 2020

Okuma kültürü, toplumların gelişmişlik göstergelerinden biridir. Okuma kültürünün ortaya konmasında satılan ve basılan kitap sayısı, kişi başına okunan ortalama kitap sayısı, okunan gazete sayısı vb. gibi ölçütler alınabilir. Bununla birlikte bir toplumdaki kütüphane sayısı ve kütüphanelerin kullanımı ile evlerde kitaplık ya da kütüphane bulunması da okuma kültürünü belirleyen ölçütler arasında gösterilir. Bu çalışmada kütüphanelerin öneminden hareketle ilköğretim öğrencilerinin kütüphane kullanımları, evlerinde kitaplık/kütüphane bulunma durumları ile okuma alışkanlıkları arasındaki ilişkinin ortaya konması amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmada araştırma yöntemlerinden tarama (survey) kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre öğrencilerin okuma kültürü ve kitaplık/kütüphane kullanmaları arasında önemli bir ilişki vardır. Evinde, sınıfında, okulunda ve yaşadığı bölgede kitaplık veya kütüphane bulunan öğrenciler ile aileleri kitap okuyan, evde kitap okuma saatlerine katılan öğrencilerin de okumaya karşı tutumları olumlu gelişmektedir. Bu nedenle kütüphaneler, günümüz çocuklarına, gençlerine ve yetişkinlere hitap edecek şekilde yeniden çok yönlü olarak tasarlanmalıdır.
Русское население ближнего зарубежья: геодемографическая динамика постсоветского периода
Authors: Сущий Сергей Яковлевич
Published: July 2020

В статье рассматривается геодемографическая динамика русского населения ближнего зарубежья в постсоветский период. Анализируются его количественные изменения, трансформация системы расселения, уровня урбанизированности, половозрастной структуры. Исследование показало, что в постсоветский период произошло значительное сокращение численности русских во всех странах ближнего зарубежья. Наиболее интенсивно данный процесс шел в 1990-е годы. Максимальные демографические потери в этот период понесло русское население Закавказья и ряда стран Средней Азии. В начале XXI века темпы и абсолютные масштабы сокращения снижаются, но сам тренд остается устойчивым и представляет результирующую естественной убыли русского населения, его миграции в Россию и дальнее зарубежье, ассимиляции со стороны титульных народов. Соотношение данных факторов убыли менялось во времени и по отдельным странам. Почти во всех русских общинах ближнего зарубежья фиксируется ощутимый перевес женщин, который продолжает увеличиваться. Медианный возраст русских в половине стран данной группы достигает 45–50 лет. Уровень урбанизированности большинства русских общин снизился за счет опережающей убыли нестоличных горожан. Лучше сохранилось столичное и сельское русское население. Изменилось демографическое соотношение отдельных стран и макрорегионов ближнего зарубежья. Численность русских Казахстана и Украины (без народных республик Донбасса) уже является сопоставимой, а в странах Балтии русских осталось больше, чем в Средней Азии. Повышенной демографической устойчивостью характеризуется русское население непризнанных (частично признанных) государств, возникших и существующих при поддержке России.
Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna: A Case Report and Literature Review
Authors: Fakoya Adegbenro , Heymans Jessica , McCrary Amanda , Rodriguez Omar , Cardona Abdiel , Afolabi Abayomi , McCracken Thomas
Published: July 2020

Hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) is a rare disorder common among postmenopausal females that involve increased volume and porosity of the frontal bone. Depending on the size, it could be symptomatic or asymptomatic. With a little report on the pathophysiology of HFI, we present a peculiar case of HFI with speculations that could shed more light on the already established literature and pose questions for future research.
Psychological Determinants of the Origin of Intrapersonal Contradictions of Students
Authors: Katkova A.S. , Vachkov I.
Published: July 2020

The article is devoted to the study of intrapersonal contradictions which affect the formation and development of the personality of students and which also may interfere with their further professional development. The main aim of the article is to identify the general intrapersonal contradictions in prospective psychologists with the means of empirical research. The paper reveals the psychological essence of the intrapersonal contradictions of the subject from the position of foreign and domestic researchers, who singled out the multidimensional drives and needs of the individual as the main factor of the contradiction. The following determinants of the occurrence of intrapersonal contradictions are analyzed - dependence on parents, traumatic experience and object relationships. These determinants are unconscious and it causes destruction in the personal and professional development of subject. The basic provisions of the method of recognition of intrapersonal contradictions are considered, the stages of the process of research of contradictions, which are manifested in the destruction of personality behavior, are disclosed. The presence of intrapersonal problems that destruct the personal development of a future psychologist is empirically confirmed. The main contradictions, which are divided into life-affirming and destructive manifestations, are investigated.
Medical and Physiological Aspects of Headstand
Authors: Chandra F.
Published: July 2020

The subject of this article is the famous headstand posture and some current theories about the production of its effects of which there are an enormous number. The definitive work was published by Dr. Rao in the Journal of Applied Physiology (Ref. I& 2).

The first point he considered was when one goes into the headstand position, about 400 to 500 ml of blood flows from the legs down towards the head. He measured blood pressure in the leg and found that it fell from about 200 to 10 mm Hg., average pressure. In the neck and arm, however, pressure rose by 20% (from about 90 mm Hg., to 108 mm Hg., mean blood pressure).
*Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind-Body Healing, *Yoga for the West & *Science of Stretching
Authors: Martin Donna , Dreaver Jim , Rain Willow
Published: July 2020

Deepak Chopra, author of Quantum Healing, a practicing endocrinologist who trained both in India and the United States, brings together in this book both Western medical understanding and research with the insights of Ayurveda as given to him by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

*Ian Rawlinson's Yoga for the West is a beautifully presented, easy-to-read manual for the serious yoga student. The book opens with a foreword by T.K.V. Desikachar, one of India's leading yoga teachers and the main inspiration behind the author's work.

*Deconditioning the body, relaxing the mind, freeing perception: these are some of the benefits of a regular yoga practice. Studying for intellectual clarity is an essential part of that practice, and information is available from a dizzying selection of sources and disciplines.

The subject of this book is flexibility within the context of gymnastics and kinesiology. Author Michael J. Alter, of theScience of Stretching, is a former gymnast, coach and nationally certified men's gymnastics judge. Then reading this book from the perspective of a yoga teacher and therapist
Reflex (Psychophysical) Yoga
Authors: Lynn Brian
Published: July 2020

The body can be seen and approached as an object as well as experienced subjectively. As an object it may be in need of realignment or increased flexibility,strength, or endurance.

Exercise can be prescribed to treat these deficiencies and various approaches to yoga practice emphasize one or more of these areas of concern; so yoga may be prescribed as a way of bringing about change in the body as an object. Along these lines, then, an "objective" approach to the space the body lives in is concerned with designing an environment so that it is friendly to the structural needs of the human body.
Activation: A Process of Spiritual Awakening
Authors: Mann Ronald
Published: July 2020

This article considers the dynamic that may arise between two individuals when one of them has "unconscious shadow material" surfacing during the process of spiritual growth—a phenomenon that can occur between Yoga student or client and Yoga teacher or therapist.

Individuals may experience spiritual awakening in a variety of ways. Historically it has been reported that an individual, like Gautama the Buddha, can sit alone and obtain full realization. Or one can be walking down the "road to Damascus"and be struck by the power of God and realize his or her oneness with the universe.
The Cakras in Transpersonal Psychotherapy
Authors: Prendergast John
Published: July 2020

The Indian tradition of Tantra-Yoga and Kundalini-Yoga describes seven major cakras ("discs/wheels"): subtle energy centers in the body that govern different domains of human experience ranging from physical survival to spiritual illumination. After twenty years of direct personal and clinical experience with the cakras, I have come to believe that they offer a remarkable conceptual and perceptual map of the psychospiritual process and play a vital, though often unrecognized, role in psychotherapy.

It appears to me that psychotherapy knowingly or unknowingly involves the cakras and that awareness of them facilitates the process of personal transformation,allowing clients to gradually open to their transpersonal depths. In this article I will demonstrate the relevance of the cakras to the practice oftranspersonal psychotherapy and offer some suggestions as to how therapists and clients can consciously work with them. Using the cakrasrequires an ability to focus on subtle body sensations and to understand their meaning, a capacity that many therapists and clients already have. Knowledge of and experience with the cakras help to bridge psychology and spirituality,enriching our understanding of transpersonal psychotherapy and helping to ground it in the body.
Body, Breath, Mind, and Spirit: The Pursuit of Inner Health
Authors: Jerry Martin
Published: July 2020

Illness and suffering inevitably bring one face to face with the ultimate questions of life. Thus it is no surprise that spirituality is currently the subject of intense study in medicine and allied disciplines. But these studies are floundering for want of a definition of spirituality, for one cannot research what one cannot clearly define. With very few exceptions Western investigators have yet to realize that the perennial wisdom already has a practical science of spirituality, which is known as Yoga. Here I will explore a very pragmatic definition of spirituality—furnished by the late Swami Rama—that can be applied to health and healing as an organizing context or map for the territory.
Application of Hatha-Yoga Asanas to Chronic Cystitis Using Western Medical, Chinese Acupressure, and Ayurvedic Points of View
Authors: Mahowald Dawn , Ripoll Emmey
Published: July 2020

Hatha-Yoga practitioners and therapists have long understood the positive benefits of regular asana practice for people with chronic disorders. So have Ayurvedic and Chinese physicians.

Over the past few decades, Western physicians also have begun to explore both exercise in general and Hatha-Yogaasanas in particular and their positive contributions to the health of patients with chronic disorders. Even though there are still many differences of opinion as to degree, it is safe to say that Hatha-Yoga is now recognized,across much of the world, as a method by which people can improve their health, reduce stress, and even cure certain diseases and chronic disorders.

Little has been said, though, about combining the viewpoints of more than one medical system and applying those viewpoints to development of a Hatha-Yogaasana program for a specific disorder. With the continually growing awareness of the breadth and depth of medical systems other than one's own, the lightning speed of information transfer around the world, and the advent of medical databases for cross-referencing of information on various treatments, the next logical step to take is to combine those viewpoints and work with them jointly. If nothing else, the medical and healing communities owe it to their patients to seek out this newfound wealth of ideas and information and apply it whenever possible.

This article on chronic cystitis and three different medical systems, Western, Ayurvedic, and Chinese, is one very small step in that direction. It first examines chronic cystitis from each system's point of view, then combines them to synthesize a Hatha-Yoga–based,complementary treatment program.
An Exploratory Study that Analyze the Viability of Hatha-Yoga as Preventive Health Care in the Managed Care Environment
Authors: O'Neill Rebecca
Published: July 2020

Context: Although Hatha-Yoga has been scientifically proven to promote health and prevent disease, it is neither recognize and or valued by many managed care stakeholders.

Objective: This exploratory study was undertaken to answer the research question: What patterns emerge to explain why Hatha-Yoga is not valued by many managed care stakeholders, and what approaches could be taken to increase Yoga's perceived value?

Design: In search of obstacles to Yoga's acceptance, an extensive literature review was conducted and a set of interview questions was developed and then posed to stakeholders of managed care. The data from the literature and interview responses were analyzed and collated. Although this qualitative research touches on many types of complementary and alternative medicine, it highlights Hatha-Yoga and its reimburse-ability in a managed care environment.

Setting: United States.

Participants: Thirty-two representatives were nonrandomly selected from various stakeholder groups in nine different states.

Results: Fifty-one reasons, attributable to all categories of stakeholders, surfaced to explain why Hatha-Yoga is not readily valued by many health care stakeholders. This study identifies numerous approaches that could be taken to increase appreciation and application of Yoga's proven health benefits.

Conclusion: To improve the acceptability and reimburse-ability of Hatha-Yoga, the following must happen:Yoga professionals resolve issues surrounding certification and licensing; physicians recognize Yoga's proven benefits and place more emphasis on prevention; controlled randomized trials and measurable outcomes are instituted; medical schools provide education about Yoga; and insurance companies and health maintenance organizations include coverage for the use of Yoga.
Therapeutic Mechanisms of Yoga Âsana
Authors: Brownstone Ann
Published: July 2020

As Yoga therapists work with neurologically involved clients with diagnoses such as cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis, we recognize the opportunity to simultaneously expand our own knowledge base and communicate the therapeutic benefits of Yoga âsana to other medical and therapy practitioners. A discussion and comparison of mutually utilized therapeutic mechanisms inherent in Yoga âsana and other forms of therapy may generate enhancements to existing practices.
Wide Dimensions to Yoga Therapy:Comparative Approaches from Viniyoga,Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, and the Feldenkrais Method®
Authors: Kepner (Viniyoga) John , Strohmeyer (Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy) Victoria , Elgelid (Feldenkrais Method) Staffan
Published: July 2020

Three well-known but very different mind/body methodologies for working with individuals are presented in a common framework consisting of: definition,methodology, case studies, and credentialing requirements. Chronic lower back pain is the presenting symptom considered by all three. Part of the background for this effort is the growing interest by conventional health care institutions in complementary and alternative therapies and the implications for Yoga therapy as a recognized discipline.
Risk Management: Conscious Ahimsâ
Authors: Taylor Matthew
Published: July 2020

The popularity and pervasiveness of Yoga has brought with it increased injuries and subsequent legal interventions. This article reviews the concepts of risk management and how they might be used in a Yoga environment. Beginning from an intention of "consciousahimsâ," the review is followed by case examples of documented practices from the author's experience as an expert legal witness. The final portion of the article offers suggested remedies for these cases and provides an action list of practices to empower readers to weave their practice of ahimsâ throughout the fabric of their service to others.
Discovering the Physical and Psychological Benefits of Yoga for Cancer Survivors
Authors: Culos-Reed S. Nicole , Carlson Linda , Daroux Lisa , Hately-Aldous Susi
Published: July 2020

Physical activity provides a number of physical and psychological benefits to cancer survivors, including lessening the impact of detrimental cancer-related symptoms and treatment side effects (e.g., fatigue, nausea)and improving overall well-being and quality of life. The purpose of the present pilot study was to examine the physical and psychological benefits afforded by a seven-week Yoga program for cancer survivors within the framework of the theory of planned behavior. The Yoga program participants (M age=51.18 [10.33]; 92%female) included primarily breast cancer survivors, on average 55.95 (54.39) months post-diagnosis. Significant differences between the intervention group (n=20)and the control group (n=18) at post-intervention were seen in both psychosocial (i.e., global quality of life,stress, emotional function, emotional irritability, mood disturbance, tension, depression, anger, confusion) and physical (i.e., resting heart rate, cardiovascular endurance, cardiopulmonary arousal) variables (all p's<.05). There were also significant improvements(all p's<.05) in the program participants from pre- to post-intervention on a number of physical and psychosocial variables. These initial findings suggest that Yoga has significant potential and should be further explored as a beneficial physical activity option for cancer survivors. Future research might attempt to include a broader range of participants (e.g., other types of cancer diagnoses, more male subjects) in a randomized,controlled trial.
Yoga and Psychoneuroimmunology
Authors: Blossom Scott
Published: July 2020

Research in the field of psychoneuroimmunology has helped to build confidence among members of the conventional medical community regarding the concrete positive effects that stress management, counseling, meditation,and Hatha-Yoga can play in treating disease and promoting health. The "discoveries" in this field are echoing a major theme in yogic scriptures—that the mind plays a central role in healing and wellness. In essence, Yoga is designed to optimize an individual's psychoneuroimmunological functioning by a) addressing the roots of negative, unconscious conditioning and b) prescribing a multidimensional practice for positive transformation.
Case Studies of Yoga Therapy with Focused Downward Release and Scapular Stabilization in Shoulder Injuries
Authors: DeAvilla Nicole
Published: July 2020

Shoulder injuries can be complex and time-consuming to rehabilitate. Yoga therapy is well suited to deal with both the complexity and the subtlety of shoulder rehabilitation. This article discusses three case studies with different shoulder injuries and describes the role that Yoga therapy played in the rehabilitation of these injuries. The case studies share in common a focus on downward stabilization of the scapulae, release of the upper shoulder muscles, and awareness of upward energy flow in the spine in a variety of positions and movements. This rehabilitation focus (identified as FDRSS) is described in detail, including how it can be expressed in specific breathing practices and Yoga poses.
Low Reincarceration Rate Associated with Ananda Marga Yoga and Meditation
Authors: Landau Pashupati Steven , John Gross Jagat Bandhu
Published: July 2020

Ananda Marga (AM) Yoga was taught to male inmates at Wake Correctional Center in Raleigh, NC. A five-year study of 190 inmates found that those who were taught Ananda Marga (AM) Yoga were significantly less likely to be reincarcerated upon release. Subjects were divided into two groups, those who attended at least one, but less than four classes, and those who attended more than four classes. Differences in reincarceration rates between these two groups during a two-year post-release period were striking. Of those who attended more than four classes, 8.5% were reincarcerated, while 25.2% of those who attended fewer than four classes were reincarcerated during this same period. This difference was found to be statistically significant at the 0.025 level.
A Conversation with IAYT President Matthew Taylor
Authors: McGonigal Kelly
Published: July 2020

Matthew J. Taylor, PT, PhD, RYT was elected president of the board of directors for IAYT in February 2008. He has 27 years of clinical experience in physical therapy and is a leader in integrating Yoga with Western approaches to rehabilitation and therapy. He received his Masters of Physical Therapy degree from Baylor University in 1981, and served as a physical therapist and active duty Army Medical Specialist officer in the United States Army from 1980 through 1988. In 1988, he left the military and opened a private physical therapy practice in Galena, Illinois. In 1995, he expanded his physical therapy practice into an integrated clinic and health club. He became a certified, advanced-level Integrative Yoga Therapy therapist in 1998, and in 2006, he completed his PhD in transformational learning and change thorough the California Institute of Integral Studies. In 2003, he founded the Dynamic Systems Rehabilitation (DSR) clinics in Scottsdale, AZ. The clinic offers therapy and wellness services that integrate classical Yoga, physical therapy, and modern transformation learning theory. He has been an IAYT board member since February 2007 and is IAYT's representative for the Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care. Matt sat down with us to discuss his perspective on Yoga therapy, IAYT, and some possibilities for the future of both.
Yoga and the Cardiovascular System
Authors: Chandra F.
Published: July 2020

Basic aims of Yoga include control of the body, emotions and intellect. For many years in the West, voluntary control of autonomic functions of the body was regarded as improbable.
Breathing Patterns Found in Heart Attack Patients
Authors: Hymes Alan , Nuernberger Phil
Published: July 2020

A survey was recently taken of 153 patients in an intensive coronary care unit (CCU) of a large hospital in the Minneapolis - St. Paul area. Its purpose was to determine the quality, type, and frequency of certain breathing patterns found among heart attack patients. Patients were divided into two broad categories as follows:
Table of Contents & Editorials
Authors: Saraswati Swami Dayananda
Published: July 2020

Vedanta is not a technique, nor a theory nor a system that one can learn and apply to the ways of the mind. It is a teaching that changes your understanding... your vision, in fact, of the nature of all problems that the mind comes up with. Thus, the very nature of problem-solving is altered by seeing that when one solves a specific or topical problem it is only a temporary resolving.
Yoga for Children on the Autism Spectrum
Authors: Ehleringer Jennie
Published: July 2020

This article provides an overview of the benefits of Yoga for children and adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Yoga can improve focus and attention, sensory information processing, communication, self-regulation, and motor control. These skills generalize to other areas in life, ultimately helping those with ASD lead more balanced, healthy, socially integrated, and independent lives. The article provides detailed advice based on the author's clinical experience about how to structure a Yoga environment, work with ASD as well as the families and communities of students with ASD, and create lessons based on student's individual or group needs. Sample lesson plans are included.

Perspective on the Creation of Educational Standards for Yoga Therapy, An Overview of Regulatory Issues in Yoga, Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda.
Transforming Trauma: A Qualitative Feasibility Study of Integrative Restoration (iRest) Yoga Nidra on Combat-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Authors: Stankovic L.
Published: July 2020

This eight-week study examined the feasibility of offering weekly classes in Integrative Restoration(iRest), a form of mindfulness meditation, to military combat veterans at a community mental health agency in the San Francisco Bay Area. Participants were 16 male combat veterans (15 Vietnam War and 1 Iraq War) of mixed ethnicity, aged 41 to 66 years, suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The 11 participants who completed the study reported reduced rage, anxiety, and emotional reactivity, and increased feelings of relaxation,peace, self-awareness, and self-efficacy, despite challenges with mental focus, intrusive memories, and other concerns. All participants reported they would have attended ongoing iRest classes at the agency approximately once per week.
Table of Contents & Editorial
Authors: Bullock B. Grace
Published: July 2020

The field of yoga therapy is growing at a phenomenal rate. An estimated 1,000 yoga therapy studies have been published since 2000. This represents a nearly fivefold increase since the previous decade. The benefits of yoga as therapy are no secret to the millions of yoga practitioners in the East who have embraced its rich traditions for thousands of years, yet in the West yoga therapy remains relatively novel and, for some, enigmatic. The field of yoga therapy is faced with the necessary task of defining itself to inculcate an understanding of its benefits for individuals regardless of their age or ability level.
Joint Ventures: Helping Those With Rheumatoid Arthritis Live Well
Authors: Stewart Aggie
Published: July 2020

Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune, chronic inflammatory disorder that causes pain, swelling, stiffness, loss of joint function, and reduced quality of life. Yoga therapy may help individuals with RA manage stress and increase well-being. This study focused on the identification of therapeutic objectives and a methodology to achieve symptom relief, regain function, and enhance quality of life for individuals with RA. Methods: Four women with RA participated in private yoga therapy sessions for 2.5 months. Assessment based, tailored home practices were developed and modified to address participant - identified goals. Results: Participants reported decreased pain, fatigue, swelling, and flares; increased energy; pain-free range of motion and strength around affected joints; and a heightened sense of well-being. Conclusions: Tailored yoga therapy that emphasizes stress reduction may be beneficial for individuals with RA.
Yoga for the Elderly
Authors: Dhyansky Yan
Published: July 2020

"Yoga teachers should adapt yoga to the individual, not the individual to yoga."

Keeping these words of my teacher, T.K.V. Desikachar, in mind, I entered the Senior Center of Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco. The director led me to a room where about thirty seniors anxiously awaited my presentation on yoga.

As I walked in, my shoulders collapsed, my heart started beating fast and I had to take a deep breath. The scene was not encouraging. I had previously worked with people in their late fifties and early sixties. But what could I possibly do for these frail seniors, most of whom were in their late seventies and eighties?
Paradoxical Breathing in Reflex Yoga
Authors: Lynn Brian
Published: July 2020

Reflex Yoga is based on the observation that the unconscious mind has far greater control of behavior, posture and breathing than the conscious mind. There is an immense amount of unconscious activity involved in standing, sitting and breathing. With perseverance we can "stand up straight" and "breathe deeply and evenly," and these instructions can be internalized and habitualized. But we must ask if this is the purpose and goal of yoga, even when backed by scientific research and traditional authority.
Asana-Based Exercises for the Management of Low-Back Pain
Authors: Ananthanarayanan & Srinivasan T.
Published: July 2020

The present study evaluates a number of simple asanas which may be used as rehabilitative techniques on the basis of biomechanical principles. This study also suggests a set of asanas which work on the back with increasing intensity. A series of tests are presented for assessing the physiological debility of a patient. The assessment results form the basis for the selection of asanas to be prescribed to the patient. A chart is provided to enable the yoga therapist to increase the intensity of asanas so that the muscles of the low-back may be strengthened systematically and progressively
The Power of Silence
Authors: Dreaver Jim
Published: July 2020

I've had the good fortune in my life to have met and spent time with several individuals who embodied a high degree of consciousness, of inner freedom. These were people who moved in the world with a sense of grace and ease, and an innate trust that life would take care of them-as it did. They exhibited personal courage, strength of will, presence, enormous creative energy' compassion and concern for the welfare of others.
Sanskrit: A Sacred Model of Language
Authors: Houston Vyaas
Published: July 2020

What makes a language sacred is how we use it. If a language is used to discover the sacredness of life, it becomes a sacred language.

Whether or not a language is sacred is also determined by who is using it. This in turn has a great deal to do with whether a language is being used consciously or unconsciously. We may use language consciously as an instrument to accomplish our real purpose in life, that is, to wake up and find out who we are; or we may find ourselves unconsciously programmed by language, using it to maintain patterns of a struggle for individual survival established by previous generations.
Three-Year Follow-up and Clinical Implications of a Mindfulness Meditation-Based Stress Reduction Intervention in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
Authors: Miller John , Fletcher Ken , Kabat-Zinn Jon
Published: July 2020

A previous study of 22 medical patients with DSM-III-R-defined anxiety disorders showed clinically and statistically significant improvements in subjective and objective symptoms of anxiety and panic following an 8-week outpatient physician-referred group stress reduction intervention based on mindfulness meditation. Twenty subjects demonstrated significant reductions in Hamilton and Beck Anxiety and Depression scores post-intervention and at 3-month follow-up. In this study, 3-year follow-up data were obtained and analyzed on 18 of the original 22 subjects to probe long-term effects. Repeated measures analysis showed maintenance of the gains obtained in the original study on the Hamilton {F(2,32)= 13.22; p < 0.001} and Beck {F(2,32) = 9.83; p<0.001} anxiety scales as well as on their respective depression scalgs, on the Hamilton panic score, in the number and severity of panic attacks, and on the Mobility Index—Accompanied and the Fear Survey. A 3-year follow-up comparison of this cohort with a larger group of subjects from the intervention who had met criteria for scredning for the original study suggests generalizability of the results obtained with the smaller, more intensively studied cohort. Ongoing compliance with the meditation practice was also demonstrated in the majority of subjects at 3 years. We conclude that an intensive but time-limited group stress reduction intervention based on mindfulness meditation can have long-term beneficial effects in the treatment of people diagnosed with anxiety disorders.
Table of Contents & Editorial
Authors: Feuerstein Georg
Published: July 2020

Yoga therapy has been called a modern invention. This is only partially true, however,for even the most ancient Yoga traditions—to be found in the Vedic hymnodies of c. 2000-4000 B.C.E.— mention the health benefits of a spiritual (read: yogic) lifestyle. Yoga-cikitsa is the traditional name for yogic therapeutic intervention.
Insurance Asana: A Standing Pose
Authors: Jordan Dy
Published: July 2020

A shift is coming. As Yoga moves into the big-business world of hospitals and HMO insurance companies, our balance will be tested. Just as we build a strong foundation in tadasana(mountain posture) before doing more difficult balancing poses, Yoga teachers and therapists can build a strong foundation of information and communication concerning Yoga and insurance. Then we can take a stand on it.
Hysteropexia abdominalis anterior with posterior uterine contractions.
Authors: Slavyanskiy K. F.
Published: July 2020

Speech of the Chairman of the Obstetric and Gynecological Society in St. Petersburg, prof. K.F.Slaviansky, pronounced in the annual meeting on January 18, 1891.
Fault Model of the 1804 Kisakata Earthquake (Akita, Japan)
Authors: Imai Kentaro , Okada Shinsuke , Takahashi Narumi , Ebina Yuichi , Tsuji Yoshinobu
Published: July 2020

The 10 July 1804 Kisakata earthquake occurred offshore Kisakata (Akita, Japan), and widespread felt shaking was reported from Matsumae (Hokkaido) to Ohmi-Hachiman (Shiga Prefecture). The earthquake caused strong ground motions that extensively damaged areas near the epicenter, such as along the coast of Kisakata, and the resultant tsunami caused extensive damage along the coast from Kisakata to Sakata. Furthermore, Kisakata lagoon was uplifted by dislocation during the earthquake, exposing the lagoon floor. Here, we performed a field survey of the uplift distribution based on microtopographic remnants of the former shoreline of Kisakata lagoon and used historical documents to re-evaluate tsunami trace heights. Using ocean-bottom reflection profiles, we estimated a fault model for the earthquake and resultant tsunami. Our model indicates that an average of 5.6 m of slip on the fault (equivalent to an Mw 7.1 earthquake) is required to explain the observed crustal deformation and tsunami height distributions, and back correction of the modeled slip reproduced well the former shoreline of Kisakata lagoon.
An Automated Method for Developing a Catalog of Small Earthquakes Using Data of a Dense Seismic Array and Nearby Stations
Authors: Cheng Yifang , Ben-Zion Yehuda , Brenguier Florent , Johnson Christopher W. , Li Zefeng , Share Pieter-Ewald , Mordret Aurélien , Boué Pierre , Vernon Frank
Published: July 2020

We propose a new automated procedure for using continuous seismic waveforms recorded by a dense array and its nearby regional stations for P-wave arrival identification, location, and magnitude estimation of small earthquakes. The method is illustrated with a one-day waveform dataset recorded by a dense array with 99 sensors near Anza, California, and 24 surrounding regional stations within 50 km of the dense array. We search a wide range of epicentral locations and apparent horizontal slowness values (0–15  s/km) in the 15–25 Hz range and time shift the dense array waveforms accordingly. For each location–slowness combination, the average neighboring station waveform similarity (avgCC) of station pairs <150  m apart is calculated for each nonoverlapping 0.5 s time window. Applying the local maximum detection algorithm gives 966 detections. Each detection has a best-fitting location–slowness combination with the largest avgCC. Of 331 detections with slowness <0.4  s/km, 324 (about six times the catalog events and 98% accuracy) are found to be earthquake P-wave arrivals. By associating the dense array P-wave arrivals and the P- and S-wave arrivals from the surrounding stations using a 1D velocity model, 197 detections (∼4 times of the catalog events) have well-estimated locations and magnitudes. Combining the small spacing of the array and the large aperture of the regional stations, the method achieves automated earthquake detection and location with high sensitivity in time and high resolution in space. Because no preknowledge of seismic-waveform features or local velocity model is required for the dense array, this automated algorithm can be robustly implemented in other locations.
A comparative study of effect of fluoroquinolones on blood glucose levels in rats
Authors: Gupta Tanya , Mulkalwar Sarita , Kulkarni Vishwanath , Jadhav Sudhir , Tilak Abhijeet , Rane Bhalchandra
Published: July 2020

Background: Fluoroquinolones (FQ) are frequently prescribed because of their broad-spectrum applicability in treatment of community acquired pneumonia and urinary tract infections. Increased use has raised some concerns regarding side effects like dysglycaemia, tendon rupture and QT interval prolongation. Gatifloxacin was banned in India in 2011 for causing fatal hypoglycemia. This study compares the effect of different fluoroquinolones on blood glucose levels in rats.Methods: 24 rats were divided into four study groups. Each group was administered one fluoroquinolone namely levofloxacin 9 mg, moxifloxacin 7.2 mg, ciprofloxacin 18 mg and ofloxacin 14.4 mg respectively for five days. The changes in blood glucose levels were observed for 10 days.Results: The mean blood glucose levels in all the four groups dropped below the baseline by day five. A statistically significant reduction in mean glucose levels was found in the moxifloxacin, ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin group. Among the rats that were given ofloxacin, the reduction in the mean blood glucose levels was not statistically significant. After stopping the drugs, the blood glucose levels in all the four groups returned near to the baseline within five days.Conclusions: The use of fluoroquinolones causes hypoglycemia in rats. The blood glucose level reduction associated with moxifloxacin was maximum, whereas ofloxacin appeared to have the minimum effect on blood glucose levels. These effects do not appear to be permanent and the dysglycaemia subsided after the drugs were stopped.
Drug utilization study of drugs used in the management of post-partum hemorrhage at a tertiary care hospital
Authors: Lakshmi G. N. S. Sangeetha , Bharathi U. , Sruthi Vadlakonda , Geervani Arige
Published: July 2020

Background: Postpartum haemorrhage remains a major cause of both maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide, uterotonic drugs such as oxytocin, with or without ergometrine, have been used to prevent PPH. The objective to study the drugs used in the management of post-partum haemorrhage at a tertiary care hospital.Methods: An observational and cross-sectional study design was adopted for this study. The case sheets of 100 patients presenting in active stage of labour to the labour room in a tertiary care hospital were analysed.Results: In the prescriptions analysed from the patients in the labour room, drugs used to prevent PPH are oxytocin and misoprostol. Oxytocin is the most commonly prescribed drug to prevent PPH in the study group. It is a life-saving drug to prevent PPH and thereby maternal mortality. In the study group having 103 patients, a total of 81 patients received only 10 IU oxytocin IM and 14 patients received 10 IU oxytocin IM and 600 g misoprostol to prevent PPH.Conclusions: Oxytocin is an essential drug included in the WHO essential drug list and in the national list of essential medicine, so it shouldn’t have been dealt in such a biased manner.
The impact of bismuth adding to rabeprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromycin on eradication rate of Helicobacter pylori
Authors: Sadrkabir Mohammad , Tasouji Masoud , Sharghi Afshan , Yazdanbod Abbas
Published: July 2020

Background: High prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection and induction of resistance as a result of consumption of antibiotics necessitates an ongoing effort for evaluation of new regimen to overcome this phenomenon.  Intensive efforts are being made to identify such an optimal regimen, but there are many obstacles hindering the achievement of this goal. This study aimed to investigate the impact of adding bismuth to rabeprazole, amoxicillin and clarithromycin on rate of H. pylori eradication.Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 60 patients with dyspepsia and positive gastric biopsy for H. pylori in endoscopy were recruited. The first group (A) received rabiprazole for 6 weeks, amoxicillin and clarithromycin for 2 weeks either with bismuth for 2 weeks and the second group (B) received rabiprazole for 6 weeks, amoxicillin and clarithromycin for 2 weeks either without bismuth. Four weeks after the treatment, the compliance and eradication were evaluated using stool antigen of helicobacter. The patients who could complete the therapeutic regimen were assigned for analysis.Results: H. pylori eradication rates were 70% and 56.6% in two groups A and B (with and without Bismuth), respectively and the difference was significant. There is a significant relationship between the studied groups and the results of fecal antigen of H. pylori.Conclusions: The bismuth had a significant effect on the success of eradication rate of H. pylori and its impact adding to the treatment regimen containing clarithromycin was effective on eradication success rate.
Mephentermine abuse of prescription drugs in gym
Authors: Bhardwaj Ankit , Sharma Sangeeta , Prakash Om
Published: July 2020

A case report of 32 years old male presented to the drug addiction OPD and treatment center for the withdrawal symptoms of mephentermine.  Mephentermine a synthetic derivative of amphetamines with cardiac stimulatory action is been misused for boast of endurance in bodybuilders. Abuse of mephentermine result in psychosis, cardiovascular disorder and development of tolerance and dependence over time. Given its potential of causing harm, the abuse and dependence liability of mephentermine needs to be highlighted to gym instructors and general public.
Self-care convicting adverse reaction: prednisolone instance
Authors: Kalpana Pamayyagari
Published: July 2020

Self-medication is a wide spread behavior, particularly among elderly patients. Self-medication involves not only the consumption of over-the-counter products but also the re-use of formerly prescribed drugs without medical supervision. This practice may lead to severe adverse health events. Here we report a case of old female, presented with cushingoid face and hyperglycemia due to self-medication of high dose Prednisolone for longer duration. Symptomatic treatment was given to stabilize the patient. Patient was warned regarding the adverse effects of drugs and strictly advised to use medication only under medical supervision.
Tumor de cordón sexual con túbulos anulares y cistadenoma mucinoso de ovario, en una adolescente con Síndrome de Peutz Jeghers
Authors: López Corella Eduardo , Garza Elizondo Rosalía , Silva Martínez María Teresa , González del Ángel Ariadna , Fuentes-Gutiérrez Denisse
Published: July 2020

Niña de 14 años que acudió a nuestro Instituto al año de vida por prolapso de pólipo rectal con evacuaciones sanguinolentas.  Segunda gesta de una pareja de padre sano y madre afectada con el síndrome de Peutz-Jeghers, al igual que otros familiares por la rama materna.  Existe antecedente de aborto en la madre y tiene una hermana menor aparentemente sana.  La madre presentó amenaza de parto pretérmino en el séptimo mes que se controló con reposo y medicamentos no especificados.  La paciente nació por cesárea a las 41 semanas de edad gestacional, por falta de trabajo de parto.  Presentó llanto y respiración espontáneos, APGAR de 8-9, peso  3.800 Kg, talla  51 cm.  Fue dada de alta como binomio sano a las 78 horas.  El periodo postnatal curso sin complicaciones y su desarrollo neurológico fue normal.
Apofisitis de la Rodilla (Osgood Schlatter, Sinding Larsen Johansson)
Authors: Unda Haro José Pablo , Migoya Nuño Alfonso , Capuano Tripp Pola
Published: July 2020

Las apofisitis por tracción son lesiones por sobre uso que se presentan exclusivamente en el paciente pediátrico como resultante del micro trauma repetitivo generado por la tracción de los tendones a nivel de las apófisis, principalmente durante la fase rápida de crecimiento en pacientes que practican actividades deportivas,  ya que durante este periodo el crecimiento óseo y muscular no son armónicos, los tendones relativamente cortos generan mayor fuerza de tracción sobre las apófisis creando cargas submaximas de tracción repetida causante de inflamación y lesión de las apófisis.; las apofisitis por tracción en la rodilla son Osgood Schlatter y Sinding Larsen Johansson
Naturaleza del acceso a los servicios de salud mental de la población adulta víctima del conflicto armado en Colombia
Authors: Monroy-Sánchez Diana Carolina
Published: July 2020

Introducción. La salud es un derecho fundamental que, además de jugar un papel muy importante por su valor, cumple una función significativa en el desarrollo humano y social. En Colombia, la población víctima del conflicto armado es considerada vulnerable en este aspecto, pues tiene una alta probabilidad de padecer problemas mentales, los cuales, según sugieren algunos estudios, están asociados a determinantes individuales, organizacionales y sociales; además, el acceso a los servicios de salud mental en esta población es limitado.
Objetivo. Realizar una revisión documental de la naturaleza del acceso a los servicios de salud mental en la población adulta víctima del conflicto armado en Colombia.
Discusión. Los factores asociados al acceso a los servicios de salud mental de la población adulta víctima del conflicto armado pueden abordarse de acuerdo con tres dimensiones: disposición de los servicios de salud, barreras de acceso a los servicios de salud mental y resultados en materia de salud. Los principales hallazgos del presente estudio revelan que, a diferencia de la población general, las víctimas del conflicto armado presentan mayores dificultades en las barreras personales y económicas para acceder a los servicios de salud mental, barreras que incluyen el desconocimiento de los servicios de salud y la dificultad en la articulación intersectorial.
Conclusiones. El acceso a los servicios de salud mental en la población general continúa mostrando dificultades debido a barreras de diferente orden: personales, económicas, geográficas, organizacionales y socioculturales, barreras que de igual forma se exacerban en población víctima del conflicto armado.