What a yoga lifestyle interventionist must know?

1 Some Important Modalities & Tools of Lifestyle Management

a. Management Area
i. Physical
ii. Mental
iii. Moral & Ethical (social)
iv. Spiritual
b. Modalities & Tools
I. Basic /Biological/ Physical
Food & Drink (Basic)
Sleep (Biological)
Sex (Physical)
Activity & Rest
4.1.Vocational

4.2.Habits

4.3.Induced

4.3.1. Sports & Exercise

4.3.2. Yoga

4.3.3. Walking (Best relaxing activity)

4.3.4. Swimming(Best exercise)

4.3.5. Archery(Meditative activity)

4.3.6. Fasting (Physiological rest)

II. Mental
i. Relaxation & Entertainment
Positive Tools
i. Tools of relaxation
( Music, Dance, Drama, Reading, Voyage, Sports & Games, Internet )

ii. Higher Tools of Relaxation
( Caring Others, Social Service, Hobbies, Plantation & Environment Care, Meditation )

iii. Creative Relaxation
Negative Tools
i. Alcoholism & Drug Abuse
ii. Hunting, Destruction, Sadistic Pleasure
iii. Sex Abuse, Prostitution
III. Moral and Ethical
a. Tools of Yama
Ahimsa – Feeling good for others

Satya – Truthfulness

Asteya – Right Earning, Not Stealing

Brahmacharya – Good Sex – Avoiding Sexual abuse

Aparigrah – Not to accumulate beyond needs

Principles of Trustee ship

Community Care

Investments for Larger Welfare – Industry, Business, Co-operators

Building – School, College, University, Hospital, Investment for Environment Care, Animal Care

b. Tools for Niyama
i. Sauch – Body Cleansing, Mind Cleansing
ii. Santosh – Contentment
Right Attitude
Killing Greed
Looking Around
Sense of Security – Prayers & Behavior
Building Confidence & Will Power
iii. Tapa- Struggling for Achievement through right means– Right goal setting
iv. Swadhyaya – Right Accumulation of Right Knowledge – Study of Holy Scriptures
v. Ishwar Pranidhan – Resigning to God – Prayers & Meditation
Obeying social norms – Right Struggle
Obeying norms of the land – Right Struggle
­Defending country & right things – heritage
IV. Faith (Spiritual)
i. One’s religion, World religion
ii. Spirituality comes from hope :-
Continuity of life
Sense of universal existence
Karma theory
Gyana – Knowledge, Yog
Prayers & Meditation
V. Adjustments (Technique)
i. Family Adjustment
ii. Work Place Adjustment
iii. Social Adjustment
VI. Keeping Pace with fast changing world
– Fast Life Vs Traditional Old Life Style

2 Lifestyle Intervention Techniques in Different & Age Groups

Lifestyle Intervention in Children
Lifestyle Intervention in Adolescent
Lifestyle Intervention in Adults
– Vocation Wise

– Education Wise

Life Style Intervention in Old Age
Life Style Intervention in Very Old – Geriatric Care for infirm, invalid & ill
3 Life Style Intervention in Health & Disease

4 Life Style Intervention for Achieving Goal

5 Some Unusual Techniques

Sun Gasing
River Bathing
Fasting, Austerity
Hathas
Naked Living, Little Clothing
Living in Forests & Caves
Diogenes Syndrome
Hippies Lifestyle
Sadism & Masochism
6 Some Famous Lifestyles

Mahatma Gandhi’s:- Walking & Prayer, Fasting
Emanuel Kant:- Regularity of Habits
Shri Ramakrishna Paramhans (Saint):- Tapas
Acharya Rajnish (Osho):- Love for Luxury & Sex
Dr. Radha Krishnan:- Reading
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru – Rose, Long working Hours, Shirsasana
7 How One’s Lifestyle Impact Others

8 Obsession, Manias

9 Goal Setting

Some Advance topics for dissertation

Impact of culture on lifestyle.
Ashrama way of life in Hindus and its impact on lifestyle of Hindus.
Sanskaras (Hindus way of life) and lifestyle.
Impact of religion on lifestyle of people.
Impact of fanaticism on lifestyle.
Impact of terrorism on lifestyle
Wars & Lifestyle
Impact of weather on lifestyle.
Impact of economy on lifestyle.
Fashion shows and lifestyle
Geographical conditions and lifestyle.
Lifestyle and politics.