PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT
OF ASANA AND
PRANAYAMA ON NORMAL
ENDOCRINE FUNCTIONS
Dr.Shweta Mishra
BNYS, M.Sc Yoga, AYUSH
NET
AYUSH, AIIMS, Bhopal
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महर्षि पतंजलि
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योग
युज्.: Yog, Yoke, Union, Harmony , Oneness
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• समत्वम योग उच्यते । Bhagvat Gita , 2:48
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• योग: कममाशु कौशलम । Bhagvat Gita, 2: 50
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• योगः चित्त वृर्त्त निरोधः| Yog Darshan, 1:2
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आसन
स्थिरसुखममसिम् ।। योग दशाि 2:46
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प्रयत्िशैथिल्यमिन्तत्यसममपत्तिभ्यमम् ।।
योग दशाि 2: 47
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ततो द्वन्तद्वमिभिघमतः ।। योग दशाि 2: 48
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प्राणायाम
तस्थमन्तसनत श्वमसप्रश्वमसयोगानतत्तवच्छेदः प्रमणमयममः।।
योग दशाि 2:49
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प्राणायाम
स तु बमह्यमभ्यन्ततरथतम्िवृत्तिदेशकमलसंख्यमभिः
पररदृष्टो दीघासूक्ष्मः ।। योग दशाि 2: 50
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प्राणायाम
ततः क्षीयते प्रकमशमवरणम् ।। योग दशाि 2: 52
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FUNCTION OF ENDOCRINE
GLAND
PLAY VIDEO
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HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Control and
coordination
Nervous system
QUICK
Short lived
Endocrine system
SLOW &
protracted
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MECHANISM OF ACTION
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•Norepinephrine
•Epinephrine
Immediate
effect
•Thyroxine
•Growth Hormone
Effect after
long time
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Adrenal gland
cortex
Affects Metabolism
Medulla
Defence against stress
Adrenalin/ noradrenalin
Fight or Flight hormones
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Hypothalamus
Pituitary
Endocrine
Target
organ
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NEUROENDOCRINE
SYSTEMS
MECHANISM BY WHICH HYPOTHALAMUS
• MAINTAINS HOMEOSTASIS
• REGULATES REPRODUCTION, METABOLISM,
EATING, DRINKING, BEHAVIOUR, ENERGY-
UTILIZATION, OSMOLARITY , BLOOD
PRESSURE
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NEUROENDOCRINE
SYSTEMS
1. HYPOTHALAMIC PITUITARY ADRENAL AXIS (HPA)
2. HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-GONADAL AXIS (HPG)
3. HYPOTHALAMIC- PITUTARY- THYROID AXIS (HPT)
4. HYPOTHALAMIC- PITUITARY-
NEUROHYPOPHYSEAL AXIS
(systems through which the hypothalamus and pituitary direct
neuroendocrine function.)
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HYPOTHALAMOPITUTARY
ADRENAL AXIS
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HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-
GONADAL AXIS (HPG)
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HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-
THYROID AXIS (HPT)
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PSYCHO-NEURO-ENDOCRINE-IMMUNE
MECHANISM
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PSYCHO-NEURO
ENDOCRINOLOGY
• PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY IS THE
CLINICAL STUDY OF
HORMONE FLUCTUATIONS AND THEIR
RELATIONSHIP TO HUMAN BEHAVIOUR.
• EXPLORES THE INTERRELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN MIND , BRAIN AND HORMONES
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PSYCHO-
NEUROIMMUNOLOGYPHYSICAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL
STRESS
NEUROLOGICAL
CHANGES
PSYCHIC
CONSEQUENCE
S
IMMUNE
ENDOCRINE
METABOLIC
CHANGES
GENES
BEHAVIOUR
AWARENESSC
ONSCIOUSNE
SS
BRAIN
MIND
ENVIRONMENT
BODY
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PSYCHO-
NEUROIMMUNOLOGY
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PSYCHOLOGICAL/
PSYCHOSOCIAL
CHANGES
(REDUCED
ANXIETY)
0
STRESS
PROCES
S
(COPING)
BEHAVIOUR
CHANGE
(eg:
Medication
adherence)
EXPOSURE TO
STRESS
MANAGEMENT
INTERVENTIO
N
SNS
NORMALIZATION
HPA
NORMALIZATION
HORMONE
CHANGES
(TESTOSTERONE
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INCREASED
IMMUNE
FUNCTIONING
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STRESS MECHANISM
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STRESS
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CONCEPTS OF YOGA
• ADIJA VYADHI
• PSYCHOSOMATIC DISEASES
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CONCEPTS OF YOGA
ON PSYCHOLOGICAL LEVEL-
PROMOTES INTROSPECTION-
SELF-KNOWLEDGE-
PSYCHIC TRANSFORMATION.
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CONCEPTS OF YOGA
RELAXATION –
CALMS MIND AND DECREASE ITS
ACTIVITY WHILE PROMOTING
STABILITY.
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CONCEPTS OF YOGA
• YOGA CONSIDERS THE PSYCHE TO
BE SPREAD IN DIFFERENT CENTERS
ALONG THE BODY (CHAKRAS-
NERVOUS PLEXUS- ENDOCRINE
GLAND- ORGAN- PSYCHIC QUALITIES)-
• YOGA BRINGS LIGHT TO ANY
PSYCHIC BLOCKAGES-
• MAKES IT AVAILABLE TO THE
CONSCIOUS MIND.
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CONCEPTS OF YOGA
• THE MODERN CORRELATE IS IN THE
CORE OF PSYCHO-
NEUROIMMUNOLOGY-
• SUBTLE MECHANISMS OF
PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE.
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पञ्च कोश ( अत्मम के पंच तरह के
शरीर)
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CHAKRAS AND GLAND
GLAND CHAKRA
PINEAL SAHASTRAR
PITUTARY AJNA
THYROID,
PARATHYROI
D
VISHUDDHI
THYMUS ANAHATA
ADRENALS,
PANCREAS
MANIPURA
OVARY,
TESTES
SWADHISTHA
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OVARY,
TESTES
MULADHARA
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YOGA AND HEALTH
(FOUR PILLARS)
1. आचमर/ व्यवहमर (यम)
2. त्तवचमर
3. आहमर
4. त्तवहमर (नियम)
Yoga sutra, Bhagvat Gita, Ayurveda
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CARDINAL PRINCIPLES OF
YOGA THERAPY
1. RELAX
THE
BODY
2. SLOW
DOWN
BREATH
3. CALM
THE
MIND
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PHYSIOLOGY OF ASANA
ASANA
SOMATO-
PHYSICAL
PRACTICES RHYTHMIC
STRETCHING,
RELAXATION,
STIMULATION
HOMEOSTATI
C EFFECT
ENCOURAGING
NATURAL
PROCESSES/
RESTORING
RECONDITIONING
NEUROMUSCULAR
AND NEURO-
GLANDULAR
SYSTEMS
CULTIVATION OF
CORRECT
PSYCHOLOGICA
L ATTITUDE
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PHYSIOLOGY OF
PRANAYAMA
PRANAYAMA
PSYCHO-
PHYSIOLOGICAL
PRINCIPLE
PRANA –
CARRIER
OF NERVE
IMPULSE
IMPROVED
FUNCTIONIN
G OF BRAIN
AND
HYPOTHALA
MUS
HYPOTHALAMO-
PITUTARY-
GLANDULAR
RELATION
NEURO-
PSYCHOLOGICA
L ASPECT
VOLUNTARY
BREATHING
LEAD TO
METABOLIC
CHANGES
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PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF
ASANA AND PRANAYAMA ON
ENDOCRINE GLANDS 47
YOGASANA
SITTING SERIES
• SIDDHASANA
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YOGASANA
SITTING SERIES
• PADMASANA
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YOGA ASANA
SITTING SERIES
• BHADRASANA
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YOGA ASANA
SITTING SERIES
•
BADDHAKONASANA
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YOGASANA
SITTING SERIES
• PASCHIMOTTANASAN
A
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YOGASANA
SITTING SERIES
• VAKRASANA
• ARDHAMATSYENDRAS
ANA
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YOGASANA
SITTING SERIES
• GOMUKHASANA
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YOGASANA
SITTING SERIES
• VAJRASANA
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YOGASANA
SITTING SERIES
• SHASHANKASANA
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YOGASANA
SITTING SERIES
• USHTRASANA
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YOGASANA
ADVANCE POSTURE
(VARIATION)
•
ARDHASIRSHASAN
A
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YOGASANA
PRONE SERIES
• MAKARASANA
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YOGASANA
• PRONE SERIES
• BHUJANGASANA
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YOGASANA
PRONE SERIES
• SHALABHASANA
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YOGASANA
PRONE SERIES
• DHANURASANA
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RELAXATION
• DEEP RELAXATION
TECHNIQUE (DRT)
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YOGA ASANA
SUPINE SERIES
• SHAVASANA
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YOGA ASANA
SUPINE SERIES
• UTTITHAPADASANA
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YOGASANA
SUPINE SERIES
• VIPARITAKARNI
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YOGASANA
SUPINE SERIES
• SARVANGASANA
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YOGASANA
SUPINE SERIES
• HALASANA
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YOGA ASANA
SUPINE SERIES
• SETUBANDHASANA
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YOGASANA
SUPINE SERIES
• MATSYASANA
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YOGA ASANA
SUPINE SERIES
• PAVANAMUKTASAN
A
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YOGASANA
STANDING SERIES
• PADAHASTASANA
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YOGASANA
STANDING SERIES
• ARDHACHAKRASANA
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YOGASANA
STANDING SERIES
• TRIKONASANA
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YOGASANA
STANDING ASANA
• PRASARITAPADAUTTANASAN
A
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PRANAYAMA
• DIRGHASWASH
PRANAYAMA
INHALATION
EXHALATION
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PRANAYAMA
• VIBHAGYA
PRANAYAMA
I. CLAVICULAR
BREATHING
I. THORACIC
BREATHING
II. ABDOMINAL
BREATHING
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PRANAYAMA
• NADISHUDDHI
PRANAYAMA
i. INHALE THROUGH LEFT NOSTRIL
ii.EXHALE THROUGH RIGHT NOSTRIL
LEFT
RIGHT
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PRANAYAMA
• UJJAI PRANAYAMA
INHALATION EXHALATION
GLOTTIS OPEN GLOTTIS CLOSE
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PRANAYAMA
• KAPALABHATI
ACTIVE EXHALATION PASSIVE INHALATION
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PRANAYAMA
• BHRAMARI
PRANAYAMA
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RESEARCH
1. Effect of Regular Yogic Training on Growth Hormone
and Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate as an
Endocrine Marker of Aging .
Chatterjee S, Mondal S.
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative
Medicine. 2014 [cited 2020 Jan 21]. Available from:
https://new.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2014/240
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RESEARCH
2. Effect of Yoga on Endocrine and Nervous
System in Adolescent children.
Gayathri V, Tl DA, Shivakumar DK.
Assessment Using EPI parameters. 2018;4(1):4.
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RESEARCH
3. Exploring the Physiological Effects of Yoga: A
State of the Art Review.
Suri M, Saini N, Gupta S.
International Journal of Physical Education. :5.
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RESEARCH
4. Yoga: An endocrine therapy.
Kaduskar P, Suryanarayana KM.
Indian J Endocrinol Metab [Internet]. 2015
[cited 2020 Jan 28];19(3):437–8.
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त्तवश्व प्रमिािम
ॐ सवे भवन्तु सुखखिः। सवे
सन्ततु निरममयमः। सवे िद्रमखण
पश्यन्ततु। मम कस्श्चत् दुःख
िमग्िवेत्॥
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Role of yog practices on endocrine functions