Yoga Volunteers for Hypertension / Heart Disease Part 2

This course gives you an overview of what is coronary artery disease (CAD) and the role of Yoga as secondary prevention and effective adjunct therapy in preventing repeated cardiac events and death in people with established Coronary artery disease. This session also covers the prevalence, incidence, pathophysiology, stress, the basic concept of yoga in understanding the disease process, the mechanism of actions of yoga, and techniques of yoga specifically for Coronary artery disease patients. We will also cover the growing evidence suggesting the beneficial effects of yoga on CAD.

Course Layout:• Week 1o Module 1: what is CAD? Increasing Burden of CADo Module 2: Etiology of CAD• Week 2o Module 3: Anatomyo Module 4: Physiology• Week 3o Module 5: Pathophysiology of CADo Module 6: Stress and CAD• Week 4o Module 7: Lifestyle and CADo Module 8: Management of CAD• Week 5o Module 9: Holistic Approach of Yoga therapy -1o Module 10: Holistic Approach of Yoga therapy -2• Week 6o Module 11: Role of Nutrition in CADo Module 12: Yoga Techniques• Week 7o Module 13: Concept of Stress and Genesis of Illnesso Module 14: An overview of Research on CADYoga Protocol• Week 8:o Module 15: Shaktivikasakas (Strengthening of fingers stage Ⅰ stage Ⅱ, Strengthening of Wrist- stage Ⅰ stage Ⅱ, Strengthening of shoulders)o Module 16: Shaktivikasakas (Chest shaktivikasakas, Calf strengthening exercises)o Module 17: Breathing Practices Ⅰ {Hands Stretch (stage Ⅰ, stage Ⅱ, stage Ⅲ), Hands In-Out Breathing, Ankle stretch breathing}• Week 9:o Module 18: Breathing Practices Ⅱ (Tiger breathing, Rabbit breathing, Bhujangasana Breathing)o Module 19: Breathing Practices Ⅲ (Straight leg raise breathing, Sethubandhasana Lumbar stretch, Side bending)o Module 20: Loosening Exercises - Ⅰ (Wrist- flexion, extension & rotation; Elbow- flexion & extension, Shoulder rotation stage Ⅰ stage Ⅱ).• Week 10:o Module 21: Loosening Exercises - Ⅱ {Drill walking, Padasanchalana (Stage Ⅰ, stage Ⅱ)}o Module 22: Relaxation Technique Ⅰ (Instant Relaxation Technique, Quick relaxation technique)o Module 23: Relaxation Technique Ⅱ (Deep Relaxation technique)• Week 11:o Module 24: Asana Ⅰ (Ardhakatichakrasana, Trikonasana, Vrukshasana)o Module 25: Asana Ⅱ (Garudasana, Bhujangasana, Vakrasana)o Module 26: Asana Ⅲ (Ardhamatsyendrasana, Gomukhasana, Ushtrasana)• Week 12o Module 27: Asana Ⅳ (Vajrasana, Setu bandhasana, siddhasana)o Module 28: Chair Suryanamaskarao Module 29: Vibhagiya Pranayama• Week 13o Module 30: Pranayama Ⅰ (Nadishuddhi, Brahmari, Ujjayi)o Module 31: Pranayama Ⅱ (Cooling Pranayama - Sheetali, Seetkari & Sadanta)o Module 32: Pranayama Ⅲ {Nadanusandhana (AA kara chanting, UU kara chanting, MM kara chanting, AUM kara chanting)}• Week 14o Module 33: Om Meditationo Module 34: MSRT Ⅰo Module 35: MSRT Ⅱ• Week 15o Module 36: Cyclic Meditation Io Module 37: Cyclic Meditation Ⅱ• Week 16o Module 38: Overall IAYT module for CAD Io Module 39: Overall IAYT module for CAD Ⅱo Module 40: Overall IAYT module for CAD III