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MUDRA_S FOR HEALTH AND HEALING
[https://www.taksha.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Mudras-by-D-Sarkar-Revised-1.pdf]
This slide show is an Illustrated list of specific Mudra_s for health and healing, prepared by Dr. Dilip Sarkar, MD, FACS, C-IAYT-NAMA, D. Litt. (Yoga), and Chairman, Center for Integrative Medicine and Yoga (CIMY) of Taksha Institute, Hampton, VA. They are adapted from his book entitled “Yoga Therapy for Health and Healing of Body Mind and Spirit” (co-authored by Dr. Adarsh Deepak, PhD), currently in press.
The beneficial effects of Mudraa_s occur when performed during Praanaayaama_s (Restrained Breathing Exercises), such as, ‘Kapaalbhati” Praanaayaama, which are demonstrated by Dr. Sarkar in the DVD “Taksha Yoga Therapy for Health and Healing of Body Mind and Spirit” (2009). For more understanding the Yoga Mudra_s and their benefits, see Dr. Sarkar’s web site at ……
…….. For information about Yoga Therapy, Integrative Medicine, Ayurveda or other seminar topics sponsored by CIMY/Taksha Institute in your area, please contact:
Dilip Sarkar, MD, FACS, C-IAYT, IAYT-NAMA, D. Litt. (Yoga)
Associate Professor of Surgery (Retired), Eastern Virginia Medical School
Fellow, Amer. Assoc. of Integrative Medicine (AAIM), Amer. College of Surgeons (ACS)
Past President, Bd. of Directors, AHA, Hampton Roads, VA
Past President, Bd. of Directors, Int. Assoc. of Yoga Therapists (IAYT)
Ch. of Bd., Life in Yoga Inst.
Member, VA Gov’s Asian Advisory Bd. (2003-2018)
Ch., Center for Integrative Medicine and Yoga, Taksha Institute, Hampton, VA
T: +1-757-621-7655
Email: dilipsarkarster@gmail.com
Website: www.dilipsarkar.com
Adarsh Deepak, PhD
Ch., Taksha Institute (TI), Hampton, VA
T: 757-272-3066 cell
Email: a.deepak@taksha.org
Website: www.taksha.org
Online Yoga Therapy Sessions
To help protect you and our community during this COVID-19 pandemic, we have switched to a safer means of gathering for our regularly scheduled yoga therapy sessions, using ZOOM as our platform.
Sunday Yoga Therapy Session via Zoom
4:30pm – 6:00pm Eastern Time (US) (Every week on Sun.)
NOTE: The Zoom login information will remain the same until the end of May, every Sunday at 4:30 pm (EST) USA.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/715042321
This URL does not require any password.
If you have any questions or technical difficulties, please contact Ravi Deepak at 757.848.8255 or ravi@taksha.org.
Click here for details on accessing our other online sessions!
COVID-19 Personal Protection: How to Make Your Own Mask
by Patricia (“Pat”) Deepak, of Poquoson, VA, in sponsorship with Taksha’s Center for Integrative Medicine and Yoga (CIMY)
Self-photo by Ravi Deepak, demonstrating a cloth DIY mask
There are many designs for making masks at home, ranging from a simple folded no-sew design to ones that are complex, with multiple parts to cut and sew.
1. The CDC has a set of three designs that range from folding a cloth or bandana, to cutting up a Tee-shirt (no sewing), to a simple sewn pattern:
www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html
2. A more complex design is Amanda’s quick and easy DIY instructions found at:
www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/a31902442/how-to-make-medical-face-masks/
3. Joann Fabrics has a video and pattern online at:
https://www.joann.com/make-to-give-response/?icn=hpz1&ici=make-to-give-response
4. A more complex pattern that permits you to insert / replace a filter in the mask is the Olson Mask:
https://www.regmedctr.org/webres/File/OlsonMask_wPattern_v3-USE%20THIS%20ONE.pdf
Fairly simple non-cloth options are also possible. The photo on the left shows materials needed for a plastic face shield; instructions can be found on the internet.
Generally, the CDC recommends that all face coverings should: