The Motivation:
I as a person was very much hesitant and did not feel I was ready to plunge into the world of Book Writing or at least being a guide to others in the field of Yoga. I was teaching and practicing for last 6 years by then but I thought the time was not ripe enough for me to pass on what I have learnt. The confidence & motivation came from those who were already being helped and had faith in me, my respected clients or aspirants.
I tired to give it a thought and made up my mind to come out with a 1 hour audio instruction tape which could help them practice Yoga even in my absence.
The Opportunity:
One of my sincere students was into IT, designing and book writing on Computer came forward to give me a helping hand in making these ideas materialize. We agreed upon working in partnership. This gave an opportunity to help my client continue the practice as I was ready to pack my bags for abroad.
The thought materializes:
As the days passed by we worked harder and harder to finally come to a point where we could maturate what we were planning till date. The idea of just one audio tape did not seem practical any longer. The moment I gave a deep thought to it, I realized that it would be boring and bring stagnancy for others to play the same audio daily for the practice. Many different ideas started pouring into my mind……and finally I could think clearly what I need to give to help others in real sense.
The Idea of a complete educational set for all
The clarity came with thinking and rethinking and now I almost knew that I have to work upon something which not only gives others an opportunity to use the products for daily practice but also use it as a reference; a “Complete Educational Set” including:-
- A set of 5 audio Instruction tapes for beginner to advance level of practitioner.
- A Video CD depicting all the major Asanas, Pranayam, and Meditation poses with their benefits.
- A Book on Yoga and Alternative Healing with details on Meditation, Mudras, Mantras, Chakras, Asanas,
Pranayam, Yog Nidra, Acupressure and Kitchen remedies etc.
- A set of 2 posters on Mantras and Mudras along with their meaning and usage.
About the Audio CD/TAPES:
It is divided in five volumes and each volume is in one hour instruction mode and is a complete yoga session in itself. It is a sacred journey of the sincere seeker from SEED to BLISS, from the beginner to intermediate to advanced level of practitioner. As the name suggests the student of yoga grows with each volume and gives him the opportunity to plan the week with a variety.
THE SEED: Volume I –Monday and Tuesday for Beginner
THE FLOWER: Volume II- Wednesday for Intermediate
THE FRUIT: Volume III – Thursday and Friday for Intermediate Advance
THE NECTAR: Volume IV – Saturday for Advances
THE BLISS: Volume V- Sunday for Meditation.
Each volume deals with sequentially advanced level of session of Asanas,
Pranayam, and Meditation. It is a brilliantly engaging and accessible audio in both Audio cassette and CD format to sequentially instructed Mediation on breath, spine, charkas etc, mantra chanting like OM Gayatri Mantra,
Mahamrityunjaya mantra in VAACHAK JAPA, UPAANSHU JAPA AND MANSIK JAPA, Preliminary Breathing exercises like Clavicle breathing, diaphragmatic breathing, abdominal breathing etc, Eye exercises, Joint and Gland Exercises, Asanas in all postures, Sun Salutation with variations and Yog Nidra.
About the Video CD:
Yoga-Ancient Wisdom Tomorrows Vision VCD is a 76 minutes work on Yoga As a therapy for all level of practitioners, based oh the ancient teachings and practices of healing the body, mind and rejuvenating the inner self. An intelligent companion for life, it projects its details on:
- MEDITATION POSES like Sukhasan,
Siddhasana, Vajrasana
- PRANAYAMA like Anulom- vilom, Ujjayi, Bhastrika, Bhramri,
Shitali, Sit Kari and cleansing practices like Kapalbhaati
- ASANAS like Sitting, Supine, Abdominal, Kneeling, on sides, Inverted, Balancing and Standing postures
- EYE EXERCISES like Tratak and some simple eye movements
- JOINT AND GLAND EXERCISES for arm and legs
- YOG NIDRA or Shavasana.
About the Book:
Each chapter deals with a different aspect of most orthodox system of healing the self and helps one widen the mental and spiritual horizons. Each asana is discussed in detail with pictures regarding: frequency, duration, procedure, process, benefits to Body, Mind and Prana, Contraindication, Key points, Variations and specific ailments it works upon. Chapters on Meditation, Mantra and Mudras are dealt with great care and precision unfolding its meaning, types, methods, precautions and guidelines for the performance. It excellently bridges the gap between Yoga – the ancient wisdom and the modern mind by emphasizing the importance of silence, patience and stillness, which is of utmost importance in the present fast paced scenario.
Designed Educational Yogic Posters—MUDRA VIGYAN AND MANTRA VIGYAN.
About the posters:
Designed, edited a set of two posters on Mantra Vigyan and Mudra Vigyan which are rare and precious. A beautifully illustrated pictorial presentation of basic 12 hand gestures to Mediation, Healing and Harmony dealing with simple problems like lack of concentration to poor memory and ailments like blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, obesity etc. A poster on Mantra like OM, GAYATRI MANTRA , MAHAMRITUNJAY MANTRA AND SHANTI MANTRA with word by word meaning and summarized in English & Sanskrit with detailed meaning of each Mantra in a very simple English.
The Purpose:
- The launch of audio is the most innovative work in the filed of yoga emphasizing the privacy and independence of the student to the performance of yoga.
- The video CD presents a step by step guide in audio video instruction mode performed and designed to heal the body, mind and also how to use them as a toll to prevent and act as a therapy for various ailments ranging from simplest , commonest to most dangerous and complex like diabetes, blood-pressure, asthma, bronchitis, arthritis, depression, sinusitis’s, migraine, poor vision, lumbago, poor digestion, insomnia, tension headaches, hyper anxiety, hormonal imbalance, menstrual disorders, decreased cardiac output, thyroid ,constipation etc. The video is based o HATHA YOGA and aims to reach the humanity as a whole depicting the therapeutic value of Yoga in day to day life of a human being.
- The most comprehensive 335 page book on Yoga, its History, Meditation, Mantras, Mudras,
Pranayam, Asanas, Chakras, Kitchen Remedies and tips on self diagnosis with a detailed chapter on Human Anatomy.
- Special attention is given so as to benefit the beginner with enough knowledge on the subject “asana and breathing exercises”.
The Invite to the launch ceremony
The Day of launch
After lots of struggle to complete things as soon as possible, came the D day, 19th march 2005.
A very big meeting hall was booked as a favor of one of my students “The Diamond “on the outskirts of the city. It was well decorated with flowers and people were welcomes with a Tilak on the Forehead applied by our event organizer (Gurjeet Kaur).
Many speaker guests were invited including Cardiologist ( Mr. Ashutosh Mohan), Senior Orthopedic
(Dr.Vipin Tyagi), Clinical Psychologist (Dr. Rita Vats), Senior Reebok Fitness Trainer (Sunaina Arha), Special educator (Dr. Rita Malhotra), Col.
Tyagi, President of the of Institute of Vaastu and Joyful Living (Pandit Gopal Sharma) and Principal of DPS School (Dr. Rita Kapoor). The Press conference was arranged of leading city Newspapers namely Hindustan Times, Amar Ujala, Navbharat Times, and Hint etc.
The entire program of 3 hours was hosted by late Simi Bagga (editor of Book), Malini Arora (Senior Feng-Shui & Vaastu Consultant) and Manoj Jain (a very old and sincere student apart from being a successful Businessman). There was great participation of Mr. Munishwar Gulati in all the arrangements apart from introductory words and workmanship as a partner in the project.
The Program started with a devotional prayer offering and Welcome by Dr. Indu Arora to Lord Ganesh. There were talks on Yoga, Alternative Healing,
Psychosomatic benefits of Yoga, Medical benefits of yoga etc. by our esteemed guests. The launch ceremony started with the launch of the Book by parents of Dr. Arora Mr. & Mrs. Radhey Shyam Arora and then the launch of Audio CD and tapes by Mr. & Mrs. Ashok Arora. The launch of video was done by respected Mr. Gera and Malini Arora.
Some of the important people who were not able to make it, sent their special wishes as bouquets, video clips which were played on a huge projector screen including Mr. Manu Arora (fiancée of Dr. Indu Arora then),
Shalini & Nilesh Joshi(elder sister & brother-in-law).
The program ended with small talk by three of Yogsadhna's students who shared their feeling about the teaching style of Dr. Indu and their experiences of Yoga.
Vote of thanks was given by Dr. Indu Arora to all who made this evening and project successful.
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