|
All ancient Indic Sciences share the common roots and so does
the sciences related to life and healthy living like Yoga and
Ayurveda. Owing to this, not only many of their basic concepts
about human existence are very similar but they are
complimentary to each other. Ayurveda deals the most on the
explanation about the psychosomatic structuro – functional
aspects and herbalism for care of a healthy person and cure of
ailments endangering the conditions of health, making it
possible for a person to reach Salvation, where as the science
of Yoga concentrates more on disciplining the body and the mind,
and with morally correct living, uplifting the Spirit to achieve
Kaivalya.
The present day living conditions have, on one hand, bestowed
many boons with regards to materialistic acquirements and added
extra comforts to the human life where as on the other, it has
made humans addicted to all of them, taking them far away from
their own self. Today, man knows more about the machines and
gadgets which he cannot live without, but probably is unaware
about the activities going on inside him. This chaotic and
restless pursuit has made him a victim of many dreadful and life
endangering conditions where a sure shot remedy seems to be far
away. In such situations, the only way that can be of great help
to the ailing humanity is to stop and look back to their proud
possessions like Yoga and Ayurveda, which can save them from
further damage and restore what has been lost. Obviously, these
ideas are better spoken than implemented until and unless the
proper scientific evidences are gathered and published for a
wider acceptance. This can be facilitated if the torch bearing
Institutions in these sciences join hands and collaborate in
each others’ endeavors.
Keeping these views in
mind, two leading institutes of the country, having an
international repute viz. GUJARAT
AYURVED UNIVERSITY, Jamnagar in the
field of Ayurveda
and MORARJI DESAI NATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF YOGA, New Delhi (An
autonomous organization under Deptt. of AYUSH, Ministry of
Health & F. W., Govt. of India) in the field of
Yoga, decided
to collaborate in establishing the project
“ADVANCED CENTRE FOR YOGA EDUCATION AND
RESEARCH (ACYER)”, in the
11th
Five year Plan for a period
from 2008 – 2011, funded by MDNIY
and managed by GAU
at Gujarat Ayurved University, in the Department of
Swasthavrutta, Shri Gulabkunverba Ayurved College, Jamnagar
which has been taking care for the teaching, training,
treatment, research, promotion and propagation of Yoga and its
utility in day to day life since 1980 as a part of the
curricular provision of Ayurvedic studies and has cradled and
nourished Maharshi Patanjali Institute for Yoga Naturopathy
Education and Research, Guj. Ayu. Uni.
The main goals of
ACYER
are to conduct ‘Foundation Course
in Yoga for Ayurved Medical Graduates’
and to carry out long term meaningful scientific researches on ‘Disorders
of the Respiratory Tract’ and ‘Geriatric
Care’ along with carrying out
various activities for promotion and propagation of Yoga in the
surrounding regions and creating an environment for making Yoga
an inevitable component of the day to day life of a common man.
In order to fulfill these goals, ACYER shall
take up activities like:
- Organizing the ‘Foundation
Course in Yoga for Ayurved Medical Graduates’
at least twice a year and as per needed
- Long term research
studies on Respiratory Tract
Disorders
found more recurrent in this region and on
Geriatric Care
in general and specifically on some main ailments occurring
in old age
- Camps of short
duration for the general public in and out of the centre for
generating mass awareness
- Lectures and
lecture demonstrations at various places for the awakening
an interest in Yogic practices
- camps and lec. –
dems in various educational institutes to attract the
upcoming youth towards the importance and benefits of this
science in routine life as well as to groom them to be
better citizens.
|