Spring 2022 ejournal

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Spring 2022 ejournal
 

From the Editors Desk Spring 2022 – Bal Ram Singh

Sciencing of Yoga and Ayurveda together….Science has become a lingo to describe all things existing, including human experiences and behavior. Science is as much of a means of experimental knowledge as the experiential knowledge that is more efficiently communicated to self for a 'perfect' observation to understand self at the levels of physical, mental, and beyond.
Both are critical to approach understanding the human experiences and creations. In modern times, there are implications of learning science from self and external observations (including lab experiments), and more importantly attending to common experiences in the society. One of the aspects that need to be highlighted is the communicative ability of science, and distinct features of common experiences which make it amenable for science to be practiced collectively
at the individual level.

Jyoti on CM Bhandari – Bal Ram Singh

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Jyoti on … CM Bhandari

1. You have been in Indian Foreign Service (IFS), an elite group of Indian diplomatic bureaucracy and an unexpected source of traditional arts of yoga, please address your inspiration and beginning of your interest in Yoga.

Ans. The first opportunity I got to learn Yoga was at the National Academy of Administration, Mussooree, Uttarakhand, India. I had joined the Indian Forest Service in March 1972 and after finishing my 2 years professional forestry training at the Indian Forest College, Dehra Dun, I was at the Academy in Mussoorie for the combined administrative training of 4 months duration. Yoga was one of several other options for physical training and I had opted for it. Two trainers from Shivanand Ashram, Rishikesh trained us for one hour daily in the morning for two months during April-May 1974. The entire focus was on physical fitness through Asans, Pranayam and Dhyan.

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Quinoa Pasta with Swiss Chard and Barnanzos —Veronica Wolff– Casey

I love a good pasta dish, but what to do when the weather is sticky and heavy in Spring, you know, like how wheat is sticky and heavy??

In Ayurveda we are concerned with the qualities of things, especially trying not to compound qualities that are already in our environments. Wheat pasta is great during the late summer, fall, and early winter when Ether and Air are in charge, but as soon as Spring rolls around, the elements of Earth and Water become more prevalent, and we need to change our diet accordingly.

 

 

Gigante Bean Puree with Roasted Broccoli Rabe - Jennifer Kurdyla

Gigante Bean Puree with Roasted Broccoli Rabe

INGREDIENTS

· 1 bunch broccoli rabe

· 3 garlic cloves minced

· 1 tablespoon fresh sage leaves chopped

· 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves chopped

· 1-½ cups cooked gigante beans with soaking liquid

· ¼ cup almond milk

· ½ teaspoon sumac

 

Science Discovery, Design and Optimization of Myricetin Encapsulated Nanostructured Lipid Carriers, In-Vivo Assessment Against Cognitive Impairment in Amyloid Beta (1-42) Intoxicated Rats – Ghuncha Ambrin and Bal Ram Singh

Type of study: Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia identified by impairment of cognitive functions by Aβ (amyloid b peptide of about 37-48 amino acids, that is a proteolytic product of amyloid precursor protein or APP), neurofibrillary tangles, phosphorylated tau and plaque depositions. Aβ are the main factors causing senile plaques in hippocampus and the neocortex as well as in the cerebrovascular. There are only limited treatments of neurodenerative diseases, and with increase life expectancy it is becoming a major social and economic burden in the society. Myricetin (MY) has been recognized as a potential therapeutic, playing a protective role in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzhmeir’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), Huntington’s disease etc. Because of its hydrophobic nature, MY has low solubility in aqueous solution, that may in fact be responsible for its cellular toxicity. The study accessed the bioavailability of MY encapsulated nanostructured lipid carriers (MY-NLCs) in the brain. Cellular toxicity and internalization of MY-NLCs were performed with an in vitro model, using SHSY5Y neuroblastoma cells. Furthermore, the study also reports neuroprotective role of MY against Aβ induced cytotoxicity and prevents Aβ induced caspase-3 activation and apoptosis. The study demonstrated significant reduction of Aβ levels in the brain with MY treatment exhibiting marked improvement in memory recognition in Aβ1-42 induced AD rat model.

 

The Eye of Knowing – Jeffery Armstrong


Within the sparkling firmament,

Echoes of the things we meant,

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Flotsam and jetsam in waves of time,

Shine beyond where birds can climb,

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And slowly descend to where we sit,

Delivered by each elliptical orbit......

 

Ayurveda and Its Philosophical Background. I. Textual References – Bruno Renzi

Ayurveda is profoundly associated with the mystery of life. The flow of life and the stream of intelligence are intimately linked by their origins: in this sense Ayurveda, or “knowledge of life”, harks back to the very first manifestation of cosmic existence.

Charaka defines existence with the term śāvasta, meaning “eternal”: in support of that theory, he believes that since there is no interruption in the flow of life nor, consequently, in the stream of intelligence or in its becoming, this confirms the eternal nature of knowledge.

 

Land of Ayurveda, India, That Was, That is, and That Could Be… - Bal Ram Singh

Historically speaking it has been important to look at India from various perspectives, but it is perhaps critical why India is so unique on Earth. Mark Twain, the all time celebrated American author spent 3 months of his 14 month world tour in 1895-96, with a 714 page travelogue book, Following the Equator, dedicating most of the pages on India, and thus has become a source of extensive wisdom from India. Mark Twain writes….

India is the cradle of the human race, the birth place of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great-grandmother of tradition.

Our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.

So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds. Nothing seems to have been forgotten, nothing overlooked.

 

An Overview to a reformational and Transformational Samsksrsala – Gyan Pandey

With the modernity and modern science in place, the traditional practices throughout the world are being questioned. India with its most ancient Dharmic traditions (Ayurveda and Yoga included) practiced by Hindu, Buddhist, Jains, and Sikhs are no exceptions Today most members of the majority Hindu community are in a sort of confused and sorry state. While interacting with practicing Hindu families, you will find that rarely two members agree and share, same conclusions about their tradition, purpose, meaning & values of life according to their culture. Rarely, they have full understanding and convictions about the principles and practices of their heritage, which is often called by as Hinduism or Sanatana Dharma.

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