Amy and Nrithya talk about the most popular model for assessment and therapeutic planning in the field of Yoga Therapy, the Pancha Maya Model, which is also called the Bird Model. What most people do not realize is that there are 5 points of interest for each of the 5 layers. There is a head, a tail, 2 wings and the core or body. The physical layer has 5 parts. The breath or prana layer has 5 parts. The mental layer has 5 parts. The personality layer has 5 parts. The emotions or spiritual layer has 5 parts. Nrithya tells several stories about TKV Desikachar and T. Krishnamacharya that really help to express and explore the depth and breadth of the Bird Model in therapy. We hear about how it become popular as a model for therapeutic purposes.

·        Nrithya chants opening chants and gives the reasoning behind these invocations.

·        Nrithya tells a bit about the history of the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram.

·        How the Bird Model (Pancha Maya) became so popularized for Yoga Therapy.

·        A brief overview of the 25 points of interest (5 x 5).

·        A discussion of how prana moves in the body and helps to heal.

·        The importance of joy in changing our healing journey.

Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram website: www.kym.org

Nrithya Jagannathan is the Director of Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) Institute of Yoga Studies. Trained in Vedic chanting, she is a C-IAYT, ERYT-500 and YACEP. A student of Sri TKV Desikachar, she has a professional experience of more than 18 years. She is also the Editor-in-chief of KYM’s quarterly e-journal on Yoga and Yoga Cikitsa. She is a life member of the Indian Yoga Association and a member of the Standing Academic Accreditation committee of the Indian Yoga Association. She is also Bharatanatyam dancer, teacher and choreographer, with many awards to her credit. She has traveled extensively representing the KYM at numerous events/seminars/workshops across the world.

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Release Date: 21/01/2022, 21:30:00