Jan,2020 Dr.K.V Dilipkumar

Professor of Ayurveda, Peoples Friendship University of Russia, Moscow

Web of causation of diseases are well narrated in Ayurveda classics. Intellectual error is identified as major cause of diseases and its role in the manifestation of psychosomatic diseases is well explained in Charakasamhita. Smriti, exploration of memory is suggested as one of the five components of psychotherapeutic techniques in the managing the psychic components of diseases. Method: A modified version of Smriti is developed as a guided – interactive meditation and tested for its therapeutic efficacy. A clinical observational study conducted in 104 patients is reported in this article. Subjective revelation during the meditation, somatic experience and relief of symptom were used as assessment criteria. Participants were reviewed at the end of 2 months.

health was well known to ancient sages of India. Ayurveda - ancient Indian system of medicine has well recognized the psychosomatic causation of disease manifestation. Ayurveda has adopted meditation as a tool in the management of diseases of psychological origin. In recent times some studies have conducted to understand the efficacy and mode of action of meditation in psycho somatic diseases. Majumdar M et al studied 21 persons for the effects of an 8-week meditation-based program in mindfulness1. The result showed effective and lasting changes especially in psychological distress, well-being, and quality of life. Changes were of moderate-to-large effect sizes. Another study by Rubia. K concludes that there is evidence in reduction of stress-related autonomic and endocrine measures after meditation, while neuroimaging studies demonstrate the functional up-regulation of brain regions of affect regulation and attention control. Clinical studies show some evidence for the effectiveness of Meditation in disorders of affect, anxiety and attention.