Meditation and Health a guide for sanity

Mental health and stability

1. MEDITATION AND HEALTH

2. MORNING PRAYER

3. CHOIR

4. THOUGHT OF THE DAY If you want to be in the top 1% do what the rest 99% don’t

5. NEWS

6. Importance of Meditation

7. Meditation provides a way of learning the art of how to let go. As we sit, the self we have been trying to construct and make into a nice near package continues to unravel

8. What is Meditation? Commonly known as Manan, Dhyaan or Sadhna in Hindi, it is a practice in which an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.

9. Importance of Meditation

10. Emotional and Physical Benefits of Meditation Gaining a new perspective on stressful situations Building skills to manage your stress Increasing self-awareness Focusing on the present Reducing negative emotions Increasing imagination and creativity, patience and tolerance

11. Health

12. What is Health? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health is “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity”.

13. Health Issues in the Modern World Most people in our generation have had some kind of disease or condition. This is a serious problem for the affected people and us as a society. These days mental and social illnesses are worse than being physically affected by a disease.

14. Consequences of Mental Illnesses. Mental illness is a leading cause of disability worldwide and is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease. In the past people affected by mental illnesses were not considered as unhealthy rather confused and were neglected. This has continued in the present times as well where people are still being neglected leading to worsening conditions.

15. Symptoms of various Illnesses. Illnesses have a variety of symptoms, whether permanent or temporary. These can range from affecting our brain to changing habits. Some of these symptoms are – Affecting a person’s emotions making them emotionally unstable. Sudden changes in behavior and frequent mood swings. Difficulty in moving, lethargy etc

16. Treatment of Diseases. There are various ways to treat the illnesses and diseases, some of the ways are – Taking pharmaceutical drugs Taking medicine of homeopathy which may or may not work due to placebo effect Meditation and exercise Going out of our own bubble Talking to a doctor etc.

17. Joyce Meyer once said – “I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you”

18. QUIZ

19. Ques 1) Name the association which helps Indian government to promote public health .

20. Ans) Indian Public Health Association Indian Public Health Association shortly IPHA is a professional health organization working for the cause of Public Health in India since 1956. It is registered under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860.

21. Ques 2) Name this famous meditation guru

22. Sadhguru Sadhguru is the founder and head of the Isha Foundation, based in Coimbatore, India. The foundation, established in 1992, operates an ashram and yoga centre that carries out educational and spiritual activities. Sadhguru has been teaching yoga since 1982.

23. Ques 3) Name the organization which is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.

24. Ans) WHO - World Health Organization The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health".

25. Ques 4) The word yoga has been derived from which language?

26. Ans) Sanskrit Sanskrit is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age.

27. Ques 5) Name the app launched by the Indian government to connect essential health services with the people.

28. Ans) AAROGYA SETU Aarogya Setu is an Indian COVID-19 "contact tracing, syndromic mapping and self-assessment" digital service, primarily a mobile app, developed by the National Informatics Centre under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The app reached more than 100 million installs in 40 days.

29. Ques-6)how much protein does an average human being require per kilogram of their bodyweight

30. Ans)An average human being requires 0.8-1.2 gram of protein/kg of their bodyweight

31. Mathematics Day

32. Mathematics Day Every year, 22 December is observed as National Mathematics Day to mark the birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan, a legendary Indian mathematician. His contributions to number theory, infinite series, mathematical analysis, etc., are considered instrumental. Mathematics Day is marked to celebrate his works and recognize him as a legend in mathematics.National Mathematics Day is an occasion to remember Ramanujan's great achievements and reflect on the significance of mathematics in our everyday

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