Jivananda Promises Stress-Free Childhood!
April 4, 2009

The boon that is Jivananda has finally reached the students at Jiva Public School. The Ayurvedic lifestyle regimen that has helped thousands of office-executives, scientists, police-officers, judges and people in general from all over the world is now available for the Jiva students with a master trainer—Bart Staub from the U.S. who himself has been personally trained by the Jivananda proponent Dr. Partap Chauhan.

Jivananda focuses on cleansing the body, senses and the mind, so that we can realise the fact that we are souls (Jiva) and can attain bliss (Ananda). It helps people in the busy life of today to lead a natural life and conduct themselves effortlessly through the maze of life’s variables and constants.

Children practice the six basic movements of the spine.

The beauty of this programme lies in the fact that it encompasses all the benefits from the traditional Indian wisdom in the form of Yoga, laughter therapy, meditation and stretching exercises and can be followed by one and all, without having to take a chunk of time out of their busy life schedule.

Following is an illustration of a typical Jivananda class conducted by Mr. Staub inside the Jiva premises.

Students from different classes congregate immediately after the morning assembly on the playground. Mr. Staub explains to the children about the four pillars of the human being—mind, body, senses and the soul and how the Jivananda regimen works on all fronts to give them a healthy mind and body, deeply grounded in self-discipline and spirituality.

He demonstrates to them the six basic movements of the spine and teaches them a few easy-to-do stretching exercises that work out the major joints of the body. Next on the line, is teaching them to take deep diaphragmatic breaths and do Laughter-Yoga. All the activities culminate with Shavasana (the Yogic Sleep) that relaxes and revitalises the body and mind.

One of the most important aspects of the Jivananda exercises is the Jivananda Meditation which soothes and energises the body, mind, senses and the soul for the whole day. It is also a superb tool to increase memory and concentration. It involves bringing the children’s awareness into their heart area and visualising a tiny drop of Love in the heart that spreads in all directions. The meditation ends with the children tracing the outward and then the inward journey of the drop of Love from the heart out into the surrounding and back.

Practicing Jivananda is easy and it requires no equipments, no sophisticated facilities and suffices with a very low space. The many advantages of the Jivananda regimen include increasing Ojas (vital energy), fighting stress and providing peace of mind. If you are interested to know more about implementing Jivananda in schools, do contact us at info@jiva.com.

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