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Like Dadima Like Smriti
No full textWith this project, Smriti embarks upon remembrance, which is also the meaning of her name. She ventures into this territory in an attempt to not leave unnoticed the deep imprints of those closest to her. She acknowledges that her memories are fraught with biases, gaps, fictions and fact but what she attempts to stay true to is the emotion paired with the fragments of memory and a newer understanding of her relationships. She is both a purveyor of information and storyteller and is challenged by taking the mundane & every day and unravelling & reassembling these details into visible intricacies. While sorting through her grandmother's things after her death, Smriti came across a trunk full of her grandfather's clothes that her grandmother had put away after his very sudden and early demise. This project is about loss, letting go and preserving memory. The Memory Project, in large part, is an active act of remembering her grandmother (Dadima) and her father beyond the last few months of their lives, which as she witnessed was very, very hard. She refuses to let the memory of this last struggle overpower thirty-three years of her life with them. She loves her family profusely. This project is an act of love, an act of refusal to accept sadness as the story or as the end. It demands of her an emotional will that she sometimes doubt she has but she has known that strength before and she will find it again
Effect of Smriti Meditation in Generalized Anxiety Disorder - A Single Group Pre-Test - Post-Test Design
No full textThe prevalence rate of generalized anxiety disorder is increasing constantly in the modern era. In Ayurveda, the symptoms of this disease show a resemblance with the condition called Cittodvega (excited state of mind), which is one among the Manovikara in Ayurveda caused by dysfunction of increased Vata and Pitta dosha. The present study was conducted as a clinical trial to study the effect of Smriti meditation on ten diagnosed participants of generalized anxiety disorder within the age group of 18–60 years selected from the Manassanthi outpatient department of VPSV Ayurveda college, Kottakkal. 3-5 sessions of smriti meditation for 1-2 hours were done for all the participants within 15 days, and the follow-up assessment was done 1 week after the last meditation session. The Smriti meditation technique is an interactive guided psychotherapeutic meditation technique derived from the descriptions of Satvavavjaya chikitsa mentioned in Caraka Samhita. Assessment scores of different intervals were statistically analysed using repeated measures analysis of variance. Based on the results, it was found that smriti Meditation has a statistically significant effect in reducing the symptoms of all the domains of the Hamilton anxiety rating scale and also improves the quality of life of participants within a short period
Book Review: Smriti Srinivas, A Place for Utopia: Urban Designs from South Asia
No full text Smriti Srinivas, A Place for Utopia: Urban Designs from South Asia. New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, 2015, xi +207 pp., ₹725, ISBN 978-81-250-59. </jats:p
Indicators of gendered control over agricultural resources
No full textThis was the 4th in a series of webinars developed by the CGIAR Gender and Agriculture Research Network. This webinar was based on a recently released working paper. It was presented by Smriti Rao who prepared the working paper and moderated by Cheryl Doss from the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets
The Concept of Dhi, Dhriti and Smriti in relation to Mental Disorder w.s.r. to Modern Lifestyle
No full textAyurveda, an ancient system of traditional medicine, is known as "the science of life." Its primary goal is to maintain and preserve physical and mental health.[1] and provides holistic approach to integrates the mind, body and soul. A proper balance of Dhi, Dhriti, and Smriti is essential for preserving mental health and preventing mental disorders. The physical mind, or Manas, is closely linked to Dhi (intellect), Dhriti (information processing), and Smriti (memory). Dhi represents intelligence, aiding in learning, focus, and understanding. For Dhi to function optimally, the Vata dosha must be balanced. Dhriti involves the chemical and electrical processing of information, which is associated with the Pitta dosha. Smriti is the ability, to remember, and its proper functioning requires a balanced Kapha dosha. When these three elements are well-coordinated, mental health remains in balance. Modern lifestyles - marked by stress, poor eating habits, and sedentary behaviour - can adversely affect Dhi (intellect), Dhriti (willpower), and Smriti (memory), which are essential for optimal mental and cognitive functioning according to Ayurveda. This disruption may lead to weakened memory, reduced concentration, and impaired decision-making abilities. Daivavyaprashraya, Yuktivyapashrya, Satvavajaya Chikitsa, Aachara Rasayana, Dinacharya, Ritucharya and Yoga therapy is described in Ayurveda for resolving these ailments
SMRITI (MEMORY) MEDITATION: A TOOL FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF PSYCHOSOMATIC SYMPTOMS: A CLINICAL OBSERVATION STUDY
No full textWeb 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.MethodA 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.Results and conclusionsThe findings of the observational study show conflict with spouse is the prime reason in majority of diseases (26.9%). Conflict with parents (11.53%), stress at work place (10.57%)and conflict between parents (9.61%) were identified in descending order. It is concluded that Smriti meditation can be a tool in identifying the cardinal psychological reason for psychosomatic symptoms through the subjective revelation to the participant. During the meditation the guide could observe localization of somatic expression of emotions. Also the study observed that the emotional component of the symptom could clear off so that further somatization of the disease can be prevented. Study observed the potential of Smriti meditation in relieving many psychosomatic symptoms like gastrointestinal discomforts, insomnia, head ache, anxiety and depression.
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