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How the participants of a Yoga Prana Vidya YPV) eye camp experienced vision improvements: A case study

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Abstract Introduction: Yoga Prana Vidya (YPV) system based on ancient yogic practices, is an integrated approach known from experience to heal diverse human diseases and sicknesses holistically. This case study presents the outcomes of vision improvements of participants through Yoga Prana Vidya (YPV) healing techniques by conducting a two-week eye healing camp at Bangarpet, Karnataka. Materials and Methods: This is a case study method going into details of how the YPV eye camp was conducted. The YPV team collaborated with eye doctors of the local Government hospitals who screened and helped to identify a sample of 27eye patients. YPV healers performed healing daily on each patient. In addition, the patients were trained to practice some YPV techniques on daily basis. Patient feedback reports were also taken at the end of the intervention. Results: After receiving healing, vision improved for 23 participants from 80% to 100% within 5 to 10 days of healing. Seven of them could read without spectacles. However, for one patient cylindrical and spherical values were found to be higher than at intake, which needed further investigations. Three participants could not participate fully in the camp and discontinued for personal reasons. Conclusion: It is observed that the YPV process caused other positive effects also besides improvements in vision for most of them, indicating the holistic nature of YPV healing. Participants who regularly attended forgiveness prayer and breathing exercises had better results. A participant who had been suffering from insomnia reported getting quality deep sleep. Keywords: Eye disorders, Vision impairments, Optometric measurements, Yoga Prana Vidya Healing.
Case Report http://doi.org/10.18231/j.jchm.2019.028
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How the participants of a Yoga Prana Vidya YPV) eye camp experienced
vision improvements: A case study
V S Nanduri1*, Chaitra N2
1Consultant, 2YPV Healer, Yoga Prana Vidya Ashram, Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding Author: V S Nanduri
Email: vsnanduri@yahoo.com
Abstract
Introduction: Yoga Prana Vidya (YPV) system based on ancient yogic practices, is an integrated approach known from
experience to heal diverse human diseases and sicknesses holistically. This case study presents the outcomes of vision
improvements of participants through Yoga Prana Vidya (YPV) healing techniques by conducting a two-week eye healing
camp at Bangarpet, Karnataka.
Materials and Methods: This is a case study method going into details of how the YPV eye camp was conducted. The YPV
team collaborated with eye doctors of the local Government hospitals who screened and helped to identify a sample of 27eye
patients. YPV healers performed healing daily on each patient. In addition, the patients were trained to practice some YPV
techniques on daily basis. Patient feedback reports were also taken at the end of the intervention.
Results: After receiving healing, vision improved for 23 participants from 80% to 100% within 5 to 10 days of healing.
Seven of them could read without spectacles. However, for one patient cylindrical and spherical values were found to be
higher than at intake, which needed further investigations. Three participants could not participate fully in the camp and
discontinued for personal reasons.
Conclusion: It is observed that the YPV process caused other positive effects also besides improvements in vision for most
of them, indicating the holistic nature of YPV healing. Participants who regularly attended forgiveness prayer and breathing
exercises had better results. A participant who had been suffering from insomnia reported getting quality deep sleep.
Keywords: Eye disorders, Vision impairments, Optometric measurements, Yoga Prana Vidya Healing.
Introduction
Yoga Prana Vidya (YPV) is a non-drug and non-touch
healing system that has been a proven and established
discipline in healing various ailments, physiological
and psychological.1 It is used as complementary to
main stream medicine systems such as Allopathy,
Ayurveda, Homeopathy etc., and also used as
standalone process in the treatment of certain health
conditions. Its popularity in the recent times is
attributable to satisfaction expressed by those healed
and confirmed by their family members. YPV is also
known to heal psychological sicknesses as well as
physical sicknesses (authors, 2019a; 2019b)2,3
Literature Survey: Vision Problems
Imperfections in the focusing power of the eye are
called refractive errors. There are three primary types
of refractive errors: myopia, hyperopia and
astigmatism. Combinations of myopia and astigmatism
or hyperopia and astigmatism are common. With age,
presbyopia and cataracts can also impair vision
(Lasersight, 2019).4
Persons with myopia, or near-sightedness, have
clear close up vision but have more difficulty seeing
distant objects. In Hyperopia, or farsightedness, near
vision blurs first and then distance at a later
stage. Astigmatism is a distortion of the image on the
retina caused by irregularities in the cornea or lens of
the eye. Presbyopia is a condition that everyone
develops at some point. People over the age of forty
suffer from increased difficulty in reading.
Canadian scientists are of the opinion that healthy
eyes can prevent the development of dementia in
individuals (Arpita De, 2018).5 In the literature we
come across common eye health problems which are
treated through mainstream medicine and also healed
through the use of alternative medicine such as Yoga
Prana Vidya in this case, called an energy medicine.
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Many age-related vision problems stem from a
gradual loss of flexibility and tone in the eye muscles,
which get locked into habitual patterns and lose their
ability to focus at different distances. To maintain
existing good eyesight or to improve fuzzy eyesight,
evidence suggests that yoga may have a solution
(Ruiz, 2007).6 The core exercises taught by the late
celebrated ophthalmologist William H. Bates are yogic
in nature and Bates claimed he could improve visual
perception with palming, eyeball rotations, and vision
shifting.
Dry eye syndrome is caused by a chronic lack of
sufficient lubrication and moisture on the surface of
the eye. Its consequences range from subtle but
constant irritation to inflammation of the anterior
(front) tissues of the eye. Dry eyes are also called
keratitis sicca, which means reduced quality or
quantity of tears. Similarly Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
refers to eye dryness affecting both the cornea and the
conjunctiva. Causes of dry eye syndrome may include
hormonal changes, natural aging process, side effect of
many medications such as blood pressure medications,
Parkinson's medications and birth control pills and
environmental conditions. Dry, dusty or windy climate
may increase risk of dry eyes.
Blurry vision is always a concern for diabetes,
whether transient or longer lasting. It may be
indicative of blood sugar being too high or too low,
and should be checked immediately (Pietrangelo,
2016).7 Although blurry vision may be a result of
diabetes, there are other reasons you might have blurry
vision. Some common causes include:
Dry eyes
Near-sightedness
Low blood pressure
Inflammation, or infection
Certain prescription drugs
If you spend a lot of time in front of a computer
monitor or handheld electronic device, you may find
your vision getting blurry. This is called digital eye
strain. Your eyes may be feeling the strain of poor
lighting or the glare of the digital screen. If you’re not
seated at the proper viewing distance, that can add to
the problem. Other signs of digital eye strain include
headache, dry eyes, and neck or shoulder pain. You
may be able to correct the problem by adjusting your
workspace and taking frequent breaks.
Blurred vision can also be a symptom of certain
immune system disorders, such as multiple sclerosis
and lupus. Treating the disease may ease symptoms
like blurry vision.
Symptoms of eye infections may include redness,
itching, swelling, discharge, pain, or problems with
vision. Treatment depends on the cause of the
infection and may include compresses, eye drops,
creams, or antibiotics. (Medlineplus, 2016).8
Amblyopia is the medical term used when the
vision in one of the eyes is reduced because the eye
and the brain are not working together properly. The
eye itself looks normal, but it is not being used
normally because the brain is favouring the other eye.
This condition is also sometimes called lazy eye
(National Eye Institute, 2013).9
Squint [Strabismus] is a condition in which there
is a misalign-ment of the eyes (Dr. Agarwal’s Eye
Hospital, 2019).10 In other words, the two eyes are
pointed in different directions. One eye may be
looking straight ahead while the other is turned
inward, outward, upward or downward. Muscles of the
eye control movements of the eye. If one muscle is
stronger than the other, the eye will be turned towards
that direction. This is how a squint is formed. To treat
this, one has to weaken the stronger muscle and
strengthen the weaker muscle.
Yoga for healthy eyes can help improve their
functioning and even overcome various eye-related
problems such as short-sightedness and long-
sightedness. Our eyes are one of the most important
organs in the human body, allowing us to view the
world around us. However, we often neglect to take
care of them, but yoga exercises for eyes aim to
improve various disorders that affect eye muscles
(Andre, 2017).11
Benefits of yoga for vision improvement has been
studied by some investigators.12-14 Relaxation appears
to be the single most important element of eye health.
In an experiment applying the muscle relaxant curare
to the eyes, patients experienced dramatic eyesight
improvement (Ruiz, 2007).6
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Methods and Materials
This is a case study method andexamined all aspects of
the YPV eye camp conducted and made qualitative
assessment of the outcomes of vision and other
conditions of the selected patients. The camp
organisers obtained ethics clearance of the Institutional
Ethics Committee of the Host Institution for field
work.
The eye healing camp & screening of patients
The Eye camp was conducted from 5 December 2018
to 20th December 2018 in Bangarpet in Kolar District
of Karnataka (India). The camp organiser requested
and obtained help of an Ophthalmologist from the
local government hospital to work with the YPV team
collaboratively for taking and recording sight
measurements at the beginning, middle and end of the
camp.
Camp demographics
A total of 27 eye-screened persons were registered for
healing at the camp. There were 18 females and 9
males. Age of the participants ranged from 6 years to
64 years. The children were 7 and remaining 20 were
adults. Out of the 27 registered, 24 participants
completed full programme and gave final feedback.
The other three participants could not complete the full
programme because of personal reasons, and their data
is incomplete and not included in this study.
Induction and orientation day programme
On the first day of the camp, induction and orientation
of duration hours was conducted with brief
introduction, and informing participants about the
camp objectives and the schedule of activities. The
participants were also educated to understand basic
Eye Anatomy and health and YPV system.
Participants learned Rhythmic yogic breathing,
Forgiveness prayer, Metta meditation, Eye
strengthening exercises, and Positive affirmations.
Three demo healings were also done (with before and
after vision readings)
Daily Healing programme
Daily program in the healing camp started with a
session of about 45 minutes of practicing of the
following YPV techniquesby all participating patients
and YPV practitioners.
1. Rhythmic yogic breathing
2. Forgiveness prayer
3. Metta meditation
4. Eye strengthening exercises
5. Positive affirmations
Subsequently individual participants were given
healing sessions by the healers to treat following
ailments by YPV healing processes.
1. Astigmatism
2. Myopia
3. Presbyopia
Hyper myopia
1. Blurred vision
2. Eye infection
3. Computer vision syndrome
4. Dryness of eyes
5. Squint
6. Lazy eye
The process of healing included sensing the condition
of relevant chakras, cleansing, energising and securing
the energies of the chakras relevant with eyes. This
process was repeated day after day to a point when the
patient expressed satisfaction and recorded
measurements corroborated by the eye doctors.
Results
After receiving healing for 5 to 10 days, vision
improved from 80 % to 100% for 23 persons healed.
Seven of them could read without spectacles.
However, one patient in whose case cylindrical and
spherical values were found to be higher than at
intake, was referred for further investigation. A
participant, who had been suffering from insomnia
prior to attending this healing camp, reported that he is
getting quality deep sleep. Five participants have
stopped using spectacles after 3 days of healing.
The case summaries of the23 participants are
presented in Tables 1 & 2.
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Table 1: Case summaries
S. No
Patient
PRE-YPV
symptoms
POST-YPV Camp Healing
effects
Effects after 3 months of Healing
1
Boy 6
years
age
Eyes blinking,
difficulty in reading
even with glasses.
Myopia,
Astigmatism, dry eye
Before healing, eye blinking was
too much whole day. After
healing blinking reduced 40%.
He used to read the books from
very close, now he is able to
read from quite good distance.
Now he is able to read from quite good
distance. Before he was not confident
to dance and play without using
spectacles. Now he is very confident in
involving in activities without wearing
glasses.
2
Girl 16
years
age
Myopia,Astigmatism
Vision improved by 80%. Neck
pain and shoulder pain stopped.
Able to see without glasses for
up to 12 hours. Able to see from
third floor in college clearly,
before it was not so.
Sameeffects maintained.
3
Female
47
years
age
Myopia,
Astigmatism,
watering of eyes due
to infection
Eye watering stopped. Back pain
reduced by 90%
Sameeffects maintained.
4
Boy 15
years
age
Myopia,
Astigmatism, blurred
vision
Blurred vision reduced by 80%,
could see the black board in
class clearly. knee swelling
subsided completely (had this
due to fall), feeling more
energetic in classroom
Could see the black board in class
clearly. Not wearing glasses
5
Male
43
years
age
Myopia,
Astigmatism,
refractive error
Blurring reduced, getting good
sleep after many years,
emotionally feeling good
Same effects maintained as previously
stated.
6
Female
42
Years
age
Compound
(hyper w-)
astigmatism
Blurred vision completely
healed. Could read newspaper
without glasses. 70%knee pain
reduced.
No blurring of vision
7
Female
21
years
age
Myopic Astigmatism
Blurring reduced by 55%. Could
read without glass. Headache
completely healed. Could view a
movie in the big screen without
glasses. Not wearing glasses
since healing started.
Same report maintained. Feeling very
healthy.
8
Male
18
years
age
Myopia,
Astigmatism,
refractive error
Could stay without glass for 2 to
3 hours. Happy with the healing,
No further improvements. Mentally
feeling good. Continuing daily
meditation with mother.
9
Female
19
years
age
myopia, astigmatism,
refractive error
75% eye irritation healed.
Brightness in the eyes increased.
Could see without glasses whole
day. Even cansee projector for
the whole day.
Eye irritation completely healed.
Feeling good with meditation &
forgiveness practice
10
Female
37
Kerato, refractive
error
Vision improved. Physically and
mentally relaxed and active.
Not much change seen in eye
condition. Physically and mentally
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years
age
Physical pains completely
healed. Could do all physical
exercises easily compared to
before.
relaxed and active. Physical pains
completely healed
11
Female
21years
age
myopia, astigmatism,
refractive error
Eyes are relaxed, Could see
without spectacles for 3 hours.
Blurredness reduced. Physically
and mentally feeling energized,
feeling better in all sense.
Eyes are relaxed, Could see without
spectacles for few hours. Blurredness
reduced. Physically and mentally
feeling energized, feeling better in all
sense.
Table 2: Case summaries (Continued)
S. No
Patient
PRE-YPV symptoms
Effects after 3 months of
camp Healing
12
Female 18 years
age
Myopia, unreadable
Did not wearing glasses
after healing. Could stay
without glasses for all
work. Not wearing
glasses from the
December. Doing
forgiveness &
affirmations daily
13
Male 25 years age
Compound myopic
astigmatism,
unreadable
Very comfortable without
glasses for whole day.
Could stay without
glasses for the whole day.
Not been wearing glasses
from last December
14
Female 46 years
age
Myopia, Astigmatism
refractive error
Very comfortable without
glasses for whole day.
Could stay without
glasses for the whole day.
Not been wearing glasses
from last December.
15
Girl 14 years age
Lack of clear vision
Vision and brightness of
eye improved. Could stay
without glasses for two
hours without blurring.
Emotionally calmer,
physically feeling strong
and getting good sleep.
Periods got normalized.
No further dysmenorrhea
experienced.
16
Male 23 years age
Blurred vision
: No further improvement
noticed
17
Boy 15 years age
Lack of vision clarity
with
glasses.Notcomfortable
with glasses.
Blurredness reduced,
Could stay without
glasses for few hours.
There is more vision
clarity with glasses which
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was not there before.
Now very comfortable
with glasses. Feeling
energetic in class (no
sleepy days in school) and
physical exhaustion
completely healed.
18
Girl 10 years age
Eye infection. She
used prescription
glasses
In School she didn’t used
glasses, able to see black
board easily. Eye
infection completely
healed. Could stay
without glasses for whole
day now from December.
19
Female 33 years
age
Refractive Error,
Myopic astigmatism
Blurring substantially
reduced. Migraine
Headache healed
completely, not
encountered since
December. Eye irritation
reduced by 50%.
Emotionally stronger.
Could stay without
glasses December. Doing
regular PPM breathing,
forgiveness.
20
Female 42 years
age
Blurredness of Vision
Leg pain reduced. 50%
reduction in the size of
the growth around thyroid
gland. (dominantly seen)
21
Male 18years age
Blurredness of Vision
Can manage multiple task
without taking stress.
Could stay calmer. No
further changes with eye
condition.
22
Female 64 years
aged
Blurredness of vision
Vision blurredness healed
by 45%. Body pain 90%
reduced, feeling better
with physical strength.
Getting good sleep after
healing, continuing with
occasional healings.
Could achieve good
bladder control. Does
Rhythmic Yogic
breathing daily
23
Female 34 years
aged
Refractive Error,
Myopic astigmatism
Able to read newspaper
without glasses
comfortably. I could do
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all screen work without
glasses comfortably,
could stay without glasses
from December.
Headache reduced. Fear
of travelling and trauma
reduced. Now able to
travel.
What went well: From participants’ experiences
From the feedback interviews given by the participants
at the end of the camp, the following responses were
recorded.
1. more relaxed after healing
2. greater mental clarity
3. improved ability to focus
4. feeling more energetic while at school/work
5. feeling stronger
6. marked reduction in pain
7. 100% improvement in blurred vision”
8. Better sleep at night
9. Eye itching completely cured
10. Excessive blinking of eyes normalized
Other outcomes of the camp
As a spinoff of this camp, the team was invited to
conduct similar camps in two other towns. Many of
the participants expressed interest in learning YPV
healing. New healers who involved in camp, and
gaining overall experience in healing camp and seeing
its success, they showed interest in Arhat yoga &
higher classes. The principal organiser, also the YPV
instructor, gained hands-on experience in clearly
documenting the results of eye healing camp and
introduced YPV Sadhana app to camp participants.
Discussion
In this two-week eye camp study, the Yoga Prana
Vidya healing methods and techniques were applied
on patients screened by ophthalmologists thereby the
results and outcomes were verifiable. Also, patient
feedback reports at the end of the camp corroborated
with outcomes. In addition, follow up enquiries
conducted on the patients and their relatives 3 months
after the camp ended, enabled to assess the
improvements and other outcomes sustained over a
period.
Conclusions
It is found from this study that the YPV process of
healing worked well to improve vision problems for
most participants. It also noted other positive effects
besides improvements in vision, indicating the holistic
nature of YPV healing. Some participants who
regularly attended forgiveness prayer and breathing
exercises had better results. Further studies may be
conducted with targeted research methodologies for
generating wider evidence base in the successful use
of YPV for healing eye disorders.
Acknowledgements
The authors express sincere thanks to Sri Rama Trust
for allowing to using copyright terms “Yoga Prana
Vidya © and YPV ©”, and for giving permission to use
camp data in the preparation of this study report.
Source of Funding
None.
Conflict of Interest
None.
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... [2]Yoga Prana Vidya systemThis is an integrated and holistic system that has been successfully applied to treat several diseases and ill health conditions, as evidenced by over 75 published research papers. YPV is an integrated and holistic system, which consists of physical and breathing exercises, meditation techniques, and bioplasmic (Pranic) energy healing techniques [3].Published successful case reports on applications of YPV include, treatment of difficult medical cases [4], diabetes management & control [5], removing the arterial block in the heart without surgery [6], vision improvements for participants of an Eye Camp [7], improvements in holistic wellbeing and immunity of participants in a one-month YPV intensive programme [8], Role of Yoga Prana Vidya in first aid and emergency [9], speedy recovery of COVID patients [10], treatment of hypothyroidism [11], Lowering academic anxiety and enhancing the academic performance of high school children [12], saving life of a snake-bitten human female [13], managing the pain and side effects of a Hodgkin Lymphoma patient undergoing chemotherapy [14], healing treatment of a female patient suffering from kneecap dislocation [15], Treatment and cure of PCOS condition [16], a case of breast cancer successfully treated [17], De-addiction cases [18], etc. A review of published literature shows some experimental studies also conducted with successful outcomes such as improvements in the well-being of prisoners [19], a significant reduction in anxiety and depression in corporate employees [20], improvements in the cognitive abilities and social behaviour of mentally challenged children [21]. ...
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... Figures 1 and 2 depict the typical energy bodies of a healthy person and a sick person respectively. Some examples of successfully healed cases are -female infertility, Rheumatoid arthritis, various types of addictions, breast cancer, COVID-19, kidney disease, brain stroke, knee-cap dislocation, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Nephrotic syndrome, serious snake bite, hypothyroidism, emergency and first aid, high cholesterol, eye diseases, arterial heart block, diabetes management and difficult medical cases [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] . Given below is the report of 4cases of people with kidney stones, healed successfully by three independent healers and three cases healed in a healing camp, in a controlled and guided group environment. ...
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... Literature shows published successful case reports on applications of YPV include, treatment of difficult medical cases, diabetes management and control, removing arterial block in heart without surgery, vision improvements for participants of an eye camp, improvements in holistic wellbeing and immunity of participants in a one-month YPV intensive programme, Role of YPV in first aid and emergency, speedy recovery of COVID patients, treatment of hypothyroidism, lowering academic anxiety and enhancing academic performance of high school children, saving life of a snake-bitten human female, managing the pain and side effects of a Hodgkin lymphoma patient undergoing chemotherapy, healing treatment of a female patient suffering from kneecap dislocation, treatment and cure of PCOS condition, a case of breast cancer successfully treated, de-addiction cases, etc. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] A review of published literature shows some experimental studies also conducted with successful outcomes such as improvements in the wellbeing of prisoners, significant reduction in anxiety and depression in corporate employees, and improvements in the cognitive abilities and social behaviour of mentally challenged children, and effects of a month YPV residential programme. [20][21][22][23] Here we present a case report of Vitamin D overuse by a female aged 69 years due to a lack of awareness and selfmedication that led to complications, saved however through A YPV intervention conducted by two YPV healers using distal mode of healing techniques. ...
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