A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial on the efficacy of yoga as an adjuvant therapy for patients with Ankylosing spondylitis amidst COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Amidst the adversities of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health care system has seen a new paradigm shift towards e-health or telehealth services. In the advent of catering to the geometrically increasing health care needs of the patients suffering from various chronic health conditions when in social isolation, the need for such shifts is paramount. Patients with Ankylosing spondylitis using immunosuppressants with variable degrees of disabilities are at higher risk from this isolated status.

A Comparative Study between Vedic and Contemporary Education Systems using Bio-Energy Markers.

Background/aim: "The destiny of the whole world depends on the children. If you want to see the silver lining on the horizon it is not you and me, but the children who have to be spiritualized" says Swami Satyananda Saraswati. Sri Aurobindo states "Education to be complete must have five principal aspects corresponding to the five principal activities of the human being: the physical, the vital, the mental, the psychic and the spiritual.

Effects of yogic breath regulation: A narrative review of scientific evidence.

Pranayama or breath regulation is considered as an essential component of Yoga, which is said to influence the physiological systems. We present a comprehensive overview of scientific literature in the field of yogic breathing. We searched PubMed, PubMed Central and IndMed for citations for keywords "Pranayama" and "Yogic Breathing".