An outcome Study of the Health & Wellness Camp conducted at the Yoga Prana Vidya (YPV) Ashram from 21 to 28 October 2024
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Introduction: YPV healing camps conducted at the YPV Ashram are very effective in the holistic healing ofpatients (participants) because of high energy levels and pollution-free environment. This paper describesone such camp conducted at the YPV Ashram between 21 and 28 October 2024 by a team of YPV healers.Method: This retrospective study uses data collected from the 22 participants at the beginning and end ofthe camp, Healers’ records, and patient feedback obtained at the end of the camp.Results: Quantitative data analysis shows a statistically significant weight reduction for the participants. Themean value of the waist measurements was reduced by 1.5%. Qualitative data analysis shows that allparticipants were freed from their anxieties, concerns, and conundrums regarding their medical situations bythe end of the healing camp. They no longer experienced any pain at all. Feedback from exit interviewsrevealed that these outcomes assisted the participants in raising their degree of well-being and self-esteem.Ashram's satwic and salt-free cuisine supported the participants' health improvements and emotionalstability. Healers’ attributes, such as healing and counselling skills and being kind and compassionate; participants’ attributes, such as receptiveness, openness, and desire for self-healing and self-care, contributedto successful outcomes. Nine participants learned to heal and became healers.Conclusions: YPV healing camps aid patients to get relief from mental and emotional problems of sicknessbesides treating physical illness. These camps offer opportunities for patients to learn healing and becomehealers themselves. Further research related to YPV camps is recommended
Authors: Raghu N, Asha Anur, Sandhya Sunil, Venkata Satyanarayana Nanduri
Language: English
Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W6893374730
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