A Study of the Outcomes of a Yoga Prana Vidya (YPV) 7-Day Healing Camp for Health &Wellness Conducted at the YPV Ashram, Sri Ramana Trust in December 2023

ABSTRACT

recover within days of participating in a camp.This paper presents the outcomes of one such camp conducted at the YPV Ashram for a week during December 2023.

Camp details
This camp was organized and conducted under the guidance of a Senior YPV and Arhat trainer and level 6 healer.This one-week Healing camp was announced 2 months in advance of the scheduled dates and the team of healers spread the word around amongst the patients and others whom they could reach.The message was posted in all the groups of various healers and in some cases, people themselves approached, whereas in others they were told about the benefits one could get by attending such a healing camp.Regular follow-ups were done explaining to them the benefits and helping them plan to reach the healing camp.The Healing Camp, which was a one-week fully residential programme, was conducted at the YPV Ashram of Sri Ramana Trust situated near a village called Thally in Tamil Nadu from 9 th to 15 th December 2023.

Patients' profile
Patients came from several parts of the country seeking YPV healing intervention in the YPV Ashram premises to find solutions to their nagging health and fitness issues.There were a total of 27 participants from different parts of India ( Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka).Among the 27 total number of participants, there were 19 adult females, 7 adult males, and 1 Male child.The age group ranged from 8 years to 75 years.They arrived on 8 th December and the integrated YPV healing programme was conducted for them from 9 th to 15 th December( 1 week).

YPV Intervention
The objective of the healing camp was to apply YPV healing protocols to heal each patient in group, and also individually, to improve their well-being physically, emotionally, and mentally.For this camp-based healing intervention, the patients were asked to bring their recent medical reports for assessment and to work out appropriate strategies for healing.For psychological and other mental health related ailments, the healers collected the necessary information from each patient before the camp started.It is well known that excessive body weight and obesity cause several illnesses.Therefore their body weight and BMI were recorded at their entry to the programme, and again after the last day of camp.In respect of those having blood sugar and BP issues, these parameters were checked at entry, exit, and also in between.The schedule for this holistic healing camp included exercising twice a day (morning and evening), walking (at least twice a day), breathing exercises including rhythmic yogic breathing (at least twice a day), forgiveness sadhana (at least once daily) and doing the morning sadhana(meditation with self-healing) after the exercise.Before the morning schedule of exercising and sadhana, the participants were offered no-milk special tea (lemon grass and black pepper, ginger) and Sat-isabgol to detox.After the morning Sadhana, breakfast was provided with fruits and fresh and tender coconut water.Subsequently, a divine group healing session of 15 minutes duration was conducted for them, followed by healing with the laying down of crystal pebbles individually on the patients during which the "Om shanti" mantra was played in the background.After this, individual healing was given to each patient on 3 levels (first by a YPV associate certified healer, then by a YPV level 5 healer, and finally by YPV level 6 healers) thereby ensuring a thorough healing given daily.The lunch included a simple, unsalted balanced vegetarian meal.After lunch they were asked to rest for a couple of hours before they returned in the evening for exercise, breathing, and walking followed by evening tea and some light snacks different on each day (roasted peanuts, puffed rice, boiled corn, a small portion of sweet potato, etc.).After the tea break, there was a book study session, where different topics such as forgiveness, and how healing occurs on emotional and mental levels were discussed.The day would end with a 15-minute forgiveness sadhana after which they dispersed for dinner and a good night's sleep.The camp was headed by a Senior YPV and Arhat trainer and level 6 healer who led a team of healers as stated in Table 1 consisting of 8 healers who served the patients in the camp.The categories of Illnesses and number of cases reported are summarised in Table 3. participants showed a reduction of 1.66% at the end of the camp.Qualitative results: 1. Blood glucose level In the case of six Type 2 diabetes patients, blood glucose levels reduced to normal.Two cases of patients with insulin use experienced lower glucose levels, and their insulin dosage was reduced by 40 % by medical advice.2. BP BP normalised for all 4 patients.One of them was advised to discontinue medication upon medical advice.

Constipation
The two patients who earlier reported issues of constipation found complete relief.Peaceful sleep ensued as a result.4. The hypothyroidism patient found that his TSH levels reduced to normal. 5. Psoriasis of the patient was completely healed.6. Varicose vein issue of the patient was resolved.The patient walked confidently without stress.7. The patient with acne problem felt good and relieved.8. Physical pain, mobility, flexibility: All 15 patients who had earlier reported various bouts of pain experienced a substantial reduction in pain with increased flexibility and mobility.It was agreed by all patients that their weight reduction in the camp enabled improvements in mobility.9. Alcoholism: An Alcoholic with acidity and lower back pain reported that within 3 days of healing, acidity and lower back pain disappeared.The urge for alcohol disappeared, and miraculous changes have taken place through attending this camp.10.Mental and emotional issues: All 4 patients who complained earlier about their mental and emotional issues achieved inner peace and came out of fear.Many positive changes in thinking and behaviour have taken place.The depression was eliminated.Anger and ego were reduced substantially.One of them achieved a peaceful state of mind, and she felt so good that she extended her stay in the Ashram by 2 more weeks to attend the Arhat Yoga program.11.Eye/vision problems One patient's Cylindrical Eye power issue was reduced by 0.25.The other patient's Retina problem in the eye and floaters were reduced by 50%.

DISCUSSION
It is observed that the patients in this YPV healing camp experienced satisfactory improvements in their health and wellness issues.The most common ailments are pain, diabetes, and hypertension caused by a lack of physical activity and self-care.The team of dedicated YPV healers ensured that the patient's health concerns were addressed effectively by compassionate counselling and understanding of their needs.The results obtained through this camp compare well with previously conducted YPV healing camps reported [1] [2] [3] [4] [5].

CONCLUSIONS
Yoga Prana Vidya healing camps have been very successfully conducted for awareness of self-care and lifestyle modifications needed to improve the health and wellness of the general population.Through these camps, people of all ages have been learning proven and safe methods of preventive care as well.These camps have also helped the participants to appreciate the need and learn, become healers, and practice basic levels of YPV energy healing techniques.The Great Vision of the YPV system promotes the aim to have

Table 1 : Team of healers YPV Healer code name
In addition to the above stated 8 healers, the Founder of YPV System, who is the senior most YPV healer, also conducted individual healing sessions for each participant on all days of the camp to ensure powerful healing intervention.A Study

of the Outcomes of a Yoga Prana Vidya (YPV) 7-Day Healing Camp for Health &Wellness Conducted at the YPV Ashram, Sri Ramana Trust in December 2023
The health issues reported by each patient for healing are stated in Table2.