title: Yogic exercises and health--a psycho-neuro immunological approach.
abstract: Relaxation potential of yogic exercises seems to play a vital role in establishing psycho-physical health in reversing the psycho-immunology of emotions under stress based on breath and body awareness. However, mechanism of yogic exercises for restoring health and fitness components operating through psycho-neuro-immunological pathways is unknown. Therefore, a hybrid model of human information processing-psycho-neuroendocrine (HIP-PNE) network has been proposed to reveal the importance of yogic information processing. This study focuses on two major pathways of information processing involving cortical and hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) interactions with a deep reach molecular action on cellular, neuro-humoral and immune system in reversing stress mediated diseases. Further, the proposed HIP-PNE model has ample of experimental potential for objective evaluation of yogic view of health and fitness.
authors.affiliation: Scientific Research Department, Kaivalyadhama Yoga Research Institute, Lanavla 410 403, Pune.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Bera
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D006262:Health; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000276:immunology; D008954:Models, Biological; D015213:Neuroimmunomodulation / Q000502:physiology*; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000276:immunology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D015013:Yoga / Q000523:psychology*