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Hindustan Times
12 hours ago
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- Hindustan Times
International Yoga Day 2025: Psychiatrist shares how to manage anxiety and depression with yoga, trainer suggests tips
International Yoga Day 2025: According to Harvard Medical School, yoga can increase production of endorphins, reduce stress and elevate GABA (a chemical associated with decreased anxiety). What is it about yoga that makes it such a great tool for anxiety? And is it possible to optimise your yoga session to not just reduce anxiety, but also manage depression? Also read | Yoga Day 2025: Shavasana to baddha konasana, 8 best asanas for PCOS International Yoga Day 2025: Yoga has a huge impact on mental health. Here is how to make the most of yoga for mental health. (Freepik) To get some clarity, we asked Dr Sakshe Jain, consultant psychiatrist at Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune and Prerna Khetrapal, Pilates and yoga trainer, and founder, Kaizen. Whether you're a beginner looking to reap some of these mental health benefits or an experienced yogi trying to find peace, these tips can help you feel your best. Dr Jain said 'yoga has emerged as a powerful and holistic tool in managing anxiety and depression', offering both physical and emotional relief through a blend of mindful movement, breath control, and meditation. She said: 'Unlike conventional treatments that often focus solely on symptom suppression, yoga addresses the root of mental unrest by calming the nervous system, improving self-awareness, and fostering inner balance.' According to Dr Jain, regular yoga practice also boosts serotonin and endorphin levels, which are natural mood enhancers, making it especially beneficial for those struggling with fatigue and low motivation associated with depression. Moreover, the meditative aspect of yoga cultivates mindfulness, helping individuals break free from cycles of overthinking and emotional overwhelm, Dr Jain said. "Research supports these benefits, with studies showing improvements in sleep quality, reduced cortisol levels, and decreased symptoms of anxiety and depression among consistent practitioners," she said and added that while yoga is not a replacement for medical or psychological treatment in severe cases, 'it serves as a valuable complementary therapy that enhances emotional resilience and promotes long-term mental well-being'. 'In a fast-paced world marked by constant stress, yoga offers a safe and sustainable path to mental clarity and inner peace,' Dr Jain said. The meditative aspect of yoga cultivates mindfulness, helping individuals break free from cycles of overthinking and emotional overwhelm, Dr Jain said. (Freepik) How to use yoga to calm anxiety? She added that practices like pranayama (breathwork) help regulate the breath, reducing stress hormone levels and activating the parasympathetic nervous system to induce a state of relaxation. Dr Jain said: 'Gentle asanas such as Child's Pose, Cobra Pose, and Legs-Up-the-Wall have a grounding effect, easing physical tension while uplifting mood.' Prerna further said, 'As someone who has dedicated their life to holistic wellness, I've seen firsthand how yoga can be a transformative tool in managing anxiety and depression. Yoga isn't just about movement — it's about coming home to yourself. Through breathwork (pranayama), mindful movement, and meditation, yoga helps regulate the nervous system, reduce cortisol levels, and improve emotional resilience.' The more yoga you do, the more of a long-term improvement you'll see, as Prerna said 'consistent practice fosters greater self-awareness, emotional balance, and a deeper sense of peace'. She explained, 'In my work, I incorporate practices like Flow Yoga and Shirodhara Yoga to help individuals reconnect with their inner stillness and create space for healing. The beauty of yoga lies in its ability to gently guide you out of a reactive mind and into the present moment, where anxiety cannot thrive. Over time, this consistent practice fosters greater self-awareness, emotional balance, and a deeper sense of peace. Yoga doesn't offer a quick fix — but it provides the tools to reclaim your mental and emotional wellbeing with grace and intention.' Note to readers: This article is for informational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your doctor with any questions about a medical condition.
Hindustan Times
05-06-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
City hospitals seek urgent meeting with PMC over ₹25 crore pending dues
Association of Hospitals (AOH), Pune, has decided to raise the issue of long delays in receiving payments for treating patients under the Urban Poor Health Scheme (UPHS) and Contributory Health Scheme (CHS) with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The association has written to the additional municipal commissioner on Tuesday requesting an urgent meeting to discuss the pending dues issue. One of the key demands is the revision of package rates for various medical procedures under the civic schemes. The body demands that the nursing home charges should not be revised as per the Maharashtra Nursing Homes Registration (Amendment) Rules 2021, representatives of the association said. The AOH is an association of big hospitals in the city, including Ruby Hall Clinic, KEM, Noble Hospital, Jehangir Hospital, Poona Hospital, KEM Hospital and Inlaks and Budhrani Hospital. The civic body has 140 hospitals empanelled under the scheme, and owes dues amounting to ₹25 crores, they said. Dr HK Sale, executive director, Noble Hospital and chairman of AOH, Pune, said, 'The rates at which the procedures are conducted under the PMC-run health schemes are old. We want the civic body to revise the rates, so that hospitals on the panel don't suffer losses. The hospitals have to pay vendors on monthly basis, and the mounting unpaid bills have placed it under immense financial pressure.' Manjusha Kulkarni, legal advisor, Ruby Hall Clinic and secretary of the association, said, 'There has been a rate revision in the nursing home charges as per the Maharashtra Nursing Homes Registration (Amendment) Rules 2021. We don't want PMC to increase the charges. Besides, the civic body should reconsider biomedical waste charges, which are exorbitant.' Dr. Sanjeev Wavare, assistant health officer, PMC, stated that approximately ₹20 crore in dues are yet to be cleared by PMC. 'The delay occurs due to time required for scrutiny of bills. While the payment process is ongoing, some hospitals receive their payments while bills from other hospitals continue to accumulate. The rates for empanelled hospitals are based on the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) rates, but they are outdated,' he said.
Time of India
30-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
What is Hurried Child Syndrome and what to do about it
What is Hurried Child Syndrome ? "Hurried Child Syndrome," a term coined by psychologist David Elkind, describes a collection of stress-related behaviors that occur when children are expected to perform well beyond their mental, social, or emotional capacity. These days, with so many children in school, some parents end up scheduling too much for their kids, pressuring them to work very hard and expecting them to act more like adults. The pressure on children created by today's society and a race to do better in life keeps them from engaging in free play, resting, and developing naturally. According to Dr. Pankaj Borade, a consultant psychiatrist, Ruby Hall Clinic, 'These consequences can be major, including physical problems such as headaches and sleeping less, as well as mental difficulties such as anxiety and depression, a shorter attention span, and, worse, thoughts of suicide. Often such children have difficulties keeping their moods under control and connecting with people around them and can get completely exhausted by multiple responsibilities. ' Balance their lives As a way to overcome this, parents need to care more about their child's health and happiness than only about their success. It's important to plan your day so that your child has time to play, rest, and be with the family. Keep your expectations realistic It is better for parents to value the effort and advancement their child is making, not just their achievements, and to keep goals realistic. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Create flexible atmosphere Creating a flexible learning environment that fits your child's needs is very helpful. It is most important to create an atmosphere where children are cherished for who they are, regardless of what they attain. Let's make sure we keep childhood from being defined solely as a competition to see who finishes first. Growth happens best when children are free to play, explore, and enjoy their childhood, not when faced with many expectations. What UK Universities Are Really Looking For in 2025 | It's Not Just Grades One step to a healthier you—join Times Health+ Yoga and feel the change
News18
29-05-2025
- News18
Pune Porsche Case Accused Doctor Now Arrested In Kidney Transplant Racket
Last Updated: Dr Ajay Taware, who is currently lodged at the Yerwada Central Jail, was arrested last year in connection to Pune Porsche case. Pune Police on Thursday arrested Sassoon General Hospital's former medical superintendent, Dr Ajay Taware in connection with an alleged kidney transplant racket at a leading private hospital. Taware, who is currently lodged at the Yerwada Central Jail, was arrested last year for allegedly tampering with the blood samples of a 17-year-old boy accused of crashing a Porsche car into a motorbike in Pune's Kalyani Nagar and killing two persons. He has now been taken into custody by the city crime branch with the 2022 kidney transplant racket at the Ruby Hall Clinic, a leading private hospital here, reported news agency PTI. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Nikhil Pingale informed the doctor will be produced before the court today. In 2022, Taware was head of the Regional Authorisation Committee that approved kidney transplants. Jailed Doctor Arrested In Kidney Transplant Racket In May 2022, the Pune Police registered a case against 15 persons, including the managing trustee of the Ruby Hall Clinic and some of its employees, in connection with an alleged malpractice during a kidney transplant procedure in March that year. According to PTI, a woman from Kolhapur, who was allegedly promised Rs 15 lakh, fraudulently posed as the wife of a man who needed a transplant and donated her kidney in 2022 to a young woman patient. In turn, the young woman's mother donated her kidney to the man. Notably, such a swap involving two patients and their relatives is carried out when the patients cannot receive a kidney from their own kin because of a blood group mismatch. On March 29, 2022, four days after undergoing the transplant surgery at the Ruby Hall Clinic, the woman revealed her real identity after she had a dispute over money. (With agency inputs) First Published: May 29, 2025, 14:22 IST
Indian Express
29-05-2025
- Indian Express
Dr Ajay Taware, accused in Pune Porsche car crash case, held in Ruby Hall Clinic kidney transplant ‘malpractice' case
Dr Ajay Taware, former head of forensic medicine department at the government-run Sassoon General Hospital and an accused in the Pune Porsche car crash case, was been arrested by the Pune city police on Thursday in connection with the alleged malpractices in a kidney transplant conducted at Ruby Hall Clinic in 2022. Taware, currently lodged in Yerwada Central jail for his alleged role in tampering with blood samples of the minor accused in Porsche crash case, was taken into custody from the jail and would be produced before a court in the afternoon, said a senior police officer. A First Information Report (FIR) in the kidney transplant malpractice case was lodged at the Koregaon Park police station on May 11, 2022, against 15 people, including senior management members and doctors of Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, for alleged malpractices in a kidney transplant in which a woman was allegedly presented as the organ receiver's wife after being promised Rs 15 lakh in return. The FIR was filed based on a complaint by Dr Sanjog Kadam, Deputy Director of Medical Services, Pune. The police said the case pertains to a kidney swap procedure, also known as paired kidney exchange, between the man from Moshi (in Pimpri Chinchwad) and the woman from Kolhapur posing as his wife, and a mother-daughter duo from Baramati. The police said the mother from Baramati gave her kidney to the Moshi resident, while her daughter was given the kidney of the Kolhapur woman. Kidney swapping is allowed after fulfilling all legal norms, but any financial transaction for doing so is illegal, said a police officer. The police said the transplant took place on March 24, 2022, after medical tests, documentation, verification interviews, scrutiny and final authorisation. But, on March 29, the Kolhapur woman alleged that she was promised Rs 15 lakh by the middlemen for donating her kidney at Ruby Hall Clinic. When she did not get the money that had been allegedly promised to her, she approached the Koregaon Park police station. The Ruby Hall Clinic administration also filed a complaint accusing the woman of concealing her identity. The Pune police authorities had referred the matter to the state health department after a preliminary inquiry. The health department submitted its inquiry report to the court in Pune. Based on the directions issued by the court, the case was registered at Koregaon Park police station under the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994, along with Indian Penal Code sections pertaining to cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy. The FIR stated that the Moshi resident, his wife, the woman from Kolhapur, along with two middlemen, presented forged documents to the hospital. It also held Ruby Hall authorities and doctors responsible claiming that they did not thoroughly scrutinise the documents and sent them to the Regional Authorisation Committee at Sassoon General Hospital. The police said that Dr Taware was a member of this committee and allegedly played a role in the kidney transplant malpractice, and hence the doctor has been named an accused now. Earlier, the police had arrested two middlemen Ravi Rodge and Abhijit Gathne in this case. Ruby Hall Clinic's managing trustee Dr Purvez K Grant had told the Express, 'Ruby Hall has done nothing wrong. We are being unnecessarily harassed.' In April, the Maharashtra Medical Council suspended the medical licence of Dr Ajay Taware, for 'gross misconduct and breach of medical ethics', following his alleged involvement in Pune Porsche crash case. Dr Taware's role in the 2024 Porsche car crash Dr Taware has been charge-sheeted in the Porsche car crash case for allegedly playing a role in swapping the blood samples of the minor driver and others at the Sasoon hospital. Two IT engineers Aneesh Awadhiya and his friend Ashwini Koshta, both aged 24 and hailing from Madhya Pradesh, were killed after the speeding Porsche driven by a 17-year-old boy allegedly in an inebriated state hit their motorcycle around 2.30 am on May 19, 2024. An FIR was lodged on the same day against the minor car driver at the Yerwada police station. The police investigation revealed that when the minor driver, son of a prominent realtor, was taken to the government-run Sassoon Hospital after the accident for a medical examination, his blood sample was allegedly replaced with his mother's. The police then arrested minor's parents, Dr Taware, Dr Shrihari Halnor, the casualty medical officer at the time, Atul Ghatkamble, a morgue staff, and 'middlemen' Ashpak Makandar and Amar Gaikwad, for their alleged role in swapping blood samples. During further investigation, a DNA report on August 9, 2024, confirmed that blood samples of the two friends of the minor driver were also swapped at the hospital. Both friends, who too are minors, were in the Porsche at the time of the accident. Police then arrested the fathers of both friends and another person in this case. Last month, the Maharashtra Medical Council had suspended the medical license of Dr Taware and Dr Halnor.
