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A Brief Background of Yoga Healing and Nath

Yogi Pashupatinath
Yoga healing has existed from thousands of years within the Nath tradition but only for chronic
mental and physical conditions. Acute conditions other than muscle injuries and sprains are not to
be treated with yoga healing.

Nath yogi Pashupatinath learned these techniques when he became a wandering monk. His
teacher Babaji Nagraj Nath was keen that these techniques be taught publicly to non-yogis who
might be ready to live with honesty and integrity to their real intentions.

From martial arts to healing

Pashupatinath was an internationally well-known martial artist. He has trained
over 6 million students in his career, which is the highest number of students
trained in martial arts by any single organization. He sees this phase in his life as
a greater and non-violent fight for human peace and happiness. He continues to
teach martial arts to a small but dedicated bunch of young people at Forge Mixed
Martial Arts Pune, founded by Anomit Ghosh.
Pashupatinath was an entrepreneur and martial artist called Ashwin
Mohan before he became a wandering Nath monk and renounced
his old identity as a non-yogi. Now he is on the board of trustees
for 2 non-profits, Na Boli which is working on making parallel
education accessible to children all over India, and The Red
Door that is promoting alternative and ethical treatment for
people with mental illness. He is also working with Mojolabs
Foundation to create a peer governance system for areas
with poor governance.
Pashupatinath became a Nath yogi in the pursuit of answers that
society or his education was unable to give him, regarding purpose,
fulfilment and health. He received all these answers and more in the Nath tradition. Having
received the complete transmission of the Nath knowledge of Yoga and Tantra he was named an
Adhikari or authority by his teacher in 2013.
Since then Pashupatinath has cured thousands of people from serious chronic physical and mental
conditions using the yogic techniques of Shanti, Agni and Mukti.

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On 2015 Nov 1 the first Personal Healing Institute was launched by Pashupatinath's student
Anomit Ghosh and his team. The centers are spaces organized by volunteers and students
who benefit from healing, which in turn offer free healing to the community as envisaged
by Babaji Nagraj Nath.
Scroll over to the end of the document to enjoy the testimonies by those
who have undergone the healing at PHI.

Why choose this form of healing?

Of all the methods available to us few are as effective as yoga
healing. Pashupatinath is keen that this form of healing be
accessible to the community for free regardless of religion,
caste, gender, sexual orientation and age. He is confident that
the community will readily adopt the expenses of the center
when it sees the healing power of yoga.

If it does not benefit the community it

should not exist is his strong belief
The fundamentals of yoga healing are derived from a strong
understanding of anatomy and neurological function and states of
consciousness. Even medical science has only recently developed a
sophisticated understanding of consciousness and its effect on neurology. But since yoga has had
this for thousands of years the techniques used in yoga healing are very elegant.

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Key advantages over other forms of healing

Yoga Healing

Medical Science

Alternative healing

Understanding of the
interdependence of
body, mind and
consciousness

Very sophisticated
understanding

Very crude
understanding

Vary basic
understanding

Understanding of impact
of societal conditioning
upon health

Very sophisticated
understanding

Almost nonexistent

Almost nonexistent

Meditative/ dream
healing techniques

Very effective deep

reach into memory and
unconscious mind

Almost non-existent

Almost nonexistent

Environmental/ social
diagnosis

Very detailed

Almost nonexistent

Almost nonexistent

Different specialised
approach for chronic
illnesses

Yes

No

Almost nonexistent

What are the differences you intend to bring with

these methods?
To bring an understanding that all chronic diseases, mental or
physical have their origins in societal conditioning such as
gender roles, value systems, recommendations of purpose and
fulfilment etc. and to build a more kind and easy society by
holding a mirror to the damage caused by societal conditioning.

We also want people to realize their agency in the health of

other individuals of their family and society.
We are confident communities will display more robust health
more motivation and lesser frustration once we begin to operate there.

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Does it work well with allopathic medicines?

Allopathic medicines have always specialized in treating acute cases and we recommend allopathy
over any other system for acute cases. We work with chronic cases and suppose the patient is on
medication our treatment will not interfere with the the medicine or have any negative effects. In
certain cases we even insist that the patient get medication before receiving our healing.

What does it do and how does it work?

Yoga healing has existed from thousands of years within the Nath tradition. The healing consists
of 3 parts Shanti, Agni, Mukti.

Yoga Shanti
Unless our ideas match our true intentions, we create a lack of response from our
body.
For instance, if we have the idea that we should
be richer but our intention is really to make our
family stop complaining about how hard life is,
then this is a fertile ground for disease. Because
getting a disease at this time will fulfill our true
intentions of stopping them from complaining.
But we may not be aware that this was indeed our
true intention because we are conditioned that our
family deserves to complain about how hard life is.
Thus when our ideas do not match our intentions
exactly, we open the door for disease. Yoga shanti is a way of meditating upon the diseased part
and naming the true intention and having different healthy ideas as strategies for fulfilling that
intention, thus freeing our body to cancel the disease as a strategy.

Yoga Agni
These consist of 10 primal vibrations channeled through the body. Once the Shanti is
completed, the body responds very fast and softens and relaxes the muscular system and fascia.
Thus easing the pressure in internal organs and nerves.
It also releases chemicals in the body to enable new healthy neuropathways in the nervous system
thus deeply correcting hormonal imbalances and habitual thoughts relieving anxiety and
depression.

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Yoga Mukti
The Mukti are the massage techniques of yoga that follow the energy lines of the body called Nadi.
The massage includes assisted asanas and stretches that release deeply held tensions and
unconscious resistances.

Plans for the near future

For now we are planning more centers in Pune, Goa and Bangalore as we learn lessons from this
center. Eventually we hope to have one in every nook and corner of the world. Do not hesitate to
contact us if you wish to become an active contributor to this social movement. Find our contact
details below.

Contact PHI
Reach out to us via email or over the phone.

hello@personalhealing.in
nathparamparayoga@gmail.com
+91 (0) 869 849 09 63

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Community Initiatives by PHI

Circle of Healing

A circle of healing is a powerful arrangement or Mandala of healers coming together to channel

their healing abilities in one spot. Healers from PHI are trained in yogic techniques of healing
from the Nath tradition: Yoga Shanti, Yoga Agni and Yoga Mukti to work with disruptions and
blockages at different levels of intention, mind and the body.
The first circle of healing was held in Pune at Koregaon Park on 1st Novemeber and attracted
more than 20 individuals who experienced immediate relief and relaxation, and more importantly
were able to right away channel their creativity through art material provided at the healing
center.

Continue on to next page to enjoy testimonials by students who have

received this system of healing through our Diploma Course in Personal
Healing.

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Testimonials from the healed

Curiosity led me to go for the first session and the awareness about channelizing
the wind energy left me feeling much more in control. It brought my attention to an often
neglected but vital element, that of breath, in a heightened manner. Stiffness or pain in a
particular posture or movement reduced drastically after following the technique.
Jahnavii being a trained dancer herself speaks the language of a dancer and hence
comprehends the problem very well, offering a simple and effective solution.

Pracheeti Dange, Odissi Danseuse, Professional Spanish/French & Portuguese

Translator, Pune

I see a lot of changes happening within me. I was carrying a burden of 'tradition'. I
feel lighter now. I learnt to let it go. I see spirituality developing within. I find myself
floating at times. I feel like a silk worm opening up slowly and gradually. I work
throughout the day but then I do not feel exerted. The energy does not go down
even during the evenings.
The thought process has gained much clarity. I can come out of any unwanted
relationship which did not happen before.

Mamta Dave, Yoga Teacher and Social Worker, Pune

The healing has helped me shed out all the layers of unwanted conditioning
that I was holding onto for so many years. It had eventually started showing up
on my body even when I was constantly working with my body as a dancer.
These days my body feels relaxed. My senses have opened up completely. I
am breathing right and full. There's this dance of breath going on in my body
constantly. Regular practice of all the lessons that I learnt in this course has
helped me grow stronger in every manner.

The most important thing that I learnt in this course was the importance of being present to
yourself as in this way I also learnt how to be present to others so that you form a strong base in
order to build meaningful relationships.

Janhavii Pathak, Contemporary Dancer and Movement Teacher, Pune

My mom had been suffering from pain in the knee joint and also about the knots in
her back and calves. Within one session of healing she could immediately feel the
difference in her body and I was thrilled to have helped her. It was a joy that I cant
explain in words.

Harpreet Singh, R&D Engineer, Automobile Industry, Pune

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I've always been afraid of touch or being around people as I tap into their feelings
and take it. But in the process of this course my body gained a confidence of its own
separate than my mind to allow being healed or touched by others as it had learnt how
to make it a mutual process.
Many closeted talents have arisen along with a stranger sense of patience and not
letting my anger reach above the scale of 5 but just enough to know what's troubling me
and channelizing the destructive energy to something creative.
Much of what I've experienced with my schizophrenia and epilepsy has now found actual
meaningful words and roads for everything otherwise called a 'symptom'. I'll have to write a
research paper on this at some point! :)

Reshma Valliappan, Author and Mental Health Advocate, Ashoka Foundation Fellow,
Pune

Ashwins teaching have given me tools to tackle basic situations in a calm and
composed manner.
I was a short tempered person, but through these methods I have learnt to take
things in a calm manner, even if they are moving slow with the full trust and
confidence over the unconscious mind. Along with the healing, the regular practice
of trying to get lucid in the dream, has helped me enhance even my creativity.

Keyshav Mor, Student, MIT Pune

PHI Healing has gone far beyond the restricted notions of healing that
most have. What I realized right away is that it's not a magic pill to substitute for
my own lack of intelligence.
I came back from a paralyzing accident in the month of November, 2014 and
was back to training martial arts in a month. This healing happened as soon as I
accepted that this paralyzing accident was the result of a BIG buildup of chronic
tension and not listening to the natural signals that decide the direction of one's life.
In 3 months, I was in Bali training in a Mixed Martial Arts camp with professional fighters.
But more than physical healing, it took care of what is now termed as autism and that was classified
by others in my childhood as deviant and errant behavior. The real feeling of touch and electrical
currents moving through my nervous system got me in touch with a reality that didn't lie like other
humans. This meant what exactly it said. My autistic symptoms would get triggered every time a
person would act one way while they meant something completely opposite. But now by being in
touch with this reality, it has helped me set standards and gain some incredibly gifted friends who help
me and support me all the way through.

Anomit Ghosh, Martial Artist, Healer, Social Entrepreneur, Pune

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I didn't take healing seriously before this course. But in the first
few days, I realized how much I had damaged my body and mind by not taking
mindful action when I should have. During the course, I learned how to deal
with that damage and repair it.
Healing others can only be done if you are healed yourself. Every time I healed
someone, I could feel my own body changing. By the tenth day, an old ankle sprain was almost
completely gone and so was my nasal septum problem.

Om Karanjkar, Student, MIT Pune

PHI has not only given me an understanding of physical functioning

of the human body but also the aspects of emotional wellbeing. This has
helped me shed excess and useless baggage from my life. This in turn
helps me get through the day with a lot more ease and less conflicts. I am
deeply grateful to PHI for sharing this intricate knowledge for overall
wellbeing. :-)

Vineet Zunzarwad, Software Engineer, Pune

The yogamukti healing was a very enriching experience. I feel very relieved and
stress free. I have been practicing the breathing techniques that the trainer taught,
and post that I see changes in my posture and overall energy level. Enthusiasm,
happiness and a feeling of contentment would sum it up. I definitely recommend
this healing technique for all those who are willing to welcome a change in their
lives.

Shreya Buchake,French Language Trainer, Pune

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