1 / 10

Pancamaya and Chronic Pain

Pancamaya and Chronic Pain. Libby Hinsley, PT, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500. Pancamaya , or Kosha Model. Pancamaya model was recorded in the Taittiriya Upanishad around the 5 th or 6 th century BCE.

milleredward
Download Presentation

Pancamaya and Chronic Pain

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Pancamaya and Chronic Pain Libby Hinsley, PT, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500

  2. Pancamaya, or Kosha Model • Pancamaya model was recorded in the Taittiriya Upanishad around the 5th or 6th century BCE. • The model describes human experience as made up of 5 aspects of prakriti, or “that which changes.” Prakriti can also be thought of as “matter.” • Housed inside this changing experience is purusha, or “that which does not change.” Purusha can also be thought of as spirit, or divine consciousness. • Human experience is characterized by change; suffering arises when we become attached or identified with a changing aspect of our embodiment. • Freedom arises when we remember and identify with the divine consciousness that resides in our changing experience.

  3. pancamaya • Annamaya: Structure • Asana • Pranamaya: Physiology • Pranayama • Manomaya: Intellect • Mantra, Concentration • Vijnanamaya: Personality • Self-Study, Meditation • Anandamaya: Heart • Prayer, Ritual, Meditation • Each of these is an aspect of our changing experience.

  4. Annamaya • Structure • Associated with the body, the bones/muscles • Questions Related to Annamaya: • How much do you move your body each day? • How do you take care of your body? • Does your body hurt? • How strong are you? • How flexible are you? • How deconditioned are your body’s tissues?

  5. Pranamaya • Physiology • Associated with the subtle body and the flow of prana to all systems of the body • Questions Related to Pranamaya: • How’s your sleep? • How’s your energy in the morning? • How’s your inflammation? • How’s your diet? • How’s your digestion? • How well does your liver (etc.) function?

  6. Manomaya • Mind/Intellect • Associated with memory, concentration, focus • Sensory stimuli, mental states • Questions Related to Manomaya: • How do you learn things best? • When was last time you learned something new? • How’s your memory? • How’s your ability to focus and sustain attention? • How distractible are you? • How much sensory information do you take in each day for processing (electronics, news, etc.)?

  7. Vijnanamaya • Personality • Thought and behavior habits; conditioned reactivity; willpower • Coping strategies developed over a lifetime • Questions Related to Vijnanamaya: • What makes you angry? • What’s your relationship with authority like? • How critical and judgmental are you of yourself and others? • How do you respond to conflict? • What are the limiting beliefs you hold about yourself?

  8. Anandamaya • Heart • The part of us that feels connection, to ourselves, other humans, and the Divine • The emotional experience, often associated with joy • Questions Related to Anandamaya: • How satisfied are you with your relationships? • When was the last time you laughed really hard? • What things or activities bring you a feeling of joy? • What’s the most important thing about this life? • What’s your understanding of the Divine?

  9. BioPsychoSocial(spiritual) • The biopsychosocial approach systematically considers biological, psychological, and social factors and their complex interactions in understanding health, illness, and health care delivery. • The Pancamaya model is a yogic version of the Biopsychosocial(spiritual) paradigm. • Annamaya (Bio) • Pranamaya (Bio) • Manomaya (Psycho) • Vijnanamaya (Psycho) • Anandamaya (Social)*

  10. Biopsychosocial(spiritual) • The pancamayaaspects of the human system are not separate; they influence each other in all directions. • It can be useful to use this model to investigate someone’s experience of pain and the multi-demensionality of it. • Chronic pain (and all conditions) will involve all of these aspects of a person, and treating it will require attention to all of these aspects as well.

More Related