#### [[notes_Panchakosha Theory ]] **Creator**:: [[Dr. K]] **Source**:: [[course_Dr. K's Guide to Mental Health]] **Link**:: [Healthy Gamer](https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/guide/lessons/panchakosha-theory) #### Terms - [[Panchakosha]] - [[Annamaya Kosha]] - [[Pranamaya Kosha]] - [[Manomaya Kosha]] - [[Vijnanamaya Kosha]] - [[Anandamaya Kosha]] - [[Qi Gong]] - [[Pratyahara]] - [[Indriya]] - [[Surya Namaskar]] - [[Shuddhi]] ## Notes prev::[[notes_the Nature of Self]] - [[Yogi|Yogis]] figured out a practical way to understand the human [[body]] in order to optimize our performance - [[Yoga is a wholistic philosophy of self-improvement]] - [[Panchakosha]] theory - [[human experience]] is made of five layers - [[Annamaya Kosha]] - physical layer - [[Surya Namaskar]] - exercise - diet - one extra fruit or vegetable - [[Pranamaya Kosha]] - [[energy]] layer - [[Pranayama]] - [[Yoga]] - better than excercise or stretching - [[Manomaya Kosha]] - emotional layer - [[Psychotherapy]] - clean out [[Samskara]] - [[How to process repressed emotions]] - promote positive [[emotions]] - [[How to pursue the positive things in life]] - emotion is different than though - [[Vijnanamaya Kosha]] - intellectual layer - [[Pratyahara]] - reading - [[philosophy]] - [[Anandamaya Kosha]] - soul, [[divinity|divine]], humanness that is apart from the other parts - [[consciousness]]? [[self]]? - [[purpose]] - meaning - [[meditation]] - discover true [[self]], [[Dharma]] - No matter what you want to do in life it involves all five layers - [[Shuddhi]] next:: [[notes_Confidence vs Ego]] #### [[depression]] through the lense of panchakosha **Link**:: [depression-in-a-holistic-lens](https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/guide/lessons/depression-in-a-holistic-lens) - [[Yoga|Yogic]] perspective on [[depression]] - leads to [[Panchakosha]] theory - [[notes_Panchakosha Theory]] - Using this we can see why medication alone isn't enough to deal with [[depression]] - [[depression]] maps onto all five layers of [[Panchakosha]] | [[Panchakosha]] | Cause | treatment | | --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | [[Annamaya Kosha]] | neurochemisty imbalance | medication diet sunlight [[notes_Brain Gut Axis]] | | [[Pranamaya Kosha]] | low energy | [[Yoga]] [[Pranayama]] tai chi [[Qi Gong]] | | [[Manomaya Kosha]] | bad feeligns [[sadness]] [[guilt]] [[shame]] | [[Psychotherapy]] nature journaling, therapy coaching | | [[Vijnanamaya Kosha]] | identity [[Negative Self Attitude (NSA)]] | [[CBT]] read contemplate [[meditation]] | | [[Anandamaya Kosha]] | [[Congruent Depression]] lack of [[purpose]]/meaning | [[meditation]] [[Dharma]] | next:: [[notes_Solutions to depression]]