STRESS AND DANCE: DR SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Whenever there is perceptible stress; we feel disturbed, depressed, suffocated, restless and so on.

One of the ways of relieving stress is to dance in harmony. If there is a music that channelizes our energy towards "true self" then our movements also take a shape of divine dance.

Can NAMASMARAN (What is NAMASMARAN? The word NAMASMARAN is derived from NAMA i.e. BRAHMA or true self; and SMARAN i.e. remembering);help in evolving such divine and de-stressing and divine dance forms?

The practice of NAMASMARAN with increasing intensity and insight; all over the world; will reestablish the divine forms of dance...In fact; the identification of SATVA, RAJA, and TAMA in every activity of life; evolves; every aspect of our life; including our art forms; making them conducive to self realization i.e. individual and global blossoming..!! In fact this is one of the objectives of TOTAL STRESS MANAGEMENT i.e SUPERLIVING.

A HOLISTIC PRESCRIPTION DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

"A treatment of body is only a small part of treatment.

The treatment of instincts, emotions, motivations, thoughts and vision; is equally or actually far more important. But this is usually ignored or neglected; by the patients and the doctors; all over the world. This is because; the global and national policy makers in the field of education, practice, research, production, marketing and all activities involved in the healing; do not identify it as a vital part of treatment.

As a result we the medical and paramedical students, practitioners, teachers, researchers, industrialists; and above all; medical and paramedical policy makers and top executives; remain ailing along with the society.

Having understood this; with absolute certainty I began to feel the need of healing healing holistically i.e. in the direction of individual and global blossoming. After extensive study, research and experimentation I found that NAMASMARAN (JIKRA, JAAP, JAP, SIMARAN, SUMIRAN or remembering one's true self) is the PANACEA. NAMASMARAN ought to become integral part of every field so as to heal an individual and society in a holistic manner.

I realized that NAMASMARAN rectifies our physical needs, passions, feelings, motivations, thoughts and vision (perspective) and thus rectifies our behavior. This in turn leads to an ongoing fulfillment in individual life and holistic health i.e. prosperity and profundity in the society.

This is why; I not only practice NAMASMARAN, but I prescribe NAMASMARAN to my patients and advise NAMASMARAN to my students. I explain its global benevolence in every day life and in every filed of life; in my writing; and publish it for free download.

Unless I do this every day and to the best of my capacity; I do not feel I have done justice to my conscience and I am not at peace."

A doctor.

Colloid cysts are congenital benign lesions, associated with more aggressive clinical and radiological picture in children than in adults. We present our experience in management of five pediatric patients with colloid cyst of the anterior third ventricle. They have an excellent chance of surgical cure, or they can be devastating and even fatal, if not recognized on time and treated.

Material and methods:
Five pediatric patients (aged 16 years or less) who were surgically treated for a colloid cyst, between 1987 and 2011 were analyzed. The clinical features included raised intracranial pressure in all five cases, of which one patient was brought unconscious with decerebrate posturing. Computed Tomography (CT) scan of the brain was done in all patients. The density of the lesion, enhancement with contrast and the presence of hydrocephalus were analyzed. Four patients underwent a detailed postoperative neurological assessment.
Results:
Three patients underwent the transcallosal-transforaminal approach and total excision of the lesion. One patient underwent revision of the pre-existing ventriculoperitoneal shunt. One patient who was brought in an unconscious state, an external ventricular drain was inserted and she was ventilated. She died four hours after the admission. On follow up, none of the three patients who underwent the transcallosal-transforaminal approach had disconnection syndromes or behavioral disturbances.
Conclusion:
Colloid cysts in children are rarer and more aggressive than their adult counterparts. It is surgically curable. Early detection and total excision of the lesion is a permanent cure with minimum morbidity, when compared to the natural history of the disease. The limited anterior callosotomy does not result in disconnection syndromes or behavioral disturbance.
Key words: Colloid cyst, pediatric, transcallosal-transforaminal, anterior third ventricle, disconnection syndrome.