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. 2024 Jan 3;9:4. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.19392.1

Table 3. Yoga module for OUD in the maintenance phase - 45 Minutes of practice + 15 minutes of relaxation.

Step Yoga of Practices Position No of Cycles* Duration
Starting prayer (prayer for health and well-being) Sitting 1 1 min
Physical Postures and Practices (Asanas)
1 Instant relaxation technique, rapid tightening of body parts from toes to head Supine 2 4 min
2 Straight leg raising, using alternate legs followed by both legs Supine 5 each leg 2 min
3 Pavanamuktasana Kriya (wind releasing pose), using alternate legs Supine 5 rounds clockwise,
5 rounds anticlockwise
5 min
4 Makarasana (crocodile pose), using alternate legs followed by both legs Prone 5 2 min
5 Bhujangasana breathing (Cobra pose) Prone 5 2 min
6 Naukasana (boat pose), using alternate hands and feet followed by both Prone 5 2 min
7 Patangasana (butterfly pose) using both legs Sitting 100 strokes;
1 cycle
2 min
8 Vyaghra Shwasa (tiger stretch pose) Sitting on
knees
5 2 min
9 Surya Namaskara (sun salutations), 10 steps each round with 4 cycles slow
and 4 cycles fast
Standing 8 rounds 8 min
Breathing Practices (Pranayama)
1 Deep abdominal breathing with prolonged exhalation; inhalation : exhalation
= 1:2 and movement of awareness on different points/joints of the body from
head to toe and back
Supine 5 1 min
2 Vibhagiya, sectional breathing: Chin Mudra (breath in : hold : breath out =
4:16:8)
Sitting 5 2 min
3 Vibhagiya, sectional breathing: Chinmaya Mudra (breath in : hold : breath out
= 4:16:8)
Sitting 5 2 min
4 Vibhagiya, sectional breathing: Adi Mudra (breath in : hold : breath out =
4:16:8)
Sitting 5 2 min
5 Bhastrika – medium 1 cycle, fast 1 cycle and slow 1 cycle interspersed with
rest for 30 seconds (bellows breathing)
Sitting 3 sets of 20 strokes
each, with gap of 30
seconds
3 min
6 Nadi shuddhi (alternate nostril breathing) Sitting 9 3 min
7 Bhramari (humming breath) in Shanmukhi Mudra Sitting/
supine
9 2 min
Meditative and Relaxation Practices (Dhyana)
8 Guided yogic relaxation in Shavasansa (corpse pose), with positive
affirmation—slow part-by-part relaxation of body parts with imagery from
toes to head, with chanting of “OM” or humming “MMM” for 9 cycles and
gradual expansion of non-judgmental awareness and positive affirmation: “I am not the body, I am not the mind, I am the
observer - free, relaxed, and satisfied” at the end.
Supine 1 14 mins
9 End, prayer for universal peace Sitting 1 1 min
10 Discussions from yoga philosophy perspective: happy analysis (ananda
mimamsa) and inquiry into the nature of the “self” (aatma parikasha)
Once a week for 10 minutes