#396 Dr. Vandana (MBBS, MD) on her Depression, Tapering Anti Depressants, PCOD & Hatha yoga teachers training

We have Dr. Vandana (MBBS MD) with us who is also a Hatha yoga teacher in this edition of the podcast. She shares with us how she fell into depression during her college days and started taking medications for it. Later coming into the yogic path helped her to recover and taper off the medications. 0:00 Single and pampered child 2:55 Baba ramdevs Yoga 5:32 Getting first rank in Medical school entrance 7:29 The decision to become a Doctor was inspired from her Mother 8:50 What does it mean to be a Doctor in India 9:44 Cultural Shock 12:10 Going into depression after internship 16:35 Not being able to do even the small things of depression 19:42 Finding Sadhguru on Youtube and finding negative comments on him 22:30 The muslim friend who used to do Isha Kriya 25:20 Tapering medications after Inner Engineering 30:42 Injury with Yogasanas 33:11 UpaYoga practices are very powerful 33:56 Suriya Kriya helps with PCOD 35:06 Advance programs are not possible if you are on medications 36:30 The cycle of depression and going for vipassana 41:31 Deciding to do Hatha Yoga teacher training 44:46 Modern medicines still is evolving and has its limits 46:38 The schedule of Hatha Yoga teachers training 48:05 Parents and husbands reaction for teachers training 49:55 Modules for health conditions like diabetes and hyper tension 51:25 Conducting classes after training 55:18 Wanting to be seen by Sadhguru 59:18 Screaming competition in Sadhgurus presence 1:03:15 Shoonya, BSP and Samyama 1:06:50 Conclusion Instagram Vandana: https://www.instagram.com/yogawith_dr.vandana/ Connect with me and an awesome community on Discord: https://discord.gg/quazmzdf87 Email: [email protected] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vaisu90/ Snapchat: @vaisu1990 Linkedin: vaisakh sabu Twitter: @vaisakhsabu90