A neuro-musical evening on stress management

Though each one of us despise stress, if one learns the art of managing stress, every distress can be transformed into Eustress (good stress) which is productive and provides positive results.

Patience, perseverance, family bondage, mutual support, honesty, compassion, sympathizing for the needy, empathizing with difficulties, leading a proper lifestyle with an emphasis on health matters and above all, listening to good music, goes a long way in alleviating stress.

This was the gist of the Neuro-Musical program  conducted by Dr  Anil Sangli, consultant neuro and spine surgeon and Sripad S, certified financial planner from Srian Envisions in Jagan Mohan Palace on recently.

The highlight was the depiction of problems faced by a 10-year old congenitally hearing impaired boy and his family in imparting basic training and guidance to indoctrinate and initiate language processing in the young brain.  A hearing impaired individual becomes a mute due to the fact that he cannot process language which is an important component in thought processes.

The concepts adopted by mother Deepa Bhat and father journalist Ravindra Bhat, with guidance from the late Wing Cdr Srinivasan to teach the  10-year old chief guest Niranjan Bhat, the various nuances of speech and language, was a motivation and model for parents of many a disabled children.

The concept and methodology in which the child was made to learn language and speech has been brought out in the book ‘Moorane Kiwi’ meaning ‘The Third Ear’ by  Ravindra Bhat.

This book has many technicalities in tutoring hearing-impaired individuals, which are not only simple but also innovative. The initial distress of having a hearing-impaired child was metamorphosed to Eustress by patience, perseverance and intellectual handling of the situation.

The programme also brought out various personalities providing insights in the management of strenuous and stressful situations. 

Srian Envisions awarded Dhanalakshmi, presently an outreach worker at Ashakirana Hospital, with the ‘Srian wellness citizen award of the year,’ which carried a cheque and a citation. Gururaj K S, Dr Swami and Narasamma Savita provided inputs in management of concordant and discordant couples afflicted with HIV.

Musical evening

The evening musical programme commenced with a rendition of a bhajan and a duet by Sripad S and Dr Anil Sangli. In between, various scientific inputs and valuable comments by Dr Sangli, melodious songs were rendered by Sripad S, Gayathri S and Dr Snehashree N amidst live orchestra.   

Swami Maheshatmanandaji of RIMSE emphasized on honesty and appropriate communication.  Journalist Krishna Vattam, triumphed on his victory over cancer.  Senior journalist B R Srihari, drew attention to three doctors of his life namely Dr Diet, Dr Quiet and Dr Merryman.  AIR Mysore director M S Vijaya focussed upon overcoming stress in working Indian women. 

Dr Javed Nayeem deplored the rise of suicides in young children and recommended counseling in schoolchildren.  

Rekha Murthy and Dr H V Santhrupth - directors of Gopala Gowda Shantaveri Memorial Hospital, pointed out like-minded wealthy individuals contributing to the less priviliged.

Anuradha Nandakumar secretary of Mysore District Parents Association Empowerment for Developmentally Disabled, N Narendra - MD of Vinyas IT, Wg Cdr T S Murthy,  Dr Padma Murthy, B R Pai - and others were present. 

The program was a very unique, innovative, novel and unprecedented evening incorporating scientific concepts, music, heart-rendering events to inculcate healthy life styles and habits to transform any sort of stress to bliss.