Development of a Yoga-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation (Yoga-CaRe) Programme for Secondary Prevention of Myocardial Infarction

Table 3

Components of the formal outpatient session-II.

	Core items	Elective items	Time
	(select 2 out of 3)	(select 1 out of 2)
Health rejuvenating exercises	(1) Shoulder exercises; (2) Chest exercises; (3) Abdomen exercises		Around 9 minutes for 3- each one for about 3 minutes
Yoga poses- standing	(1) Katichakrasana (waist wheel pose); (2) Tadasana (palm tree pose); (3) Urdhvahastottanasana (up stretched arms pose)	(1) Ardha-katichakrasana (lateral arc pose); (2) Trikonasana (triangle pose)
Yoga poses- sitting	(1) Gomukhasana (cow face pose); (2) Janushirsasana (head on the knee pose); (3) Vakrasana (twisted pose)	(1) Ardha-padmasana (half lotus pose); (2) Vajrasana (adamant pose)	Around 25 minutes for 9 (3 standing, 3 sitting, & 3 lying)- 2-sided poses for about 3 minutes (1.5 minutes on each side- right & left) & central-positioned poses for about 1.5 minutes
Yoga poses- lying	(1) Ekpadottanasana (half-leg raise pose); (2) Naukasana (boat pose); (3) Ardha-pavanamuktasana (wind releasing pose)	(1) Markatasana (monkey pose); (2) Merudandasana (spinal cord pose)
Breathing exercises	(1) Anulom vilom/nadishodhana pranayam (without kumbhak) (alternate nostril breathing); (2) Bhramari pranayama (bee breathing); (3) Ujjayi pranayam (loud breathing)	(1) Sitali pranayam (tongue hissing); (2) Sitkari pranayam (teeth hissing)	Around 15 minutes for 3- each one for about 5 minutes
Meditation & relaxation practices	(1) Chanting; (2) Mindfulness meditation; (3) Shavasana (relaxation training)	(1) Dirghasvasa preksha (perception of deep breathing); (2) Antaranga trataka (internal concentrated gazing)	Around 15 minutes for 3- each one for about 5 minutes in a darkened room
Moderated discussion	(1) Lifestyle changes; (2) Self-practice of yoga at home; (3) Any life issues (common problems, issues, or crises)		Around 10 minutes

Health rejuvenating exercises & discussion- all the 3 core items are to be selected.