TY - JOUR A1 - Hegde, Jayashre A1 - Thaiyar, Srinivasan A1 - Melukote, Sridhar A1 - Hegganahalli, Nagendra T1 - Indian classical dance aesthetics: A possible therapeutic application for caregivers' distress Y1 - 2020/7/1 JF - International Journal of Yoga - Philosophy, Psychology and Parapsychology JO - Int J Yoga - Philosop Psychol Parapsychol SP - 41 EP - 46 VL - 8 IS - 2 UR - https://www.ijoyppp.org/article.asp?issn=2347-5633;year=2020;volume=8;issue=2;spage=41;epage=46;aulast=Hegde DO - 10.4103/ijny.ijoyppp_22_19 N2 - Emotional culture/regulation has been a center of discussions for a long time, as uncontrolled emotion may risk a person with psychosomatic ailments. In this concern, self-help techniques are in the search, which can assist in training negative emotions and achieve positive health. Study of scriptures on Indian dance classical suggests, repeated practice of ānġika (expression by physical movements), vācikā (expression, by words), and sāttvikā (expression, by intense feelings) with lyrics set to particular rāga can be a counter-measure for subjugating undesirable emotions. It may work as 'disguise bring changes in human beings,' reducing negative emotions and filling new sights. In this article, emotional brain training mediated by elements of Indian classical dance/abhinaya (expression) imbibed 'rasa' discussed as a possible emotion culture therapy procedure. ER -