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The present manuscript traces the history and describes the important steps followed in this integrative approach.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methodology:<\/jats:title>\n \n The NIMHANS model followed a stage-wise two-step approach: (1) First stage \u2013\n Starting with Integration of Yoga<\/jats:italic>\n : The process began more than a decade ago, with integrating yoga into a clinical department (rather than an exclusive research-based approach) of the institute which had relatively high clinical service load (For example, Department of Psychiatry in NIMHANS). Yoga was gradually formalized into academic and clinical activities (outpatient and inpatient services) by appointing a Yoga faculty with a medical background with an MD\/PhD in Yoga. The research was primarily directed by the clinical observations of patients receiving yoga therapy. (2) Second stage:\n Adding an appropriate and compatible discipline from<\/jats:italic>\n Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy\n (AYUSH) system (Ayurveda in this case)<\/jats:italic>\n : The center for yoga gradually evolved into the Department of Integrative Medicine with the appointment of faculty from the Ayurveda stream. In this model, specialists from each discipline provide clinical inputs after simultaneous consultation with the patient through systemic integration in clinical, academic, and research domains rather than mere co-location of AYUSH services with mainstream medicine.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n The NIMHANS model of integration suggests the application of yoga into mainstream clinical service as the first step toward integration. Yoga should be added as a formalized clinical discipline with systemic integration. 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