■Don’t Eat/drink too much sugar, Don’t drink coke/pepsi/cold drinks which contain 30% sugar, go for low sugar drinks or go forlemon juice without sugar or less sugar.
■Don’t eat too much salt either it retains water in your body.
■Do Kapalbhati more like 30 minutes by taking breaks empty stomach.
■Don’t eat fried food, Chips, Pranthas, Pakoras, Samosa & patato called allo. Sabzi which has grease/ghee/oils. Go for boiled sabzi like Ghia, Loki, Tinde, Tori, Kaddu, Shimla Mirch(Green Pepper), green Beans etc. Eat Green Vegetables and Dont eat roti’s/breads too much it has lots of carbohydrates which makes your fat, If you have to eat roti, Roti has 2 sides annd you can easily turn one roti in to 2 rotis by tearing the thin side apart you can have feeling of 2 rotis from one.
■Do cycling in real/or by laying for 50×2 times
■Eat Salad before eating dinner/lunch meal as it will fill your stomach and you will eat less sabzi/roti
Vedios
Important yoga for Weight loss
Weight loss Yoga tips
Try to lose your overall body weight, your arms and belly will also show significant difference. Spot difference is possible but only with total weight loss. Try the following asana for weight loss especially around your tummy –
1. Pawanmuktasan – lie down flat on your back on a comfortable yoga mat on a flat floor, breathe in. Fold legs from knees and hold fingers together to bring the folded legs towards stomach. Now lift your head and try to touch your nose to the knees. Hold breathe for 30 seconds and return to the normal position. This pose can be done with one leg at a time and then two legs together.
2. Bhujangasan or cobra pose – lie on a yoga mat on the floor on your stomach with forehead on the ground and hands under the shoulder. With the help of your back muscles raise your body and head up. Don not use support of hands, they can remain on ground or on the back of the hips.
3. Dhanurasan or bow pose – lie flat on your stomach, bend knees and hold your ankles with hands pull the legs and knees with hands till the trunk forms an arch and only stomach touches the ground. Look up and be in this pose for 30 seconds. Relax in shavasana for few minutes.
Here are a few tips for pre-natal (pregnancy) care:
The general Yogasanas can, if you wish, be done only for the first 2 months.
Suggested pranayamas for pregnant women :
• Vajrasana
• Padmasana
• Sukhasana
• Shavasana
Always end your Yoga session with this asana to relax your body. The meaning of relaxation is undoing tensed muscles and hence it is synonymous to reduction of pain.
'Pranayama' or breathing exercises should be done twice daily. This is to facilitate complete expulsion of carbon dioxide that will give way for fresh intake of oxygen.
Suggested breathing exercises are:
• Mild kapalabhatti
• Lots of anuloma-Viloma
• Brahmari
Deep or free breathing at the rate of 5 breaths per minute also contributes to relaxation as compared to the normal rate of 18-20 breaths per minute. We also advise an enema once a week to make way for proper elimination from the intestine. Regular morning and evening walks are compulsory.
As far as diet goes, spices, salts, sweets and fat should be drastically reduced. Have starchy foods in moderation and plenty of fruits, vegetables, juices, curd, buttermilk and sprouts. Preferably, avoid foods that take a long to digest such as non-vegetarian food and dairy products. Due to the property of salts to retain water, it can lead to high blood pressure and swelling of the feet. For this reason, minimum intake of salt is recommended.
The following are the Yoga Poses that can help you in dealing with the symptoms of Pregnancy, ensuring smoother and easier delivery, and faster recovery after childbirth. Poses that put pressure on the abdomen and other difficult poses should not be done during advance stages of Pregnancy. You do not have to do all these Asanas and remember not to push yourself on a pose.
Mountain Pose (Tadasana)The Mountain Yoga Pose promotes the experience of stillness, strength, relaxed power, and immovable stability associated with mountains. This yoga posture, and coming back to this stillness after other poses, is one of the ways of becoming acquainted with stillness.
Triangle Pose (Trikonasana)
In Hindu art, the triangle is a potent symbol for the divine principle, and it is frequently found in the yantras and mandalas used for meditation. The Trikonasana or Triangle Pose concludes the Yoga Postures in our basic session.
Warrior Pose
The Warrior Pose stretches and strengthens the arms and legs, increases stamina, improves balance and concentration, and can also relieve backaches. If you are suffering from diarrhea, high blood pressure or neck problems, you should take extra caution practicing this pose.
Standing Side Stretch PoseThe Standing Side Stretch is another Yoga Pose with two lines of energy radiating outward from your center. This is a simple Yoga Posture with a wonderful stretch in which one line of energy reaches upward from your belly and outward through the arm, and one line travels downward through the legs.
Standing Spread Leg Forward Bend
Practicing the Standing Spread Leg Forward Fold can strengthen and stretch your inner and back legs and your spine. People with lower back problems should avoid doing the full forward bend. For beginners, you may use props like a folding chair to support your forearms.
Seated Forward Bend (Paschimothanasana)
Relax your body and mind, stretch your hamstrings, shoulders, and spine, relieve stress, and improve your posture and concentration by practicing the Seated Forward Bend. Learn how to do this properly and achieve maximum results.
Hero Pose (Virasana)
One of the fundamental seated postures is the Hero Pose. This serves as the initial position for several Asanas. It strengthens the arches of the feet, stretches the ankles, and improves posture. This Yoga Pose is ideal for people who have flat feet.
Spread Leg Forward Fold (Upavista Konasana)The Spread Leg Forward Fold is a Yoga Posture which works primarily on the hamstrings and adductors. This energizes the body and promotes inner calmness. In this section, know more about this exercise and learn how to perform it properly.
Fish Yoga Pose
Doing the Fish Pose relieves stiffness of the neck and shoulder muscles and improves flexibility of your spine. It is the counter-pose of the Shoulderstand. Hold the Fish Pose for at least half the amount of time you spent in the Shoulderstand in order to balance the stretch.
Cat Pose (Bidalasana)
The Cat Yoga Pose teaches you to initiate movement from your center and to coordinate your movement and breath. These are two of the most important themes in Yoga practice. Keep in mind that the Cat Pose may not be advisable if you have any chronic or recent back pain or injury.
Head Stand (Sirshasana)
Headstand is one of the basic Yoga Postures in the world of Yoga and is considered as the king of Asanas because of its numerous effects on the entire body. Many Yogis believe that practicing the Headstand can help in treating illnesses.
Tree Yoga Pose
The Tree Pose helps strengthen your thighs, calves, ankles and back. It can also increase the flexibility of your hips and groin. Your balance and concentration can also be improved with constant practice. This Yoga Pose is recommended for people who have sciatica and flat feet.
Plough Pose (Halasana)
The Plough Pose stretches your spine, thus, improving spinal flexibility. It benefits the thyroid gland and abdomen, eases tension in the shoulders and back, and reduces stress. Learn how to practice the Plough Pose in this section.
Sage Twist Yoga Pose (Marichyasana)Also called Marichi's Yoga Pose, the Sage Twist Pose benefits the abdominal organs and spine. Avoid doing this pose if you have chronic spine or back injury. Also, perform this only under the supervision of a Yoga instructor. Learn how to do the Sage Twist in this section.
Shoulder Lifts
Many people hold tension in their necks and shoulders, leading to stiffness, bad posture, and tension headaches. Yoga practice can ease tension, increase flexibility, and tone the muscles. This section covers the steps on how to practice Shoulder Lifts.
Neck Exercises
Many people hold tension in their necks and shoulders, leading to stiffness, bad posture, and tension headaches. Yoga practice can ease tension, increase flexibility, and tone the muscles. Learn some Neck Exercises in this section.
Ujjayi Breathing Technique
According to the ancient yogic text, Ujjayi can help protect you from a host of diseases by getting rid of excess phlegm, wind or bile. Learn how to perform this challenging breathing technique by following the guidelines found in this article.
Corpse Pose
The Corpse Yoga Pose is considered as a classic relaxation pose and is practiced before or in between Asanas as well as a Final Relaxation. While it looks deceptively simple, it is actually difficult to perform. Learn more on how to do it with the help of this article.
Are There Any Asana's For Common Ailments In Women?
There are many of Asana's for ailments in women. Here is a list:
Yoga and menopause - you can do certain things to help with menopause.
Back pain
Neck pain
Weight loss
Body shaping
Asthma
Yoga & Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus is a disease related to the impaired glucose tolerance of the body, insulin functioning is affected. Symptoms of diabetes can be excessive thirst, excessive hunger or excessive / frequent urination.
Diabetes Mellitus can be of Type 1 or Type 2 or pancreatic diabetes or gestational diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes is caused by No production of insulin and this is very difficult to treat with Yoga. Type 2 diabetes which is caused by life style, stress related diseases can be effectively treated with Yoga.
How yoga helps diabetics by normalizing blood glucose level?
Yoga normalizes (not lowering which may leads to hypoglycemia) blood glucose level by gently massaging and stimulates the internal organs responsible for the carbohydrate metabolism.
Some diabetes yoga’s are difficult to perform and need a master to guide. Yoga for diabetes stimulates and normalizes endocrine glandular system that release chemicals known as hormones into general circulation. Endocrine glands include the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, adrenals, pancreas, and sex glands (ovaries and testes).
Many of the below said yoga abdominal bent which gently compresses the organ beneath abdomen; stomach, intestine, liver and pancreas. Which makes the organ to start functioning normally as expected, thus blood glucose level maintain at its normal level.
1) Paschimottanasana (Posterior –stretching pose)
It is a very good stretching exercise in which the posterior muscles are stretched and relaxed. The main advantages of this exercise is that @ It calms the brain and helps relieves stress and milk depression (b) It stretches the spine, shoulders (c) It improves digestion (d) It stimulates the liver, kidneys, ovaries and uterus (e) It helps in relieving the symptoms of menopause and menstrual discomfort (f) It soothes headache and anxiety and reduces fatigue (g) This exercise also increases appetite, reduces obesity and cure diabetes.
Paschimottanasana is contraindicated in patients with Asthma, Back Injury and Diarrhoea.
Step by step procedure of performing this exercise.
* Person should sit on the floor with buttocks supported on a folded blanket.
* Stretch the legs out in frant, keeping them close to each other.
* Bend the trunk and head forward from the waist without bending the knees and clasp the big toes with the fingers of the hand.
* While holding the toes and without bending the knees, the person should rest his forehead on his knees.
* This final pose is holded for a four seconds.
* Then the person should return to the starting position slowly and slowly.
Care must be taken that, the pregnant women and the people who suffer from low back pain and slipped disc should not perform this exercise.
(2) JALANETI
Jalaneti is a very effective method to provide relief from allergies, common cold and even asthma. It really works wonder in relieving headaches and facilitates in maintaining youthfulness. Jalanetis is in a form of saline nasal irrigation, which helps thousands of people to relieve from sinus infection. It clears away the impurities in nasal passage and throat. So, the diseases caused by impurities in the nasal passage can be easily get rid off. It also shows remarkable effect in case of hay fever. It provides relief instantly and naturally.
Procedure
* Person should take a clean jalaneti pot.
* Pot is filled with warm slightly salted water.
* The person should stand erect and the head is tilted slightly to the right.
* Then the spout of the pot is inserted into the left nostril and the water is flowed into it.
* Person should inhale and exhale through the mouth, hence allowing the water to flow out through the right mostril.
* This procedure is reversed by tilting the head to the left and allowing the water to flow from the right to the left nostril.
Jalaneti is not as hard or uncomfortable as one may think at first. It is a very simple and effective method of health maintanance. Once, and individual learns the way to perform it, he can incorporate this exercise into his daily routine of body cleaning of the teeth. Mostly, patients should perform, Jalaneti only in the morning.
(3) KAPALBHATI
It is a power-breathing techniques that helps to over come blues, negatively, stress, depression, everything in few minutes. It is the only technique used particularly for mind purificication among all the yoga cleansing exercises. It is derived from a Sanskrit words “Kapal” means the skill and “Bhatti” means polishing or shining. Hence, kapalbhatti is a technique which helps to make the head “sparkling clean” and devoid of toxins. It has been observed that almost all mind body schools and cults make use of this single mind detoxifications technique technique in some form or the other. Although Kapalbhatti has a remarkable tool and cleansing the mind of negative values. But this exercise is contraindication in people suffering from cardiac problems, nasal obstructions, cold or any severe respiratory infections.
Though, cleansing breath is a simple procedure, but it is important that it should be done properly in accurate way.
Technique
* Person should sit in a comfortable position with spine erect. Person can sit either cross-legged or in vajrasana or in any position that he/she feel comfortable.
* Breathe normally for above minute. Once composed, person can begin with the exercise.
* First of all, exercise the diaphragm by exhaling the air out from the lungs, suddenly and quickly through both nostrils, producing a “puffing” sound. Person should not focus on inhalation. It will be automatic and passive.
* The air is exhaled completely from the lungs with a sudden, vigorous stroke while simultaneously drawing in wards the abdominal muscles.
* The breath should be expelled fully. Inhaling is automatic the abdominal muscles will relax automatically.
* This exercise should be done in three rounds, each consisting of 11 strokes (for the beginner).
* Each round should take about a minute. A little rest can be taken in between the rounds according to persons convenience.
* Throughout the exercise the chest should be kept still without expansion or contraction. Only be diaphragm is used for breathing and not the upper chest.
It has been observed that the heat generated during this exercise has powerful effects on the respiratory system because it purifies the nasal passage and the lungs. In case of asthmatic patients, it removes spasm in bronchial tubes. Over a month the number of strokes per minutes can be gradually increased from 11 to about 30.
Regular practice of this exercise (once or twice a day) will truly show amazing results. It is really one of the only methods to clear the mind of toxins and negative emotions. This techniqu also increases in the lungs manifold. There is large-scale elimination of carbon dioxide and a huge absorption of oxygen. Hence, we can say, “Kapalbhatti’ brings sparks, into one’s life.
(4) ANULOMA-VILOMA
Anuloma Viloma is in fact and alternate Nostrol. Breathing Technique. It is also known as Nadishudhan pranayama and it is a process of purification. It strengthens the lungs and calms the nerves. It helps the human body to get rid off the toxins that have built up through stress and pollution. It also helps to cure cough and colds, insomnia, chronic headaches and asthma. Normally, the person performing this exercise, actually inhales through one nostrial and then he or she has to retain the breath for a few moments and then exhale the air through the other nostrial. As a general rule our left nostril is considered to be the path of the Nadi, called Ida and the right one the path of the Nadi called pingala. A healthy person is very likely to predominantly breathe through the Ida nostril for approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes, followed by the other nostril. Unfortunately, due to a series of factors related to the precarious health condition, many people have their breathing rhythm disturbed. In such cases, Anuloma Viloma restores, equalizes and gradually balances the flow of Prana in their body.
Steps to be followed while practicing this technique
* Person should sit in a comfortable meditative pose keeping the head, neck and spine erect.
* Then he should tuck his index and middle finger into the nostrils, in order to close the nostrils. Person should place his thumb on his right nostril, while ring finger and little finger, should be placed on the left nostril. Then he should start inhaling through, the left nostril, by closing the right one to four.
* Person should hold his breath and should count up to sixteen.
* Then person should exhale through his right nostril, to the count of eight, while he closes his left nostril with the little fingers.
* To the count of four person should inhale through the right nostril, by keeping the left one closed.
* To the count of sixteen, patient should hold his breath by closing both nostrils.
* Then the person should exhale through the left nostril, to the count of eight while keeping the right nostril closed.
Care must be taken that the inhaling and exhaling should be done very slowly without making any sound. This exercise should be repeated 10 times.
(5) VAJRASANA
The vajra or thunderbolt is regarded as the weapon of lord Indra, the lord the goods. Similarly this asana may be regarded as the king of all asana related with the mind, the king of all the senses. Vajra is major pulse (nadi) directly related with the genito urinary system which regulated the sensual energy of body. Vajrasana series asanas are mostly recommended in therapeutic yoga. There is hardly any person who has never been afflicted with sensual or digestive problems. After certain age even moist pain is normal problem. The vajrasana series plays on important role in alleviating waist pain, spinal chord or shoulder pain. These are also quite effective during menstrual disorders and abortions like problems or even normal delivery. That is why nowadays various doctors recommended yoga delivery. There is no time boundation for these asanas with only provision that the person performing it should be an empty stomach and healthy. One can perform vajrasana even during menstruation. This relieves one from pelvic strain, waist pain or burning sensation. During vajrasana the vital energy flow is towards sahsradhara from muladhara, which helps in meditation. Even the person suffering from slip disc, which, find unable to sit in meditational poses, can perform vajrasana easily.
Technique
* Bend the knees and holding them together sit down.
* Place the buttocks over both the soles.
* Keep the fingers closed.
* Hold the spinal chord and the neck staright.
* Place the palms over the knees.
* Relax and close the eyes.
* Remain conscious towards the physical balance and breathing.
* Do not allow the body to move forward or backward.
* Hold the big toes over each other provided the body is flexible enough.
* Practice this according to one’s time and comfort particularly just after the meal.
* During this period breath from abdoman.
Vajrasana can be performed even after meals.
(6) SHAVASANA(Dead Body Pose)
It is also known as Corpse Pose. The Corpse Pose is an excellent posture that can be used between poses that allows total relaxation. Simply let the muscles relax, feel the circulation of prana throughout the system and be attuned to cosmic energies. This pose can also be practiced any time when one requires a few minutes of total rest and relaxation. If desired, one can watch the breathing shythm and inwantly chant the mantra of one’s choice. This exercise helps to lower high blood pressure, relieves physical fatigue and mental tension. It teaches mental concentration. It brings about relaxation, peace and tranquility. It if particularly beneficial for people suffering from diabetes anxiety, worry and mental tension are some of the main causes of the disease. This exercise should be done bath at the beginning and at the end of daily round of yogic asanas. It stimulates blood circulation and exercises inner organs.
Techniques
Lie down on your back in a quiet place. Place the asana beside the body, palms up turned. Heals should be kept slightly apart. Breath slowly and deeply, feeling a sense of calm relaxation come over your whole body. Concentrate on loosening all tensions.
The following variation will increase the person’s ability to relax.
* Slowly inhale through the mostrils and tense the ankles feet and toes. Hold the breath while you tighten the muscles. Exhale and relax.
* Slowly inhale and contract the kneecaps, calves, ankles, feet and toes. Hold and tighten. Exhale and relax.
* Slowly inhale, contracting all the muscles of the abdomen, pelvic area, hips, thighs, kneecaps, calves, ankles, feet and toes. Hold the breath and tighten the muscles. Exhale and relax.
* Inhale. Tense the neck, shoulders, arms and elbows, wrists, hands and fingers, chest muscles, down to the toes. Hold and tense. Exhale and relax.
* Inhale and contract the scalp, the tiny muscles of the face, the forehead, squint the eyes, wrinkle the nose and mouth, tighten the tongue, constrict the throat and tighten the whole body. Hold and feel the terrible tension. Exhale and relax. Now, let the strain melt into the floor. Feel heavy. Enjoy the support of the floor. Sense the tingling of fresh circulation, the new muscles tone and emotional calm. Discontinue the exercise when the person ‘s legs grow mumb.
(7) ARDHAMAT SYENDRASASANA
This is the half position of Matsyendrasana, and it is named after the great sage Matryendra. It is basically the exercises of vertebrae and helps in keeping them in good shape. It also helps the liver, spleen, bladder, pancreas, intestines and other abdominal organs. It also stretches and strengthens the spinal nerves. It is beneficial in the treatment of obesity, dyspepsia, asthma and diabetes.
Technique
* Person should sit erect on the ground.
* He should stretch his legs in front of him.
* Person should place the left heal under the right thigh and thus keeping the left thigh left thigh straight.
* Then he should cross the right leg over the left thigh and place the right foot flat on the ground.
* Then he should pars the left arm over the right and clash the big toe of the right foot.
* Grasp the left thigh from the rear with the right hand.
* Turn the head, neck, shoulders and trunk to the right, bringing the chin in line with the right shoulder.
* Maintain this position for a few seconds, gradually increasing the duration to 2 minutues.
* Repeat the same process on the other side for the same duration.
Yoga
Yoga is a relaxing form of exercise that can help alleviate depression. Meditation and yoga poses can help you attack the root cause of depression - the feeling that you can't handle the demands of your life. It tones the nervous system, stimulates circulation, promotes concentration, and energizes your mind and body.
Practice a daily yoga routine that includes 30 minutes of meditation and at least 20 minutes of poses. Yoga stretching exercises help improve blood circulation making it easier to break through the lethargy that often accompanies depression.
Breathing (Pranayama)
The breathing exercise known as ujjayi pranayama is beneficial for healing depression.
Breathing exercises for depression
Yoga Asanas Recommended For Depression
The Sun Salutation (12 repetitions a day)
Bow pose
Corpse Pose
Maha Mudra
Plow pose
Shoulder Stand
Vajrasana (Sitting on the Heels)
Yoga Relaxation Exercise for Depression
Try the following tense-relax exercise as you lie in the Corpse Pose:
As you inhale through your nose, tighten the muscles in your knees, calves, ankles, feet, and toes. Hold the tension, then relax and exhale.
Inhale, tensing all of these parts as well as your abdomen, pelvis, hips, and thighs. Hold them taut, then relax and exhale.
Tense the muscles in your neck, shoulders, arms, elbows, waists, hands, fingers, chest as well as muscles in your trunk and legs. Hold the tension, then relax and exhale.
Finally, starting with your scalp, face, and head, tense all of your body muscles. Hold the tension, then relax and exhale. Feel how all of the tension has melted away from your body.
True yoga is not a fitness routine, nor is it a religion. Yoga is a spiritual practice with the goal of awakening to one's true nature or cosmic consciousness, gradually attaining higher and more expanded states of absorption and at the most advanced stages - "samadhi." Even many of the most well known "authorities" and authors use Yogic terminology incorrectly, and confuse the stream with the ocean, so to speak. True authorities on the depth of this vast subject are very rare, (and I do not list myself among them). The following information is only an introduction into the art and application of Yoga for depression.
Everyone feels "blue" from time to time, but when depression deepens or persists for a long time, it can suppress your energy for living and make you more vulnerable to disease by dampening the immune system. Depression is sometimes a warning that may help you to protect your mental and physical health. It can be viewed as a signpost, signaling "It’s time for a change."
The first thing a depressed person stops doing is moving. Regular exercise becomes intolerable. But Yoga exercise, starting with as few as three poses a day in just a few minutes’ time, coupled with correct breath patterns, can become so pleasant to you that soon you will want to do more and more. The heavy, unmoving feeling of depression will be on the run! Yoga exercises put pressure on glands and organs, helping them to produce the soothing, healing chemical balance that is needed to feel well and be well. Yoga exercises improve circulation, sending invigorating oxygen to your brain and all your muscles. The stretching and strengthening movements flush toxins from the body as well.
Often depression sneaks in slowly, as breathing patterns change from too much sitting at a desk, stress, age, or illness. The deep, invigorating breath techniques of Yoga bring large amounts of fresh oxygen to the brain and other parts of the body. Like a spring wind, it blows through the system bringing new light and strength to the unused parts of the body and mind where depression hides.
Complete relaxation and meditation practice show you how to access the strength and power of your inner self for a support system that keeps you going through all the ups and downs of your life.
Regular practice of Yoga will protect you from depression and help you stay bright-minded, while recognizing the signals that depression is giving you. To begin with, choose three exercises that appeal to you, and do them every day. Then, as you get more comfortable, expand your routine to give yourself more of a challenge and increase the beneficial effects.
Understanding Depression
Depression, simply defined, is when a person suffers a combination of negative feelings: worthlessness, hopelessness or lethargy may coexist with an overall feeling of sadness that lasts for more than two weeks. All people get ‘the blues’ from time to time, but clinical depression is different. Sufferers may begin to feel as if their emotional lives simply cannot improve. This condition is a serious one; many people with depression contemplate or attempt suicide.
The remedies discussed here ARE NOT MEANT TO REPLACE MEDICAL CARE. These yoga postures work wonders for mild non-clinical depression (lasting a day or two), and sufferers who are under the care of a licensed counselor or physician will also benefit. However, these postures should not be considered a substitute for the advice of your doctor.
Yoga For Sexual Problems
A sexual problem is that prevents a female from experiencing satisfaction from sexual activity. Yoga asana and breathing exercises help in obtaining the optimum health state.
Lack of desire, painful intercourse, inability to get aroused and sexual climax are some problems that can keep a woman from experiencing satisfaction during sexual activity.
Physical health, psychological health, stress, depression, fatigue, menopause, over weight and lifestyle are some of the contributing factors to the above-mentioned problems.
How Yoga Helps:
1. It breeds confidence by clearing your mind and focusing on breath helping in being more aware of yourself.
2. It eases pain for some women, especially sportswomen, hip and thigh tightness can make sex tough, but yoga can ease any pain by releasing that tension and relaxing your hips. It tones your pelvic floor and strengthens your entire core.
3. According to Yoga, the sexual secretions contain the seeds of life, concentrated life force and nutrients and once depletion in life force takes place, the vitality level and resistance to diseases tends to diminish. A complete branch called Kundalini Yoga, deals with harnessing the sexual power.
4. Mula Bandha (Sanskrit name) an asana can even be done at your work desk. Do it seated or standing, contract and then release the muscle located between the pubic bone and the tailbone, as if you wanted to stop the flow of urine.
5. Pushups and putting up legs up the wall in yoga style really helps, emphasis being on bringing awareness to your breath and focusing on it for few minutes. This position allows more oxygen-rich blood to flow from your lower body back up to the heart and the brain, so you'll get up reenergized and refocused.
Yoga as a system combines postures, breathing exercises, and meditation since remaining relaxed is perhaps one of the most essential preconditions for a harmonious sex life. Irritation, improper lifestyle, stress may prove a stumbling block in a healthy sexual life and relationship. It has been found that many wives admit to their sexual life and marital relationship improving after taking up yoga.
sexual problem is one that prevents a man from experiencing satisfaction from the sexual activity.Various sexual problems, common among men are Lack of desire, Ejaculation Problems, Infertility, Erectile dysfunction or Impotence.
The causes, which can lead to the above-mentioned problems, are namely Physical health, Lifestyle, Medications, Psychological factors, and age.
How Yoga Helps:
1. Pre-mature ejaculation-For treating it some breathing exercises, accompanied with meditation and naturopathy shall be helpful. Focus your attention on your breathing, feel its temperature. At night apply blue oil (suncharged) from the top to the end of the tailbone.
2. Lifestyle being a part of yoga is important too.Its better to reduce spices, and excess consumption of food items like mutton and chicken from your diet. Eliminate smoking, which constricts blood vessels, and limit alcohol intake, which can depress the central nervous system.
3. Impotence & Erectile dysfunction - Some yogic poses useful for such condition are: Asans (Yogic postures) - Sun Salute, Wind releasing pose, Abdominal lift, Anal lift, Yogic seal pose, Cobra pose, Shoulder stand, Plough pose.
4. Pranayama (Breathing technique) - Alternate breathing and Bellow breathing. It breeds confidence by clearing your mind and focusing on breath helping in being more aware of yourself. This position allows more oxygen-rich blood to flow from your lower body back up to the heart and the brain, so you'll get reenergized and refocused. A complete branch of Yoga, called Kundalini Yoga, deals with harnessing the sexual power enabling one to get into meaningful relationships and enjoy sex.
If mind and body are not in optimum health, an individual cannot have fulfilling sexual life. Yoga asanas and breathing exercises provide help in obtaining the optimum health state.
The healing power of Yoga is so strong that people who are physiologically weak and to some extent or fully impotent may get back potency as they regain their physical health through Yoga. There are many individuals who approach sexual matters with a nervous mind. Such people are helped greatly from Yoga exercises and breathing practices.
Health Treatment Through Yoga
Yoga has proved itself as the factor to regain health and remain juvenile. Even in the Western World there is a wave of persons practicing Yoga in their daily life. There are success stories where individuals have sorted out their issues and manage stress through yoga. Yoga in fact is an ancient technique to optimize the mind and body and maintaining the health equilibrium. Today in the USA alone there are several Yoga centers where numerous peoples from all classes and standards are practicing Yoga.
So now what exactly the Yoga is? To understand the right meaning of Yoga along with its significance we have to understand the human anatomy. Biologically our body consists of several systems - Nervous System, Digestive System, Circulatory System, Excretory System & Muscular system etc. Whenever we are ill or fell ill there is some mishap with our systems. For example if we are caught up with influenza which is a disease caused by a microbe, we take antibiotic and all clear. But what about chronic diseases like stress, constipation, low eyesight, poor memory concentration, sleeplessness these are not caused by any microbe (disease carrying organism). So these are not considered as diseases but some sort of maladies or malfunctioning as:
o Constipation
o Hypertension (High Blood pressure)
o Hypotension (Low Blood pressure)
o Indigestion
o Tension
o Depression
o Stress
o Tiredness
o Obesity
o Eyesight weakness
o Asthma
o Migraine
o Insomnia etc.
All these are caused due to malfunctioning of our body systems which I have aforesaid. Though there exist the allopathic treatments for all of these disturbances, yet they are fully accompanied by several side effects. So there are alternatives - acupressure, ayurveda and one of the best alternatives considered is "YOGA". Yoga helps in maintaining body systems functioning properly. Any malfunction could be cured if an individual practiced Yoga regularly under an expert trainer.
The basic question - what Yoga comprises and how to initiate it. The answer - Yoga is an ancient system of treatment and not exactly the treatment but the method to keep your body and mind in normal / optimize phase. Pantajali (considered as Yoga's Guru) in his book on Yoga has explained several ways of performing Yoga. Yoga comprises of Asanas and Dhyana - Body postures and Meditation respectively.
Body postures includes several postures of body either standing or lying down in different ways in order to make the muscles and body parts press and relax. Meditation is of the most used and tested way of treating several mental problems including stress. In meditation there is a concentration equilibrium maintained between body and mind and the stage comes when an individual feels himself absence not physically but mentally. This way there is some sort of effect of secretion of brains nerves and a person feels relax and active.
Ultimately yoga is the best tool to fight against the bodily deformities/malfunctions and if practiced regularly could cure even the most chronic situations.
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It is said to provide quick relief for burns, wounds, cuts and cracks of hands and feet. It is also known to be beneficial in curing skin disorders such as urticaria, psoriasis, freckles, sun burning, skin allergy, leukoderma, skin eczema, ring worms and itching.
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•It cures pimples, acne and wrinkles on the face
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•It heals wounds, burns, blisters, rashes, insect bites and allergic reactions
Those were some of the Ramdev Baba ayurvedic medicines. A regular practice of Yoga and Ramdev Baba medicines can cure numerous ailments and will help you in leading a healthy life. With proven results, Baba Ramdev has revolutionized Yoga and Ayurveda and he continues to do so, which is quite evident from his fan following.
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Swami Ramdev Born in year 1974 also known as Baba Ramdev is in fact an Indian Hindu swami and an passionate admirer of Swami Vivekananda and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He is mainly well-known for his efforts into popularizing Yoga Practices in different part of world. He is as well one of the founders of the Divya Yoga Mandir Trust that aims to popularize Yoga and offer Ayurvedic treatments.
His camps are also attended by a great number of people. Over 85 million people follow his particular yoga camps via TV channels, and video. His yoga teaching sessions are great for the masses and so free for all. His stated main principle in life that is to be of help to all casts members. The sessions are conducted with the minimal to excessive charges, and depending on the place where the camp that is also being offered.
He also persist that the only correct way to pronounce Yoga is Yog, which as is done in Devanagari-based languages like Sanskrit.
Power Yoga is one of the impressively stimulating Yoga styles that, primarily, is the result of the American interpretation of Ashtanga Yoga. Power Yoga is the ultimate sweat generating, muscle-building vigorous workout. Power Yoga exercises are not for the mild, calm or even moderate types of students. It is certainly not for those coming it from a beginner's point. They too would be well advised to be careful about throwing themselves into it without very good instruction. Ideally, a good Power Yoga teacher can cater to such newcomers, too. Power Yoga is also known as Dynamic Yoga. The Power Yoga trend started emerging during mid 1990s. It was introduced by two American Yoga teachers. As the name suggests, 'Power', Power Yoga is fast paced and a strenuous exercise. The two Yoga teachers gave a new edge to Yoga by making it a fitness tool. They took lessons of Yoga from an Ashtanga Yoga master from India and re-invented Yoga in the form of a technique called Power Yoga.
The core of Power Yoga is Ashtanga Yoga. The stress on fitness makes Power Yoga different from other forms of Yoga. This technique of Power Yoga can be used for a heavy work out. It does not have any fixed poses to be followed. The poses may differ according to the teacher or instructor. It gives more importance to strength and elasticity of the body.
Instructions for Power Yoga
Power Yoga can be practiced by anyone who enjoys exercising. However, pregnant women must consult their doctors to take up any form of exercise. Apart from preganat women, on a general basis, seek help from your doctor or a Power Yoga instructor to know whether it will suit your body or not. An early morning environment is very conducive for Power Yoga. Power Yoga has to be practiced on an empty stomach. You can also take help from Power Yoga DVDs or CDs to practice it. You can enjoy it more by practicing with your family, children or friends. Here are some tips which you should keep in mind while practicing Power Yoga.
•Select places like building terrace, open ground, garden which will encourage you to practice Power Yoga
•Wear sweat absorbent clothes. Stay comfortable
•Seek guidance of a professional as it involves difficult poses
•Concentrate completely on each pose
•Follow a proper series of exercise while performing it
•Practice Power Yoga thrice a week for 45 minutes each day
•Avoid over doing it or exerting yourself. Slow but steady must be your Power Yoga mantra
Benefits of Power Yoga
Yoga in any form provides health benefit. Health conscious individuals of any age can enjoy the benefits of Power Yoga. You can start teaching Power Yoga to your child so that he or she will be able to develop a good physic at an early stage. Here are some great benefits that Power Yoga provides.
•Removes body toxins through sweat
•Heals disorders like acid stomach
•Helps getting rid of obesity
•Increases the calorie burning capacity of body
•Helps coping with asthma, cancer, bronchitis, insomnia and sinus
•Helps to deal with hypertension and menstrual disorders
•Increases stamina, strength and flexibility of body
Anti Aging
In the present times, very few people retain their strength and vitality till the middle age. More and more people we come across look much older than they actually are.
Balance
Most of us suffer from problems of asymmetry and imbalance. The irregularity and imbalance create a lot of stress and strain in our body. At times, it also leads to injury, pain, or just simple discomfort.
FlexibilityWhat comes to your mind when you think of Yoga? Stretching, isn't it? Half of you must have run away from the yoga, with the thought that your body is unfit, too old or maybe too inflexible to perform Yoga.
Personal Values
With an ever-increasing cut throat competition in the present times, personal values seem to be inexistent. People are so engrossed in attaining material success that they fail to realize the host of inappropriate values and principles that have made home in both the mind and heart.
Love
Yoga can play a definitive role in fine-tuning our love life. Our emotional well-being depends on how we interpret various events of life and react to them. In other words, feelings and emotions manifest in one form or the other in our body and life.
Mental Health
Yoga has tremendous positive effect on our mental health. Before moving ahead to describe the benefits Yoga bring, let us define what mental health is.
Social Values
Yoga and social values are two sides of the same coin and go side by side. Social values are a set of philosophy that an individual carries throughout his life.
Strength
Yoga is a like a blessing for those who love to have fit body. It is extremely beneficial in strength and endurance building. Sages and saints from centuries in India have performed this miraculous art to achieve a stress free temper and disease free body.
Yoga & BeautyYoga is the art of meditation aimed at training a human soul the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility. It is basically achieved through the three paths- the path of actions, knowledge and devotion.
Yoga HealingYoga is an ancient art of meditation in India. It is considered that a regular practice of Yoga is very beneficial for achieving healthy body and sound mind.
Yoga & Sex
According to Yoga philosophy, sex is a very natural function, extremely necessary in an affectionate relationship and also vital for the persistence of the human race on the earth.
Yoga & Knowledge
Yoga is an ancient art that focuses on the spiritual enlightenment and physical fitness of a human being. This art has derived its principles from the 'Patanjali Shastra' and focuses on the concept of healthy being and healthy living.
Weight Reduction
Yoga is an effective way to gain and maintain a healthy body. This ancient Indian meditation art is a great way to get rid of extra flab from the body.
The goals of yoga are varied and range from improving health to achieving Moksha. Within the Hindu monist schools of Advaita Vedanta, Shaivism and Jainism, the goal of yoga takes the form of Moksha, which is liberation from all worldly suffering and the cycle of birth and death (Samsara), at which point there is a realization of identity with the Supreme Brahman. In the Mahabharata, the goal of yoga is variously described as entering the world of Brahma, as Brahman, or as perceiving the Brahman or Atman that pervades all things.
For the bhakti schools of Vaishnavism, bhakti or service to Svayam bhagavan itself may be the ultimate goal of the yoga process, where the goal is to enjoy an eternal relationship with Vishnu.
Bhakti Yoga
Bhakti yoga involves devotion, attachment and love for God. Bhakti yoga history stretches back to before the origin of hatha yogi. It is not known exactly when it started, but it has been around since before the fifth century BC. There are nine forms of Bhakti yoga:
Sravana (hearing about God);
Kirtana (singing of the glory of God);
Smarana (remembering God's name and presence);
Padasevana (service of God):
Archana (worship of God);
Vandana (prostration);
Dasya (cultivating the Bhava of a servant);
Sakhya (cultivation of the friend-Bhava);
Atmanivedana (surrender of the self).
Karma Yoga
Karma means action or deed, and the result of that action. By practicing karma, people try to do those actions that bring the most amounts of good and the least amount of evil. Karma yoga dedicates actions to God. It is the performance of actions in union with the Divine. It also involves selfless service. The history of karma yoga dates back to before 800 BC, when yoga referred more to life disciplines and paths.
Patanjali's Ashtanga YogaAshtanga yoga started around 5000 years BC, and was began by Patanjali Yoga Sutra. So what is ashtanga yoga? It is the eight limbs or eight fold path formulated by Patanjali. The ashtanga yoga basics include paying attention to each of the eight limbs, which are:
Yama (principles or moral code);
Niyama (personal disciplines);
Asana (ashtanga yoga postures)
Pranayama (yoga breathing);
Prayahara (withdrawal of senses);
Dharana (concentration on objects);
Dhyan (meditation);
Samadhi (salvation).
Jnana YogaJnana yoga is yoga that focuses on knowledge. There are seven stages to Jnana, involving study, self-realization, desire, protection of the mind, developing indifference to objects, letting the world appear like a dream, non-attachment to the world, bliss and knowledge of truth.
Hatha YogaHatha yoga is one of the most popular forms of yoga in the western world. It is the use of yoga postures or asana. Many people practice hatha yoga solely for its physical benefit. However, the aim of hatha yoga is meant to be to condition the body, so that the mind can be prepared for its spiritual path. It is thought that when the body is in good physical condition, then the mind is freer to concentrate on spiritual matters.
Mantra YogaMantra Yoga, as the name suggests, makes use of mantras to attain a peace of mind and increase the concentration power. The mantras are chanted by the person in a thoughtful way, in order to attain certain goals. Mantra Yoga helps eliminate a number of disorders, including psychosomatic ailments and the problems of anxiety, stress and tension. It boosts the person's self-confidence as well.
Purna YogaKnown as integral Yoga, Purna Yoga offers wisdom and techniques for the unison of the body, mind and soul. It emphasizes the Karma of your everyday life. It involves meditation, pranayams and the performance of alignment-based Asanas. Purna Yoga is an improvisation of the traditional systems of Yoga.
Raj Yoga
Raj Yoga is the best way for the complete and holistic healing of one's mind and soul. This type of Yoga helps a person to alleviates himself/herself from the emotional and mental conflicts. Also called Astanga or eight-limbed Yoga, Raj Yoga helps the person to be in harmony with the co-existing creatures and the environment.
Here are a few places where you can find both the educators and the peace-of-mind to practice yoga.
Rishikesh
Caressed by the holy river Ganges and positioned at the foothills of the Himalayan mountain range (which, according to Hindu mythology cradled Mount Kailasha, Lord Shiva’s own abode), Rishikesh is perhaps one of the few destinations in the World where you can truly enjoy the combined benefits of all the five elements of nature – Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether – in their original, unspoiled state.
So renowned is Rishikesh for its serenity that the scenic, little town located in Northern India has been dubbed the ‘yoga capital of the world’. Here, one has a number of alternatives to choose from when it comes to learning yoga, and depending on their budget constraints and choice-of-experience, visitors may choose to stay in humble yoga-ashrams, a variety of hotels in different price-brackets, or they may even opt for yoga courses offered by luxurious, high-end spas. The possibilities are infinite!
However, a newcomer would be better-advised to stay in a hotel and enroll at any one of the many yoga-centers scattered throughout Rishikesh, as ashram-life can be quite demanding and may even require that you abstain from meat, alcohol, garlic and onions for the duration of the course. Ashrams may also insist on a 15-day-minimum-stay; so; it would be best to think this decision through carefully before signing up.
Varanasi
Located in the State of Uttar Pradesh, the city of Varanasi is also situated on the bank of the holy river Ganges. With one of the oldest civilizations of the world, Varanasi boasts a rich cultural and historical heritage.
The city has played host to world-renowned Indian poets, writers, musicians and philosophers including eminent personalities like Kabir, Tulsidas and Bismillah Khan. Much religious value is also attached to the city, not only by Hindus but also by the Buddhist and Jain communities.
Gautama Buddha himself was believed to have declared Varanasi to be one of four main pilgrimage points. The religious aspect attached to this city lends it an aura of calmness, and renders it an ideal place to study yoga.
Considering its historical and religious importance, it is not unusual for Varanasi to be flooded with visitors all through the year. For this reason, the city has also witnessed a spurt in its hotel industry.
The Varanasi University and scores of yoga centers offer yoga courses within this city and various kinds of accommodations are available to suit every budget. Alternatively, one could opt to learn yoga while staying in an Ashram or Math in a more traditional setting.
If you’re visiting Varanasi solely for learning yoga, it would be worthwhile to pay a visit during the annual Yoga Festival organized by the Uttar Pradesh Department of Tourism around the months of February and March.
Shivpuri
Named after Lord Shiva and located in the State of Madhya Pradesh, Shivpuri’s reputation for being a tranquil setting is fast transforming it into a popular yoga-center.
With its dense forests and access to the rapidly-flowing portion of the river Ganges where river-rafting is permitted, visiting Shivpuri for a yoga-course can include a lot of additional advantages for tourists.
The city’s climate and natural beauty also makes it ideal for the practice of yoga. Yoga courses are offered at many well-established institutes such as the Shivananda Ashram, Parmarth Niketan, Ved Niketan and Phool Chatti Ashram to name a few.
Yoga-students often enjoy trekking up the hills of Kunjapuri to practice their asanas in harmonious surroundings. They could also drop in at the Kunjapuri-Devi temple for sight-seeing.
Pondicherry
Pondicherry has been a great seat of learning and culture in India since ancient times. In fact, even today, the fact that 55 different languages are employed by the locals here and that English, French, Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil are all considered the city’s official languages, give evidence of the city’s diverse cultural heritage.
The concept of ‘Yoga Sport’ is believed to have originated here and competitions are held annually between South Indian States. Like the Uttar Pradesh festival, Pondicherry, situated in the Southern end of India, also hosts an annual yoga festival in the beginning of January.
It is a perfect opportunity for those who wish to learn yoga as it basically involves yoga classes and discussions about various forms of yoga. Yogic diet and Indian dances also usually form a part of the festival.
The Aurobindo and Ananda Ashrams located in Pondicherry have gained worldwide recognition for their yoga-programmes. But aside from the ashrams, there are myriad hotels available in Pondicherry, thanks to the scores of golden beaches and remarkable lagoons that lure visitors to this city that was so exquisitely planned and beautified by its French occupants.
KovalamWith rich, fertile soil that keeps it lush and green, a beautiful coastline boasting tranquil beaches, glorious mountains and hill-stations and forty-four major rivers and lakes running through the State, Kerala has truly been blessed with nature’s bounty.
Kovalam, one of Kerala’s beach towns on the coast of the Arabian Sea, is already extremely popular with tourists who visit this land from far and wide, hoping to experience Kerala’s culture and enjoy its hospitality.
Gifted with such scenic marvels, Kovalam is the perfect place to go soul-searching and hence it is ideal for those who wish to learn about the ancient practice of yoga. And to meet this endless influx of tourists, accommodations in Kovalam are available in many varieties.
A vast range of hotels to choose from, houses and apartments on rent in the nearby city of Thiruvananthapuram, and even a concept called, ‘home-stay’ (where one can put up with a typical Keralite family for a small charge), are some different means through which visitors are invited to partake of Keralite culture.
Yoga-centers are common all over Kovalam, many of which fuse Ayurvedic treatments and remedies into yogic techniques. Many such centers especially devise Ayurveda and Yoga holiday plans for visitors who are keen to learn about these. Such trips are usually arranged for groups of people rather than for individuals but some centers may also accept individual bookings.
•One must have to eat 1 roti only.
•Eat green vegetables.
•Also eat lots and lots of salads
•Eat pulses and sprouts.
•One must have to eat 2 times a day only.
•If one feels hungry eat salad, fruits and fruit juices.
•Avoid as much as fried eatables as allo paranthas, or pakoras, any dish that has been prepared of allo, lady finger. Etc.
•One must also avoid butter, paneer, and lots of ghee. Etc.
•Try to eat vegetable the most as Gheiya, Loki, Kaddu, Tinda and Torey etc.
•Also go onto practice Kapalbhati, Anulom Vilom, Bhastrika, Bharamari, Baharya etc.
•One has to avoid consuming too much of sugar.
•Avoid drinking soft or carbonated drinks as Coke, Pepsi, etc. but instead going on for lemonade when feeling thirst. And can also be consumed regularly.
•One should also go on to avoid consuming too much salt either as it helps the body in retaining up water.
•Perform Kapalbhati empty stomach.
•Avoid fried foods as chips, snacks that are fried deeply in oil or ghee.
•Do not eat too much of roti’s while having your meals. One must eat one chapatti less than as much required to fill stomach.
•Do cycling even in actual as well as in lying down position on the back.
•Eat lots of salads before eating dinner or lunch etc. since this goes on to fill your stomach and would allow you to eat less amount of chapattis.
It is extremely significant to have the correct and right information prior to going for Baba Ramdev Yoga. Yoga isnatural as well as do not have side effects on the body. Yoga is ancient art to keep body healthy and fit. You would find no need for going to the physician if you assure for normal practice of yoga. It would develop your physical, mental and spiritual power. If you have a problem of hair loss, Ramdev Swami Yoga for hair loss is also very helpful.
If you suffer from hair loss and you do not wish to go under the knife then yoga might be the answer. Ramdev Swami Yoga for hair loss has solution for your hair loss problems in the western medicine. Hair loss in women and men is a universal phenomenon caused by hereditary troubles, poor diets and stress. Only one western recommended product minoxidil has a few acceptances as a treatment of hair loss. Though, minoxidil has a little or no result when there is real baldness rather than lessening. But Ramdev Swami Yoga for hair loss is very effectual. Ramdev Swami always insists the people to get yoga in their normal practice.
KapalBhati Breath
KapalBhati Breath is often referred to as a sneeze-like breath. It is fast without being forceful. In a comfortable seated position, you tuck the chin gently toward the chest and push air in and out of the nostrils at a quickened pace. In the beginning, this technique should be tried for no more than 1 minute or 30 breaths. You can increase when you are ready, to a maximum of 15 minutes. KapalBhati breathing is said to assist with weight loss at each exhalation. Additionally, the benefits of this technique include lowering cholesterol, concentration, snoring, diabetes and constipation.
Anulom Vilom Breath
Anulom Vilom Breath involves a specific technique that is a bit more challenging to practice because it is contrary to our natural breathing pattern. By using the left thumb, you should cover the left nostril and proceed with inhalation using the left nostril only. Then, using the index finger on the left hand, exhale using the right nostril only. It is suggested that this technique be repeated for 15 to 30 minutes. These breaths should be deep and slow. The benefits of this type of Ramdev yoga are said to affect the heart, bent ligaments, cartilage and several disorders from high blood pressure to depression.
Bhramari Breath
The word Bhramari comes from the Sanskrit name bhramar, which refers to the humming bee. Hence, the bhramari breath produces a humming-like sound. This sound tends to calm the mind, tensions, anger, anxiety and even insomnia. Beginners can start this technique by inhaling through both nostrils, and then start creating the humming sound on the exhale.
Try inhaling for 4 seconds followed by an exhale of 6 seconds through both nostrils; this can be continued for about 5 minutes. Once you have mastered the humming sound on the exhalation, try adding the hum on the inhale as well. Creating the hum while inhaling is more challenging but certainly possible with practice.
Tips
Ramdev yoga techniques may be very new to your body and elicit startling responses at first. Pay attention to your body's cues while practicing. it is normal to feel a coolness or tingling sensation in the throat. However, the proportion of the breathing should never be forced. If you feel dizzy, discontinue the practice and return to a normal, relaxed breathing pattern.
Schedule of Swamiji's Yoga Programmes on various Indian TV Channels
Zee TV Hindi 4 - 5 am
Zee Marathi Hindi 5.30 - 6.30 am
Zee Bangla Hindi 8 - 9 am
Zee Tamil Tamil 5 - 6 am
Zee Telugu Telugu 5 - 6 am
Zee Punjabi Hindi 8 - 8.30 am
Zee Classic Hindi 5 - 6 am
Zee Premier Hindi 5 - 6 am
Zee News Hindi 5.00 - 6.00 am
Zee TV ME Hindi 6.30 to 7.30 am
Zee TV SA Eng 5 - 6 am
Zee TV UK Eng 5 - 6 am
Zee Tv US Hindi 10 - 10.30 am
Zee TV APAC Eng 06.00-07.00 am
INDIA TV Hindi 6.30 - 7.00am
Sahara Regional Hindi 5.30 - 6.00am
SAHARA SAMAY Hindi 5.30 - 6.00am
AASTHA TV Hindi 5.00 - 7.30 am
AASTHA TV Hindi 8.00 - 9.00 pm
AASTHA BHAJAN Hindi 8.00-8.30 AM
AASTHA BHAJAN Hindi 7.30-8.00PM
AASTHA INTERNATIONAL 5.00-7.30 AM
AASTHA INTERNATIONAL 7.30-8.00PM
TV 1 Telugu 7.00-8.00AM
TV 9 Telugu 5.30-6.00AM
Gyan Mudra: In this position the fingers are held with the tip of the index finger touching the tip of the thumb and the remaining three fingers nearly straight--kind of like an "OK" sign, except the palms of each hand are pointed up or front.
This mudra is good for: stresses and strains, insomnia, emotional instability, indecisiveness, excessive anger, idleness, laziness, indolence, and is a great help in increasing memory and I.Q. It can help cure sleeplessness and get one off sleeping pills where these are being taken.
There are a number of variations of this mudra for higher and higher degrees of attainment e.g. Purna Gyan Mudra, Vairagya Mudra, Abhay Mudra, Varad Mudra, Dhyan Mudra, Mahagyan Mudra. As one keeps attaining higher and higher levels of the mind, the mudra's change.
Shunya Mudra: This helps those with impaired hearing. If there is no physical defect, the mudra, if practiced regularly, can restore the hearing power. Remarkably, it helps in getting rid of earaches within minutes. It takes no mare than 2 to 3 minutes to get rid of most ear aches.
It helps in relieving the nausea and vomiting sensations felt while driving on winding hilly curves or while taking off or landing in aircrafts. It helps in many problems of vertigo.
The mudra should not be continued after the problem has been removed.
Varun Mudra: A miracle mudra for Skin problems, wrinkling, loss of glow, dehydration, excessive body heat, blood disorders
Apan Mudra: Helps in purification of the body, urinary problems, easy secretion of excreta, regulating menstruation and painless discharge, easy child delivery, Piles, Diabetes and kidney disorders.
Apan-Vayu Mudra: This finger position works like an injection in cases of a heart attack. Regular practice is an insurance in preventing heart attacks, tacho-cardia, palpitations, depressions, sinking feeling of the heart. Also known as the Mritsanjivani Mudra for arresting heart attack.
Aakash Mudra: Helps to remove weakness of bones, hearing deficiency.
Caution: This Mudra should not be done while walking
Prithvi Mudra: Increases solidity in the body. Removes weakness, lack of body solidity. Helps gain for underweights. chronic fatigue and weakness
In Hindu philosophy, Yoga is the name of one of the six orthodox philosophical schools.The Yoga philosophical system is closely allied with the Samkhya school.The Yoga school as expounded by the sage Patanjali accepts the Samkhya psychology and metaphysics, but is more theistic than the Samkhya, as evidenced by the addition of a divine entity to the Samkhya's twenty-five elements of reality.The parallels between Yoga and Samkhya were so close that Max Müller says that "the two philosophies were in popular parlance distinguished from each other as Samkhya with and Samkhya without a Lord...."The intimate relationship between Samkhya and Yoga is explained by Heinrich Zimmer:
These two are regarded in India as twins, the two aspects of a single discipline. Sāṅkhya provides a basic theoretical exposition of human nature, enumerating and defining its elements, analyzing their manner of co-operation in a state of bondage ("bandha"), and describing their state of disentanglement or separation in release ("mokṣa"), while Yoga treats specifically of the dynamics of the process for the disentanglement, and outlines practical techniques for the gaining of release, or "isolation-integration" ("kaivalya").
Patanjali is widely regarded as the founder of the formal Yoga philosophy. Patanjali's yoga is known as Raja yoga, which is a system for control of the mind. Patanjali defines the word "yoga" in his second sutra, which is the definitional sutra for his entire work:
This terse definition hinges on the meaning of three Sanskrit terms. I. K. Taimni translates it as "Yoga is the inhibition (nirodhaḥ) of the modifications (vṛtti) of the mind (citta)".[36] The use of the word nirodhaḥ in the opening definition of yoga is an example of the important role that Buddhist technical terminology and concepts play in the Yoga Sutra; this role suggests that Patanjali was aware of Buddhist ideas and wove them into his system.[37] Swami Vivekananda translates the sutra as "Yoga is restraining the mind-stuff (Citta) from taking various forms (Vrittis)."[38]
A sculpture of a Hindu yogi in the Birla Mandir, DelhiPatanjali's writing also became the basis for a system referred to as "Ashtanga Yoga" ("Eight-Limbed Yoga"). This eight-limbed concept derived from the 29th Sutra of the 2nd book, and is a core characteristic of practically every Raja yoga variation taught today. The
Eight Limbs are:
1.Yama (The five "abstentions"): non-violence, non-lying, non-covetousness, non-sensuality, and non-possessiveness.
2.Niyama (The five "observances"): purity, contentment, austerity, study, and surrender to god.
3.Asana: Literally means "seat", and in Patanjali's Sutras refers to the seated position used for meditation.
4.Pranayama ("Suspending Breath"): Prāna, breath, "āyāma", to restrain or stop. Also interpreted as control of the life force.
5.Pratyahara ("Abstraction"): Withdrawal of the sense organs from external objects.
6.Dharana("Concentration"): Fixing the attention on a single object.
7.Dhyana ("Meditation"): Intense contemplation of the nature of the object of meditation.
8.Samādhi ("Liberation"): merging consciousness with the object of meditation.
In the view of this school, the highest attainment does not reveal the experienced diversity of the world to be illusion. The everyday world is real. Furthermore, the highest attainment is the event of one of many individual selves discovering itself; there is no single universal self shared by all persons.
