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hasta uttanasana, utthita lolasana, dwikonasana, matsyasana, backward bending asanas, pada hastasana, baddha padmasana. Shavasana with breath awareness. Pranayama: Nadi shodhana, bhastrika, kapalbhati. Deep abdominal breathing at all times. Shatkarma: Vastra dhauti, shankhaprakshalana, kunjal, jala neti. Diet: Avoid mucus producing foods such as milk and milk products, rice and non-vegetarian foods. Eat fruit and vegetables in season, and cooked, rather than raw vegetables (salads) especially in winter. Other: Yoga nidra, ajapa japa, antar mouna and other meditation and relaxation techniques to remove the
source of nervousness. Backache:
Asana: Pawanmuktasana part 2: 2-3 and part 3:3-4, supta vajrasana, marjari-asana, shashank bhujangasana, vyaghrasana, tadasana, tiryaka tadasana, kati chakrasana, makarasana, all backward bending asanas, meru wakrasana, bhu namanasana. Pranayama: Ujjayi, bhramari. Diet: Light vegetarian diet.
Other: Ajapa japa. Baldness:
Asana: Shashankasana, inverted poses, especially sirshasana.
Blood pressure: (high)
Asana: Pawanmuktasana part 1, ananda madirasana, siddhasana, all relaxation poses. Pranayama: Nadi shodhana stages 1 and 2, sheetali, seetkari, ujjayi, bhramari.
Other: Yoga nidra, meditation. Blood pressure: (low)
Asana: Surya namaskara, dynamic asanas. Pranayama: All pranayama especially bhastrika, kapalbhati, surya bheda.
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