Asan Pranayam Mudra Bandh

Author(s): Satyanand Saraswati Swami
Publisher: Yoga Publication Trust

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Bandha: Moola bandha.
Mudra: Vajroli, ashwini mudras.
Impure blood:
Asana: Surya namaskara until profuse sweating occurs, dynamic asanas.
Pranayama: Nadi shodhana, kapalbhati.
Shatkarma: Laghoo shankhaprakshalana.
Diet: A pure fruit and vegetable diet without salt. Other: Amaroli.
Insomnia:
Asana: Pawanmuktasana part 1, shashankasana. Pranayama: Bhramari, ujjayi, abdominal breathing in shavasana before going to sleep.
Shatkarma: Trataka.
Other: Yoga nidra before sleep.
Kidneys: (toning and removal of ailments)
Asana: General Surya namaskara, supta vajrasana, shashankasana, marjari-asana, shashank bhujangasana, vyaghrasana, trikonasana, matsyasana, all backward bending asanas, paschimottanasana, ardha matsyendrasana, halasana, gomukhasana, ushtrasana.
Advanced Merudandasana, hamsasana, mayurasana, koormasana, dwi pada sirasana.
Pranayama: Bhastrika.
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Bandha: Uddiyana bandha.
Shatkarma: Laghoo shankhaprakshalana, agnisar kriya, nauli.
Diet: Reduce the intake of salt and drink more water. Precautions: Do not attempt strenuous asanas or shatkarmas.
Lactation:
Asana: Pawanmuktasana parts 1 and 2, comfortable inverted asanas.
Pranayama: Breath awareness while feeding, nadi shodhana, bhramari.
Diet: Plenty of fluid; foods rich in calcium such as
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