Book Title: Asan Pranayam Mudra Bandh
Author(s): Satyanand Saraswati Swami
Publisher: Yoga Publication Trust

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________________ sesame, cow's milk and milk based products; fresh fruit and vegetables in season. Avoid spicy food, alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, preservatives, large quantities of tea and coffee. Other: Yoga nidra, meditation. Precautions: Avoid dynamic postures. Do not fast. Legs: (toning and strengthening) Asana: General Surya namaskara, pawanmuktasana part 1:1-11 and part 2:1-3, udarakarshanasana, utthanasana, shalabhasana, dhanurasana, setuasana, ardha chandrasana, all forward bending asanas, eka pada pranamasana, garudasana, nataraja asana, sirsha padasana, bakasana, vashishthasana, utthita hasta padangushthasana, vatayanasana. Advanced Eka pada sirasana, koormasana, mayurasana, hanumanasana, dwi pada sirasana and dwi pada kandharasana. - - Liver: (general toning and removal of certain associated disorders, e.g. sluggish liver) Asana: Paschimottanasana, meru wakrasana, bhu namanasana, ardha matsyendrasana, merudandasana, utthita hasta merudandasana and ardha padma padmottanasana. Shatkarma: Kunjal, laghoo shankhaprakshalana. Diet: Avoid oily, fried foods, alcohol, tobacco and cannabis. Lumbago: See backache. Lungs: (general improvement) Asana: Surya namaskara, supta vajrasana, akarna dhanurasana, ushtrasana, hasta uttanasana, utthita lolasana, matsyasana, baddha padmasana, all backward bending asanas, sarvangasana. Pranayama: All pranayama, deep yogic breathing. 536

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