Asan Pranayam Mudra Bandh

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

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Muscular dystrophy:
Asana: Pawanmuktasana part 1. Pranayama: Nadi shodhana, bhramari. Other: Yoga nidra, ajapa japa, amaroli.
Neck: (general toning, weakness, aches, nerve stimulation). Asana: Pawanmuktasana part 1:16-17, advasana, jyestikasana, makarasana, bhujangasana, gomukhasana, supta vajrasana matsyasana, grivasana, kandharasana, all spinal twisting asanas.
Pranayama: Ujjayi.
Other: Ajapa japa. Reduce deskwork, avoid thick pillows.
Nerves: (general toning)
Asana: All asanas, especially surya namaskara. Pranayama: Nadi shodhana, bhastrika, kapalbhati. Mudra: Yoga, prana, vipareeta karani, maha bheda, yoni and naumukhi mudras.
Bandha: All bandhas.
Obesity:
Asana: Pawanmuktasana parts 1, and 3, vajrasana series, surya namaskara, dynamic pada hastasana, druta halasana, vipareeta karani asana, matsyasana. Pranayama: All pranayamas, especially bhastrika, sheetali or seetkari.
Diet: Avoid oily, fried or starchy foods, oscillating between fasting and overeating, eating between meals. Related heading: Thyroid and parathyroid.
Piles:
Asana: Sarvangasana or vipareeta karani asana for extended periods, ashwini mudra or moola bandha while in the inverted position, pawanmuktasana part 2 and part 3:8, tadasana, tiryaka tadasana, kati chakrasana, shashankasana, shashank bhujangasana, supta vajrasana, ushtrasana, matsyasana, paschimottanasana. Mudra: Ashwini mudra for extended periods. Shatkarma: Laghoo shankhaprakshalana, moola shodhanam.
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