Asan Pranayam Mudra Bandh

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

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Shatkarma: Kunjal to relieve morning sickness, laghoo to avoid constipation. After 3 months only do neti. Other: Yoga nidra, ajapa japa and meditation. Precautions: Avoid uddiyana bandha, agnisar kriya and
nauli. Take special care not to strain. Pregnancy: (postnatal )
Asana: Week 1 - Relaxation asanas. Week 2 - Add pawanmuktasana part 1 and part 3: 2-7. Week 3 - Add pawanmuktasana part 2: 1-4, standing asana, backward bends, spinal twists. Week 4 - Emphasise pawanmuktasana parts 2 and 3, add utthanasana and slow surya namaskara. Pranayama: Week 2 onwards - Nadi shodhana, bhramari, ujjayi, gentle bhastrika. Mudra: Week 3 onwards - Ashwini and vajroli mudras. Bandha: Week 3 onwards - Moola bandha. Other: Week 1 on - Yoga nidra, ajapa japa, meditation.
Prostate gland:
Asana: Pawanmuktasana part 3, vajrasana, siddhasana. Mudra: Vajroli mudra. Bandha: Moola and maha bandhas.
Pyorrhoea:
Asana: Surya namaskara.
Pranayama: Sheetali, seetkari. Reproductive organs: (general toning - male and female)
Asana: General - Pawanmuktasana part 1:9-11 and parts 2 and 3, surya namaskara, shashankasana, marjariasana, shashank bhujangasana, ushtrasana, vyaghrasana, kati chakrasana, tadasana, meru prishthasana, utthanasana, trikonasana, yogamudrasana, matsyasana, tolangulasana, all backward bending asanas, ardha matsyendrasana, inverted asanas, kandharasana, garudasana, vashishthasana, pada angushthasana. Advanced - Moolabandhasana, dhanurakarshan asana, hanumanasana. Males - Mayurasana, brahmacharyasana.
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