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In the previous article we discussed a Pranayam and an ayurvedic tonic to keep the mind calm as well as maintaining good health and a youthful glow. Adding to that we will learn two asans from the Sanatan Kriya which affect the vagus nerve. This nerve runs parallel to the Sushumna Nadi (spine) and connects the Mooladhar chakra (base of the spine) to the Agya chakra (forehead).  Asans for Vagus Nerve Invoke the energy of the Guru and Lord Ganesh . 1. Marjariasan (Cat pose) : Go down on your palms and knees, place your hands directly below your shoulders and your knees below your hips. Keep your elbows straight and look forward. Inhale as you raise your head and gaze at the highest point above, while you arch your spine downwards. Hold the posture for sometime and as you exhale you pull your abdominal muscles in and arch the spine in the opposite direction towards the ceiling while you look downwards. Hold the posture and repeat it gently seven times. 2. Vyaghras...

A healthy mind dwells in a healthy body. Usually it is said that the mind is the brain. Although in  Yoga  the mind is something different than the brain, mind is that energy that is controlling the brain and that is the bindu visarg chakra . It is present at the back of the head where brahmins generally tie knot in the pigtail, the nectar of life is constantly produced here and this is what gives one their beauty and glow.So we will discuss today  how to maintain beauty and glow with yoga and maintain a calm mind. TECHNIQUES  : I detail here some techniques from the book,   ‘ Sanatan Kriya, The Ageless Dimension ’, to develop the calmness inside and the glow outside. Take 4 Desi amlas (small in size and golden glow as apposed to a hybrid alma which will have a yellowish greenish glow) Remove the juice and add a spoonful of one year old single flower honey. Honey as it ages gains medicinal and nourishing qualities. So thi...