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While environmental solutions may not happen quickly, here are a few asanas suggested by Yogi Ashwini to help you through. Delhi went breathless recently with increased pollution levels. Blame it on fireworks, automobiles or industries, the smog can take a toll on your body especially the lungs, opening gates for a plethora of ailments. Here’re 3 techniques from Sanatan Kriya to keep your lungs strong, and your system humming and free from toxins. Nadi Shodhnam Pranayama It is a fairly simple breathing exercise that can be done anytime, anywhere. Sit in vajra asana (sitting on the heels with legs folded). You can do it even while sitting straight on a chair. Place the middle finger of the right hand at the center of the eyebrows. The thumb rests on the right nose while the ring finger is used to control the left. The left-hand rests on the thigh. Keeping your eyes shut, inhale from the right nostril, and exhale from the left. Next, inhale from the left nost...

Yogi Ashwini 's article in  #DeccanChronicle

Yogi Ashwini 's article in New Indian Express ... http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/spirituality/The-Divine-Heat/2014/09/13/article2428111.ece The Vedic texts describe manthan, the churning of the celestial ocean by the devs and asurs to obtain the divine nectar or amrit. As a result of the churning, various gems and siddhis came out of the ocean, also came out the venom, ‘halalal’, before obtaining the amrit. It would have doomed all creation. Terrified, the devs and asurs invoked the energy of Adi Guru Shiv. Lord Shiv drank the poison and held it in his throat, distributing siddhis and vibhutis to all. It also describes the awakening of the kundalini shakti in the pranamaya kosha of the human body, through practice of yog and Sanatan Kriya, under the sanidhya of a Guru, who is the reflection of Adi Guru Shiv, in the physical form. The sushumna becomes the churning rod, the twin nadis of ida and pingala represent the opposing forces of cold and heat, moon and sun tha...