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In Ayurveda , two conditions, known as Ardhaavabheda (half sided headache) and Anantavaata (meaning literally the unilateral pain) resemble the classic migraine. It can be triggered by large number of factors such as anger, frustration, depression, conflict, indigestion, a particular food and even weather. Some blood pressure or asthma medicines can also cause migraine. You will have to observe for yourself as to what triggers your migraine. Whatever the reason, in most cases of migraine, it’s the aggravated pitta dosha that is at the root of the problem. Pitta dosha impairs digestion and the ama produced by this gets stored in the manovah strotras (mind channels) and causes migraine. To avoid migraines, Avoid excesses of any kind. Your lifestyle should reflect ‘ati sarvatra varjayeth’ or moderation in all things. Avoid quick fix painkillers because they aggravate the problem and once their effect wears off the frequency of headaches starts to increase plus then you d...
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...
Have you wondered why we like being with some people and why we want to stay away from some? The reason is simple, anyone who is calm and at peace, or shant creates a serenity around and people feel good in such a person’s company and those who are disturbed, stressed , anxious or ashant create the same disturbance around them thereby giving signals to people to stay away.The difference is the difference in positive and negative vibrations. The frequency of the waves that a person radiates directly affect his immediate environment, and the Creation at large and as an equal and opposite reaction the state of the person also gets affected by his/her immediate environment. Thus, a person who is troubled, stressed, anxious would spread disturbances into his surroundings, and as its effect he would in turn get more and more disturbed; a vicious circle… and all this would have a chaotic and cumulative effect on the whole environment. The above cl...
योग एक सम्पूर्ण विज्ञान है जो हजारों वर्ष पूर्व वैदिक ऋषियों ने गुरु-शिष्य परम्परा द्वारा हमें दिया हालाँकि आज के समय में मानव जीवन शैली में एक बड़ा परिवर्तन आया है किन्तु योग के नियम आज भी वही हैं। तेजी से साँस लेना, उछल कूद करना, अपने शरीर को मोड़ना तोड़ना, यह सब योग नही है, योग तो स्वयं को जानने की एक सुंदर यात्रा है। इस यात्रा में साधना का लाभ तभी अनुभव किया जा सकता है जब योग को संपूर्णता से किया जाए। जैसे एक मरीज को डॉक्टर के नुस्खे से लाभ तभी होगा जब मरीज उसकी दवा संपूर्णता से ले, वैसे ही योग एक दिव्य नुस्खे के रूप में देखा जाना चाहिए, जिसमें व्यक्तिगत सुविधा के अनुसार परिवर्तन नहीं किया जा सकता। इसके अलावा योग क्रियाओं का लाभ पाने के लिए इनका अभ्यास नियमित रूप से करना अनिवार्य है क्योंकि आप किसी भी बीमारी का इलाज केवल डॉक्टर का नुस्खा पढ़कर नहीं कर सकते, आपको उसके द्वारा दी गई दवा लेनी ही होगी। योगी अश्वनी योग सीधे शब्दों में जीवन के सभी पहलुओं में तथा सभी पहलुओं के साथ जुड़ना है। इसके लिए दुनिया को त्याग, पहाड़ों पर जाने की कोई आवश्यकता नहीं है। योग साधक, परिव...
शान्मुखी मुद्रा के द्वारा करें अद्भुत शांति का अनुभव क्या आप परेशान हैं ? अधिकाँश लोग यह सुनकर हाँ कहेंगे। हमारी इच्छाएँ हमें हर पल उलझा कर रखती हैं। यही परेशानियां और उलझनें मानव को तीव्रता से बुढ़ापे की ओर ले जाती हैं। सनातन क्रिया में हमारी इच्छाओं पर नियंत्रण करने हेतु एक विधि दी है, जिससे न केवल मन शांत होता है, अपितु गुरु सानिध्य में किये जाने पर सूक्ष्म जगत के अनुभव भी होते हैं। किसी न किसी इच्छापूर्ति के लिए, हर समय हमारी कोई एक इंद्रिय सक्रिय रहती है। मानव शरीर में इन इच्छाओं के द्वार हैं हमारी इन्द्रियाँ। शान्मुखी मुद्रा, इन्हीं द्वारों को बंद करके, भीतर की वास्तविक दुनिया के अनुभव देती है। अपनी पीठ बिलकुल सीधी रखते हुए सिद्धासन में बैठ जाएँ। धीरे से अपनी कोहनियों को कन्धों के स्तर पर रखते हुए , अपने हाथों को चेहरे के सामने लाएँ। अपने अँगूठों से दोनों कानों को बंद करें और तर्जनी से दोनों आँखों को। बीच की ऊँगली से नासिका मार्ग दबाएँ और अन्तराल पर साँस भरते रहें। मुँह बंद करने के लिए अनामिका और छोटी ऊँगली का उपयोग करें। सभी बाह्य द्वारों को बंद करने के बाद भीतर की ध...
Yoga to beat exam stress... # Yogi Ashwini #NewIndianExpress Manage stress with breathing techniques, says Yogi Ashwini, Founder of Dhyan Foundation. The pressure of performance and the fear of the unknown grips students often resulting in perpetual fatigue, sleeplessness and negative thinking. Simply put, there is an imbalance in the body, which may not only affect performance but also manifest d isease, says Yogi Ashwini. Stress, anxiety, fear etc are all grosser feelings, resulting from an aggravated air element (vata) in the body. He said few simple techniques from Sanatan Kriya normalise one’s system and also enhance performance.... Continue Reaing>> http:// d2na0fb6srbte6.cloudfront.n et/read/imageapi/ clipimage/451649/ 07df3916-8b63-447f-8bbc-55c 35df3e281
When you sit with your eyes closed, you will notice that your mind is clouded with multiple thoughts — thoughts about the body and health, about job/business and finances, parents, spouse and kids, thoughts about future, thoughts of things gone by. These thoughts translate as stress and weigh down an individual all through life , keeping him/her entangled in the everyday struggle. And before one knows, hair turns grey, spine gets bent, skin is shrivelled, eyesight gets blurred, the body is host to a plethora of diseases, and stress never subsides, thus deteriorating the body further and faster. Psychological stress is, in fact, the prime factor expediting ageing in the body. Stress followed by disease and ageing is because of avidya / agyan . It is impossible for a normal person to get vidya / gyan of reality and become stress-free. A normal person is so tied up that he does not have the time or the inclination for anything beyond. Sanatan kriya and Shanmukhi...
If you happen to take a flight at night, and get a window seat, please look out of the window when you take off. You will see thousands of tiny dots of light coming from thousands of houses that lie below and if you could peep inside any of them, you will find people not very different from one another, going through similar life experiences; stressed, disturbed by the same set of problems such as health, finances, relationships and/or emotions. These stresses weigh an individual down all through life keeping him or her entangled in the daily struggle of existence; and before one knows, the hair has turned grey, the spine is bent, the skin shrivelled, the eyesight dim, the body is host to a plethora of diseases, and the stress… it only increases, never subsides, causing the body to deteriorate further and faster. Psychological stress is the prime factor that expedites physical ageing. Medically, this stress is associated with the shortening of the telomere length in the DNA...