Yoga and Pranayama

A diseased body is the biggest enemy of good health. A healthy body looks beautiful, attractive and remains active. Yogasanas and pranayama have a lot of significance in our life. Let us find out as to how can we cure different diseases through nature therapy and Yoga.
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Yoga is the most precious treasure of ancient India. Today, Yoga is gaining popularity and its miraculous benefits are being unveiled in front of the whole world. Yoga was a secret knowledge, an untold devotion because a whole repository of spiritual knowledge is hidden inside it. Therefore only devotees followed this path. Today, yoga is being practiced and used in a different form because it contains great power of increasing the physical, mental and intellectual capacity. ...

Yoga transforms the physical body. Forbearance (Yama), which includes veracity and chastity; religious observance, which includes internal and external purity; posture and pranayama play an important role in this transformation. Regular practice of Yoga keeps the physical and mental organs active and maintains their natural condition. Needless to say that natural functioning of organs is the main mantra for a healthy living. The life dependent on artificial organs cannot be stable. ...

Pranayama is extremely beneficial for children, young, middle aged and old people. Other exercises are not recommended for weak and patients' suffering from tuberculosis, heart disease, epilepsy, intestinal problems etc. the patients of bone disorder, swelling, cirrhosis, paralysis and handicapped people should also not do exercises. But everybody can practice pranayama irrespective of the age and problems. ...

Agnisar pranayama increases the internal energy and gives vitality. Those who are suffering with constipation, indigestion and loss of appetite they should get good benefits with its regular practice. People with excessive fat on the stomach should practice it regularly to reduce the fat. This pranayama overcomes laziness, disinterest and strengthens the internal organs, muscles, nerves and blood veins. ...

Yoga is a devotion, which makes the mind calm and gives knowledge. Pranayam results in good health. Good health is achieved with changes in daily routine and habits instead of medicines or blessings of somebody. Life is the balance of breaths and basis of vital life energy. Pranayam maintains this balance and energizes vital life energy, which gives long life and healthy body.
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Teenagers in the age of 15-16 should be made to practice asana for the physical, mental and intellectual development/Asana should be practiced in the morning after passing bowels and completing other chores. Alternately it can be practiced after four hours of lunch. Practicing twice a day is even more beneficial.
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Yoga is not new for the society. The saints and sages had propounded it for the benefit of the mankind thousands of years back. The sick people have been using it to maintain good health and the diseased have used to cure the diseases. The follower of spiritual path have used for devotion. The utility and effect of yoga has always been undoubted. Because life without yoga is unimaginable. The yoga institutions, scholars, spiritual scientist and medical practitioners at a very high level have researched every aspect of yoga. This research is an ongoing process. The scientists are evaluating yoga at the scientific level.
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The philosophy of Yoga is centered around achieving complete harmony between our body and mind through special exercise (posturing), breathing and meditation. The aim of Yoga is to live a healthy living and attain self-enlightenment. Yoga means to yoke (to unite) with the source of our Being. In Yoga through practices of holding a variety of body positions or asanas, and the centering of the mind and breath in a meditative way, the practitioner increases body awareness, posture, flexibility of body and mind and calmness of spirit. To achieve this an individual has to gain complete control over 'prana'. ...

The energy that flows out of our body through Yog asana, pranayama and bandha is stopped and taken in. bandha means to stop, controlling. These bandhas are very helpful in pranayama. Pranayama is incomplete without these bandhas. Here the different bandhas are being described.
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Bandhas stop the flow of energy in some parts of the body and flow it in other parts. This massages the internal organs and removes the accumulation of the blood. Bandha regulate the nerves of the particular organ, which prevents sickness. The Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra glands produced with the flow of prana (life) in sushmana nerve arouse with the bandha, which develops spiritual energy.
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The position of the body resembles a wheel or chakra at the time of performing Chakrasana, and has derived its name due to this shape. Chakrasana is beneficial in enjoying good health and overcome various diseases. Almost all the glands related to the stomach become healthy and function smoothly with the regular practice of this asana.
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According to Jain religion- 'Anger is one type of violence. It is violence to oneself and towards others. An angry person opens his mouth but closes his eyes.' Scholars believe that negative emotions are harmful for the body. Research conducted on these emotions has revealed that they cause total destruction. A context in Mahabharata says that - Yaksh asked Yudhishtar as to who is the true Brahman? Yudhishtar replied -"he who has love, compassion and sacrifice for the living beings".
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Impatient men and those who do not use their intelligence suffer from sexual weakness. They ejaculate early due to this tendency. If a man ejaculates just by hugging or kissing then we can say that it is a serious problem. This problem occurs to those men who usually over indulge in sexual activities. Men who have indigestion, who do not take nutritious food, who consume drugs, read obscene literature suffers from this problem. This problem occurs due to the food habits and change in daily routine. Consuming nutritious food can cure it.
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Yoga helps in the rejuvenation of the body. Resistance, observances, posture and pranayam have a major role in rejuvenation. Practice of Yoga maintains the functioning of all physical and mental organs in their natural condition. It is needless to say that functioning of organs in their natural state is the key to good health.
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Regular practice of yoga has become essential for every person today. Good health is unimaginable without it. Patients get vital life energy and good health with regular practice of yoga and pranayama. A diseased person can become healthy and strong and enjoy good longevity if he takes up Yoga.
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Headache is a simple problem but it occurs due to various reasons. Normally people take tablets to relieve headaches without finding out the cause. This habit gradually becomes the cause of major health problems.
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Acidity is not a disease but the result of other diseases in the body. In other words, a person could be suffering from some other health problems and acidity could be a symptom or disorder. In this case, the acid formation in the stomach increases, which leads to sour belches, indigestion and loss of appetite.
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Obesity is one of the biggest health problems of the modern age. It is the main cause for many serious, incurable and fatal diseases. Blood pressure, heart problem, diabetes and other dangerous diseases are caused due to obesity. Our body weight gradually increases when focus is not given during childhood. Over time, this leads to obesity. It can be cured permanently with the intake of balanced food, proper life style and regular practice of yoga asanas. This will also cure the above-mentioned diseases, as well as many others. Regular practice of yoga asanas cure all types of disease. A few asanas very useful for overcoming obesity are given below.
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