Astrology Remedies!!

here is some remedies for the problems related to planets.

Surya

For Surya or Sun related troubles and during the dasa or antardasa of sun:

1.Worship the ruling deity Lord Shiva

2. Recite Aditya Hrudayam (stotra) daily or Gayatri Mantra daily.

3. Japa of Sun's moola mantra:

"Om hram hreem hroum sah suryaya namah",

6000 times in 40 days.

4. Recite the surya stotra:

Java kusuma sankasam kashyapeyam mahadutim

Tamorim Sarva paapghnam pranatosmi Divakaram

5. Charity: Donate wheat, or sugar candy on Sunday.

6. Fasting day: Sundays.

7. Do Rudrabhishekam on Sunday.

8. Rudraksha: Wear Ekamukhi or 12 mukhi Rudraksha

Chandra

For Chandra or Moon related problems and during the dasa or antardasa of Moon:

1. Worship the ruling deity Gouri.

2. Recite Annapoorna stotram.

3. Japa of Moon's moola mantra:

"Om shram sreem shraum sah chandraya namah",

10000 times in 40 days.

4. Recite the Chandra stotra:

Dadhi Shankha tushaarabham ksheero darnava sambhavam

Namaami shashinam somam shambhor mukuta bhushanam

5. Charity: Donate cow's milk or rice on Monday.

6. Fasting: On Mondays.

7. Pooja: Devi pooja on Monday.

8. Rudraksha: Wear 2 mukhi Rudraksha.

Kuja(Mangala)

For Kuja or Mars related problems and during the dasa or antardasa of Mars:

1. Worship the ruling deities Kartikeya and Shiva.

2. Recite Kartikeya or Shiva stotra.

3. Japa of the Mars mantra:

" Om kram kreem kroum sah bhaumaya namah ",

7000 times in 40 days.

4. Recite the Mangala stotra:

Dharani garbha sambhutam vidyut kanti samaprabham

Kumaram shakti hastam tam mangalam pranamamyaham.

5. Charity: Donate Masoor dal( red lentils) on Tuesday.

6. Fasting: On Tuesdays.

7. Pooja: Kartikeya pooja or Rudrabhishekha.

8. Rudraksha: Wear a 3 mukhi Rudraksha.

Mars is also the remover of debts and the giver of wealth. The following is a highly recommended stotra of Mars for this purpose.

Kuja stotra :

Angarakoyamaschaiva sarvarogaapahaarakah

Nrishtekargaacha hartaacha sarvadevascha poojitah.

Lohito Lohitaakshascha samagaana Kripaakarah

Dharmatmajah Kujobhoumou bhumido bhuminam

Rakta maalyambaradharam shulashakti gadaadharah

Charbhujo yeshagato varadamcha dharaasutah

Mangalo bhumiputrascha runahartaa dhanapradah

Sthiraasano mahaakaayo sarvakaama phalapradam

Budha

For Budha or Mercury related problems and during his dasa and antardasa:

1. Worship Lord Vishnu.

2. Recite Vishnu sahasranama stotra.

3. Japa of the Budha beeja mantra:

" Om bram breem broum sah budhaya namah" ,

17000 times in 40 days.

4.Recite the Budha stotra:

Priyangu Kalika Shyaamam Roopena Pratimam Budham

Soumyam Soumya gunopetam tam Budham Pranamamyaham.

5. Charity: Donate Udad dal on Wednesday.

6. Fasting: On Wednesdays.

7. Pooja: Vishnu pooja.

8. Wear a 10 mukhi Rudraksha.

Guru

For Guru or Jupiter related problems and during the dasa or antardasa of Guru:

1. Worship Lord Shiva.

2. Recite Sri Rudram.

3. Japa of the Guru beeja mantra:

" Om jhram jhreem jroum sah gurave namah " ,

16000 times in 40 days.

4. Recite the Guru stotra:

Devanam cha rishinam cha Gurum kaanchan Sannibhaam

Buddhi bhutam Trilokesham tam namaami Brihaspatim.

5. Donate: Saffron or turmeric on thursday.

6. Fasting: On Thrusdays.

7. Pooja: Rudrabhishekam.

8. Wear a 5 mukhi rudraksha.

Shukra

For Shukra or Venus related problems and during the dasa or antardasa of Venus:

1. Worship Durga Devi.

2. Recite Shree Sooktam or Devi stuti or Durga chalisa.

3. Japa of Shukra beeja mantra:

" Om dram dreem droum sah shukraya namah ",

20000 times in 40 days.

4. Recite the Shukra stotra:

Hima kunda mrinalaabham daityanam paramam gurum

Sarv shastra pravaktaram bhargavem pranamamyaham

5. Donate clothes to a lady on Friday.

6. Fasting: On Fridays.

7. Pooja: Durga Devi pooja.

8. Wear a 6 mukhi Rudraksha.

Sani

For Sani or Saturn related problems and during the dasa or antardasa of Shani:

1. Worship Lord Hanuman or Lord Siva.

2. Recite Hanuman chalisa or any other Hanuman stotra.

3. Japa of Shani mantra:

" Om pram preem proum sah shanaischaraya namah " ,

19000 times in 40 days.

4. Recite the Shani stotra:

Nelanjan samabhasam ravi putram yamagrajam

Chaaya martand sambhutam tam namami shanaischaram

5. Donate a buffalo or black oil (sesame seeds) on Saturday.

6. Fasting on Fridays.

7. Pooja: Hanuman pooja or Siva Pooja

8. Wear a 14 mukhi Rudraksha.

For all Saturn related troubles the following Shani

Shodasanama stotra of Dasharatha is an excellent remedy.

Konassanaischaromandah chhayaahridayanandanah

Maargandaja sudhaasouri neelavastraanjanadyutih

Abrahmanah kroora kroora karmaatangi grahanaayakah

Krishnodharmaanujah shantah shushkodara varapradah

Apart from this reciting the following dasanama stotra of Shani by Dasharatha near a Pepal tree is also a highly recommended one.

Konastha pingalobabhruh

Krishnoroudraantakoyamah

Souri, shanaischaro mandah

Pippaladishu sansthitah

Rahu

For Rahu related problems and during the dasa or antardasa of Rahu:

1. Worship Bhairava or lord Shiva.

2. Recite the Kalabhairav asthakam.

3. Japa of the rahu beeja mantra:

" Om bhram bhreem bhroum sah rahave namah",

18000 times in 40 days.

4. Recite the Rahu stotra:

Ardha Kaayam maha veryam chandraditya vimardhanam

Simhika garbha sambhutam tam rahum pranamamyaham.

5. Donate: Udad dal or coconut on Saturday.

6. Fasting on Saturdays.

7. Pooja: Bhairav or Shiva or Chandi pooja.

8. Wear An 8 mukhi Rudraksha.

9. One of the best remedies for rahu is reciting the first chapter of Durga Saptasati.

Ketu

For Ketu related problems and during the dasa or antardasa of Ketu:

1. Worship Lord Ganesha.

2. Recite Ganesha Dwadasanama Stotra.

3. Japa of the Ketu beeja mantra:

" Om shram shreem shroum sah ketave namah " ,

7000 times in 40 days.

4. Recite the Ketu stotra:

Palasha pushpa sankaasham taraka graha mastakam

Roudram roudratmakam ghoram tam ketum Pranamamyaham.

5. Donate: A black cow or black mustard seeds on Thursday.

6. Fasting: On Thursdays.

7. Pooja: Ganesh pooja.

8. Wear a 9 mukhi rudraksha.

9. A very good remedy for Ketu is the reciting of Shiva Panchakshari Stotra.

Surya Namaskar In Stages

Surya Namaskar is a combination of some useful YOGASANA in series. In each Surya Namaskar, some Asanas are repeated, with a difference of its own. One Surya Namaskar contains twelve Asana and twelve Surya Mantra / names. You have the general know how of each Asana and how to perform them. (Please refer to the main body of the text.) Now it?s time to know each position of Surya Namaskar as ASANA - as the YOGASANA. The word ASANA means a ?steady position.? The implied meaning of the word YOGA is the real experience of the ecstatic joy of bringing the concept of Surya Namaskar into actual practice. The concept of Yogasana is the base of Surya Namaskar. Hence, some basic rules of Yogasanas should be taken into consideration. Go slow in the process of performing every Asana, at least for three Surya Namaskar. It is a training to all the muscles, involved in voluntary and involuntary actions, to acquire elasticity and flexibility through Surya Namaskar. Flexibility of the muscles is the KEY POWER of all physical and mental abilities. At the beginning, each Surya Namaskar consumes 02.30 KCL without giving you any fatigue. It reduces your body weight without making you perspire. It builds your muscles without any increase in the heart beats. Use all your physical and mental abilities to perform Surya Namaskar. Each Asana is divided into four stages. Practice the first stage of every Asana at least for a fortnight. Then take to the first and second stage of every Asana for the next fortnight then stages 1+2+3, then stages 1+2+3+4. Take into consideration the steps by step method to use BijAkshar while performing Surya Namaskar. After you acquire some skill in Surya Namaskar give ten / fifteen minutes to the practice of Pranayam. Some of the most useful and correlated Pranayam to Surya Namaskar are Bhastrika Pranayam, Kapal Bhati Pranayam and Bhaya Pranayam. In order to learn the art of Pranayam you better contact me (or somebody expert) personally. Gathering information about Pranayam through reading and listening is insufficient for practical work. Aum Mitraya Namah. Pranamasan. Stage First: Stand straight. Legs closed. Toe to toe. Heel to heel, knee to knee. (No strain on either knee or calf; heel or toe.) Hold your hands at the chest, in Namaskar position. Initially apply a light pressure to the palms. (Increase the pressure slowly, day-by-day as your practice gathers experience.) Take the feel of the pressure in the muscles of the palms, wrists, forearms, arms, shoulders and the CHEST. The pressure of the palms results in a bit expansion of the CHEST After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Release the muscle tension from the CHEST, shoulders, arms, forearms, wrists, and palms. Speak out the next Surya Mantra and move to the next Asana. If the muscle tension is released from elsewhere, you need to rectify the mistake through practice. (Rule applies to all twelve Asana.) Refer to ?Step Ahead to Excellence? for supportive exercises for all the Asana.

Stage Second: Watch out exhaling. Each time you exhale bring the elbows close to body. Each time you exhale pull down the shoulders. Keep the palms pressed, as they are. Exhale completely. Hold your breath. Be in the position of Kumbhak. Experience the muscle tension at the palms, hands, shoulders and the CHEST. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax all the muscles under stress and strain. Speak out the next Surya Mantra and move to the next Asana

Stage Third: Focus your attention on the Anahat Chakra. (Lord Hanuman opens HIS chest showing the idols of Lord Ram-Laxman-Seeta.) The main objectives: To increase the elasticity of CHEST. To make use of palms, elbows, shoulders as levers to expand the chest. After attaining the maximum position, exhale completely. Wait for a while. Relax all the muscle tension. Speak out the next Surya Mantra. Move to the next Asana.

Stage Fourth: Say slowly and loudly ?Aum Hram Mitraya Namah.? (Refer to BijAkshar. Follow the method of your choice.) While exhaling perform all the activities in one stroke as described in stage first, second, third. Experience the feel of every activity in each stage every time. Take the feel of vibrations of the Chakra involved in the Asana. The speed without the actual feel is of little use. Use all your physical and mental abilities to perform every Asana of the Surya Namaskar. Wait for a while. Then relax. Move to the next Asana. Take care to match the rhythm of breathing with that of actions. Practice on music, group practice, counting 1, 2, 3---12. is possible at this stage.

Aum Ravaye Namah:- UrdhwaHastaAsana Stage First: Stand straight, as you were in the previous position. Move your hands above the head. Stretch them up. Palms closed. Elbow straight. Upper arms near to the ears. Turn the head backwards to look at the palms. Eyes and palms in line. Move the hands backwards. Sight is tied up with the palms. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax. Remove all the muscle tension from the hands, shoulders, chest, stomach, backbone, waist, thighs, calves and ankles. Speak out the next Surya Mantra and move to the next Asana.

Stage Second: Inhale and stretch the body up. (from ankles to the index fingers) Inhaling each time, repeat the action for three / four times. Inhale and push the head back to look at the palms above. Inhale. Move the hands backwards keeping the eye-sight with the palms After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax all the muscles under stress and strain. Speak out the next Surya Mantra and move to the next Asana. Stage Third: Focus your attention on the Vishudhya Chakra. It is easy to catch hold of the Vishudhya Chakra when you push your head back to look at the palms. The main objectives: To give upward stretch to all muscles in the body, from ankles to the index fingers. To give massage to the muscles of the stomach. To give strength to the backbone. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax. Remove all muscle tension. Speak out the next Surya Mantra. Move to the next Asana. Stage Fourth: While inhaling perform all the activities in one stroke as described in stage first, second, third. The rest is as stated under Pranamasan. Aum Suryaya Namah:- HastaPadaAsana Stage First: Stand straight. Keep a distance of 08-10 inches between the legs. Bend down in the waist. Take a side view in the mirror to check your standing position. OR Stand, touching your back at a wall and then bend down in the waist. Keep your palms on the knees. Bend as far down as possible. Go slow without giving jerks to the body. Keep the stomach loose. Try to rest your palms on the ground, ahead but near to the big toe. Keep the knees straight. Keep the shoulder distance between the palms. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax all the muscles of the stomach, the lower back / upper hip, backbone. Speak out the next Surya Mantra and move to the next Asana. Stage Second: Stand straight. Legs closed. Toe to toe. Heel to heel. Knee to knee. When you bend down exhale completely. Remove air from your belly. Every time you exhale try to bend down a bit further, without any jerks. Repeat slowly. Bend forward ahead each time. Keep the shoulders loose. Remove muscle tension from your shoulders. Touch your chin to the chest. Neck loose. Touch the forehead to the knees. Put the palms flat on the ground near & in front of the toe. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax all the muscles under stress and strain. Speak out the next Surya Mantra and move to the next Asana. Stage Third: Focus your attention on the Swadhistan Chakra. It is the last end of the backbone, above the hip bone. All the seventy-two thousand nerves spread all over the body in cross section from this area. Put the palms flat on the ground by the side of the feet. Main objective: To stretch the muscles of the waist, back and shoulders. To press the muscles of the stomach and massage the belly. To give flexibility and strength to the backbone. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax. Remove all muscle tension. Speak out the next Surya Mantra. Move to the next Asana. Stage Fourth: While exhaling perform all the activities in one stroke as described in stage first, second, third. The rest is as stated under Pranamasan. Aum Bhanave Namah ArdhaBhujangAsana. Or Ashwasanchalan Asan Stage First: Take the left leg backwards. Touch the left knee and the left toe onto the ground. Sit down on the right leg. The heel and the toe completely resting on the ground. The location of the hands and the right foot is not at all disturbed. Put your hands straight. Lift up the shoulders. Pull back the head. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax all the muscles of both the legs and hands, the right side of the stomach, the neck and the upper part of the back and the backbone. Speak out the next Surya Mantra and move to the next Asana. Stage Second: While inhaling move the left leg far back, touching the knee and the toe to the ground. Keep the position of the left knee and the toe as it is. Use the joint of the ankle and the waist to stretch the leg as far back as possible. While inhaling sit on the right leg touching the foot flat on the ground. Though you are in sitting position you are supposed to be ready as a horse (Ashwa) to run quick and fast as and when the signal comes from the Navigator. All the body weight is on the right foot but the thigh and knee are a bit raised up inwardly, in ready position. While inhaling lift up the shoulders and push the head as far back as possible. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax all the muscles under stretch and strain. Speak out the next Surya Mantra and move to the next Asana. Stage Third: While doing all these actions focus your attention on the Adnya Chakra, at the middle of the forehead. This is the antenna to receive the cosmic energy. Keep it in front of the Sun. The main objectives: To give downward stretch to the left leg. To give pressure on the muscles of the right leg. To lift up inwardly the knee joint and the hip joint of the right foot in ready position. To stretch the backbone upward in convex curve. The serpent is in ?ready position? to catch the tunes of the FLUTE. To massage the muscles of the right side of the belly, including the liver part. To push the head far back. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax. Remove all muscle tension. Speak out the next Surya Mantra. Move to the next Asana. Stage Fourth: While inhaling perform all the activities in one stroke as described in stage first, second, third. The rest is as stated under Pranamasan. Aum Khagaya Namah:- MakarAsan. Stage First: Move the right leg near to the left leg. Keep the heels and knees tied up. Take all the body weight on your hands and raise up the shoulders. Keep your palms on the ground, straight in line with the shoulders. Keep the body in slanting position with the head and neck in line. Give a downward stretch, to the body, from neck to feet. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax all the muscles of the legs and hands, the stomach, the upper part of the back and the neck. Speak out the next Surya Mantra and move to the next Asana. Stage Second: While exhaling press the hands down on the ground and raise up your shoulders. While exhaling give a downward stretch, towards the toe. Use the ankle joints to pull the body downwards. Check the ?body slanting position? in the mirror. OR Ask somebody, present, to guide you. The head should be in line with the? body slanting position? After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax all the muscles under stretch and strain. Speak out the next Surya Mantra and move to the next Asana. Stage Third: While performing all the actions focus your attention on the Vishudha Chakra, at the base of the neck. Main objectives: To press the hands down on the ground with all the body weight and at the same time to lift up the shoulders. To give downward stretch toward the feet - to the neck-the upper part of the back- back- waist- thighs-knee-calves-the ankles. This stretching is unique of its type. The start point is the Vishudha Chakra and the end points are the ankles. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax. Remove all muscle tension. Speak out the next Surya Mantra. Move to the next Asana. Stage Fourth: While exhaling perform all the activities in one stroke as described in stage first, second, third. The rest is as stated under Pranamasan

Take a clean piece of cloth. The width should be equal to that of your shoulder (Inner) distance and the length should be 60cm, approx. Stand on the rear end of the cloth. This size of mattress / Asan helps you keep the fix distance of hands throughout the practice of Surya Namaskar. The location of hands and the feet is now immutable throughout the practice. While performing the SastangNamaskarAsan the mattress should be under your face so as to prevent dust infection.

Aum Pushne Namah:- SastangNamaskarAsan Stage First: Keep the position of the legs and hands as it is. Rest the knees on the ground. Bend down in the elbow and rest your body on the stomach. Keep the feet close to each other. Keep the knees close to each other. The toes, knees and the palms are on the ground. Rest the chest and the forehead on the ground. Press the chin to the chest. Keep the elbows close to the body. Without disturbing the body-position lift up the middle part of the body. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax all the muscles of the stomach, chest, and the backbone. Speak out the next Surya Mantra and move to the next Asana. Stage Second: Focus on exhaling and hold out your breath. Be in the position of Kumbhak. Exhale completely. Hold the breath. Lift the middle part of the body up. While exhaling bend the elbow so that the chest touches the ground. At the same time lower down the leg part so as to touch the knees on the ground. While exhaling touch the chin to the chest. Touch the forehead on the ground. After attaining the maximum position, wait for a while. Relax all the muscles under stretch and strain. Speak out the next Surya Mantra and move to the next Asana. Stage Third: While performing the actions, described above, focus your attention on the Manipur Chakra. The main objective is to massage the muscles of the entire belly. Exhale completely. Hold your breath and be in the position of Kumbhak. After attaining the maximum position, wait for a while. Relax. Remove all muscle tension. Speak out the next Surya Mantra. Move to the next Asana. Stage Fourth: While you exhale and hold your breath out, perform all the activities in one stroke as described in stage first, second, third. The rest is as stated under Pranamasan. Aum HiranyaGarbhaya Namah BhujangAsan Stage First: Push the palms on the ground and lift up the shoulders. While lifting the shoulders, make use of the ankles to give a forward push to the belly. Try to bring the belly near to the middle of the hands. Touch the toe parts of the feet on the ground. Touch the knees on the ground. Push the head back. The backbone in convex curve. Chest is tossed up and puffed up. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax all the muscles from waist to head including backbone stomach, chest and hands. Speak out the next Surya Mantra and move to the next Asana. Stage Second: Focus your attention on inhaling. Perform every action giving extra consideration to inhaling. Inhale deep and long when you push the head back. Inhale, with the chest tossed up, deep and long while giving convex curve to the backbone. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax all the muscles under stress and strain. Speak out the next Surya Mantra and move to the next Asana. Stage Third: While performing the actions, described above, focus your attention on the Swadhistan Chakra. The main objectives: To inhale as much cosmic energy as possible. To give a convex shape to the backbone. To puff up the chest at its maximum. Bhujanga / cobra lifting up the front part of its body and opening out the hood below its head. Ready to dance with the rhythm of DAMARU. The resting point to lift up the body is the Swadhistan Chakra. The hood of the cobra is your chest ? enlarge it, amplify it. After attaining the maximum position, wait for a while. Relax. Remove all muscle tension. Speak out the next Surya Mantra. Move to the next Asana. Stage Fourth: While inhaling perform all the activities in one stroke as described in stage first, second, third. The rest is as stated under Pranamasan. Aum Marichaye Namah ParvatAsan Stage First: Keep the hands and the legs as they are. Lift up the middle part of the body, as far up as possible. Adjust your shoulders forward or backward to touch the heels to the ground. Lift / push up your body from feet to waist and from neck to waist. Keep the head in line with the body. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax all the muscles of hands, legs, backbone etc. Speak out the next Surya Mantra and move to the next Asana. Stage Second: Focus your attention on exhaling. Perform every action giving due consideration to exhaling. Exhale deep and long while giving upward lift-from feet to waist. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax all the muscles under stress and strain. Speak out the next Surya Mantra and move to the next Asana. Stage Third: While performing the actions, described above, focus your attention on the VishudhaChakra. The main objectives: To give upward push from feet to waist and from Vishudha Chakra to the waist. To give a mountain / parvat like shape to the body. All the body muscles are pushed up towards the waist / Swadhistan Chakra. After attaining the maximum position, wait for five seconds. Relax. Remove stretch and strain from all the muscles under tension. Speak out the next Surya Mantra. Move to the next Asana. Stage Fourth: While exhaling perform all the activities in one stroke as described in stage first, second, third. The rest is as stated under Pranamasan. Aum Adityaya Namah:- ArdhaBhujangaAsan Now it is the left part of the stomach. The massage with a light press is given to the intestine and other organs in this area. The rest is the same as described under the head Aum Bhanave Namah ArdhaBhujangAsana. Aum Savitre Namah:- HastaPadAsan Previously, while performing this Asana the act of bending was downward. Now it is upward. Lift up the hip part, make the knees straight, and try to touch the forehead to the knees. The rest is the same as described under the head Aum Suryaya Namah, HastaPadaAsana Aum Arkaya Namah:- PranamAsan As that of Aum Mitraya Namah. Aum Bhaskaraya Namah:- Namaskar Mudra. It is a Mudra and not an Asana. Be at ease. Complete submission ? body, speech, mind, heart ? to the Sun God. Please Refer this book for more information : http://www.suryanamaskar.info/Download/SN_ENGLISH.pdf

Pranayama

Pranayama

Pranayama is an aspect of Yoga, that deals with breathing. Pranayama is a method of

controlling prana or life force through the regulation of breathing. It is the breathing process

or the control of the motion of inhalation, exhalation and the retention of vital energy.

The following are a few pranayama exercises taken from Swami Ramdev's teachings -

Bhastrika Pranayam

Procedure : Take deep breaths and then completely breathe out.

Duration : 2 mins atleast. 5 mins max.

Benefits : heart, lungs, brain, depression, migraine, paralysis, neural system, aabha

Kapal Bhati Pranayam

Procedure : Push air forcefully out. Stomach will itself go in.

Duration : Start with 30 times or 1 min. increase upto 5 mins min. upto 10 mins max.

Benefits : aabha, tej, obesity, constipation, gastric, acidity, Croesus(liver), hepatitis B, uterus,

diabetes, stomach problems, cholesterol, allergic problems, asthma, snoring, concentration, and even cancer

Tips : heart and high BP patients, and weak people do it slowly.

Swamiji says "dharti ki sanjivini hai kapal-bhati pranayam" and that it "cures all diseases of world".

Baharya Pranayam

Procedure : Breathe air out, touch chin to chest, squeeze stomach completely and hold for a while. then release chin, breathe in slowly.

Duration : 3 times to 5 times normally. max upto 11 times. and extremely max upto 21 times (in winters).

Benefits : stomach(udar), hernia, urinal, uterus

Tips : not for heart and high BP patients

Anulom Vilom Pranayam

Procedure : Hold your right nasal with thumb, breathe in from left. Now open right nasal and close left nasal with middle and ring finger and breathe out from right nasal. Now breathe in from right nasal. Now close right nasal and open left and breathe out and in from left nasal. and so on.

Duration : atleast 10 mins.

Benefits : heart, high BP, heart blockage, vat-cuf-pit, arthritis, cartilage, bent ligaments, sinual fluid reduced, parkinson, paralysis, neural related, depression, migraine pain, asthma, sinus, allergy

Tips : breathe into lungs not to stomach. no organ in stomach absorb oxygen. Do not hurry. Do it slowly. Rest whenever needed (in any pranayam)

Bhramri Pranayam

Procedure : Close ears with thumb, index finger on forehead, and rest three on base of nose touching eyes. Breathe in. And now breathe out through nose while humming like a bee. Duration : 10 mins

Benefits : tension, hypertension, high BP, heart, heart blockage, paralysis, migraine pain, confidence, concentration.

Udgeeth Pranayam

Procedure : Breathe in deeply, and chant 'Om'kar.OOOOOOm ( long O and small m )

Duration : 10 mins or more

Benefits : meditation

Some rules for Pranayam

• Select a clean and peaceful place for doing Pranayama. If possible, choose a place near a clean pond or river.

• As there is a lot of pollution in the cities, some kind of incense can be lit like Guggulu and purified butter, to create a clean environment at that place, igniting a lamp with purified butter only, can also serve the purpose.

• Sit either in any of the Asanas, viz. Padmasana, Sidhasana or Vajrasana, which ever you find convenient. The sheet or cloth (cotton or wool etc.) on which you sit must be a non-conductor of electricity.

• Breathe only through the nose, because by doing so the air which you take in, is filtered. During daytime when you are not sitting for the performance of Pranayama make it a habit to do respire only through nose and not through mouth. Nasal respiration keeps the temperature of the Nadis (Vessels) –'Ida',Pingala and 'susmana' even. It also prevents foreign and harmful objects from getting into lungs.

• Like ‘Yog’, Pranayama should also be performed four or five hours after taking food. In the morning Pranayama should be done after finishing daily routine acts like cleansing mouth, emptying of bowels etc., it should also be done before Yogsana. In the beginning Pranayama should be done for five or ten minutes gradually the time may be increased up to about 1/2 or 1 hour. Maintain a specific number of repetitions and do not variate. Maintain a specific rhythm. If it is not possible to clean the bowels by morning, at night take some mild laxative like terminalia chebula (Indian Hardaya) or any other mild laxative (a non habit forming medicinal herb having a laxative effect). Kapala-bhati Pranayama, if done regularly for a few days will help in curing

constipation.

• Keep your mind calm and composed. However, Pranayama can also calm down the disturbed mind and keep one happy. o Methods of Pranayama may be varied according to the seasons and your own physical make up and mental attitude. Keep this in mind and modulate the method accordingly. Some Pranayama increase the body temperature, whereas, some bring it down. Some Pranayama maintain the temperature at the normal level.

• If you feel fatigued in the course of doing Pranayama , rest for sometime and then begin deep breathing, which will remove the fatigue.

• Pregnant women, hungry persons, persons suffering from fever and those who are lustful having no control on their passions should not do Pranayama . If you are sick, keep in mind the instructions to be followed by sick persons while during Pranayama.

• For prolonged exercises of Pranayama, observance of celibacy is necessary. Besides, food should be simple not containing irritating spices. It should be ‘Sattvika’ – (Plain and simple, non-spicy food). Use of cow’s milk, ghee (clarified butter), fruits and green vegetables can be said to be ideal food. Moderation also is a good rule to observe.

• Do not strain yourself while doing ‘Kumbhak’ i.e. retaining the breathed air inside or keeping the air out after exhaling (Breathing in is called ‘puraka’, retaining the breathed air in is called ‘Kumbhak’ and exhaling the air is called ‘Recak').

• Pranayama does not mean just breathing in, keeping the breathed air in and exhaling it. It also means establishing control on the entire breathing process, and maintaining mental equilibrium, and concentration of mind.

• It is beneficial to chant the mantra (a group of words that carry vibrations and energy) Om (the first cosmic soundless sound), aloud and repeat the same several times before doing Pranayama. Even recital of sacred songs in the praise of almighty God or recital of some sacred hymns may be beneficial. This will calm your mind and make you fit for Pranayama, because a peaceful mind is very essential while doing Pranayama . Mental or loud recitation of Gayatri Mantra (considered as one of the greatest mantra, used in meditation and also for chanting) or any other sacred hymn brings spiritual benefits to the Sadhaka. o See that while doing Pranayama , none of your organs such as mouth, eyes, nose, etc. feels any strain and it should be done gradually without any undue stress or strain. All the organs of the body should be kept in normal condition. While doing Pranayama sit in an erect posture. Keep your spine and neck straight. This is essential for reaping the full benefit of Pranayama .

• If possible Pranayama should be done after your usual morning functions like cleansing of mouth, evacuation of bowels, bathing etc. However, if it becomes necessary for you to take bath after Pranayama , keep an interval of about 15 to 20 minutes between Pranayama and bathing. For acquiring proficiency in Pranayama do not depend on books or what is done and preached by others. Seek the guidance of an expert and do Pranayama under his direct supervision. o Different treatise advocating or dealing with the subject of Pranayama describe several methods and each of them has its own importance. However, it is not possible for most people to do all these exercises daily. Hence, with the blessings of our teachers and in view of our experience, we have evolved seven methods of Pranayama , which incorporate into themselves, almost all the peculiarities of Pranayama rendering them scientific and useful from a spiritual point of view. All these seven types of Pranayama can be done, as a routine and in a time bound programme of about 20 minutes. The person who does these exercises daily and regularly can attain following benefits which are briefly described as under:

• All the three Doshas (Humors) - Vata , pitta and Kapha get adjusted in proper proportion and abnormalities in them are removed.

• Digestive system improves and diseases pertaining to digestive organs are cured.

• Diseases pertaining to lungs, heart and brain are also cured.

• Obesity, Diabetes, Cholesterol, Constipation, Flatulence, Acidity, Respiratory troubles, Allergy, Migraine, High blood pressure, diseases pertaining to kidneys, sexual disorders of males and females etc. are also cured.

• Resistance against diseases is stepped up. Immunity develops.

• Hereditary diseases like diabetes and heart disease are can be avoided.

• Falling of hair or its premature graying, appearance of wrinkles on face or other parts of the body at young age, diminution of eye sight, forgetfulness, etc. are relieved and process of aging is retarded.

• Face becomes bright, luminous and calm.

• Energy Chakra are cleansed and enables the practitioner to awaken the Kundalini.

• Mind becomes stable and tranquil. A sense of contentment and enthusiasm or zeal develops. Conditions like depression are relieved.

• Performance of yogic exercises like meditation will be easy.

• All the diseases of the physical and etheric bodies will be cured. Freedom from negative and harmful mental conditions like anger, lasciviousness, greed for money, arrogance etc. will be achieved.

• All the physical and mental disorders and abnormalities are cured and toxins eradicated from the body.

• Freedom from negative thinking is achieved and the mind develops the habit of positive and constructive thinking.