Ageing, To Delay
Full practice, mental and physical, with special emphasis on Headstand;
Half-shoulderstand; Shoulderstand.
All swinging-downward exercises and Slow Movements; Raised Poses.
All breathing cycles; Recharging of Vital Energy; Uddiyana; Nauli; Savasana;
Yoga-mudra.
Mental Exercises: Mind Mirror; Releasing of Inner Light; Concentration on
Love and Devotion.
Ankles, Swollen
Headstand; Inverted Poses; Vajroli mudra.
Arms, To Firm
Arm exercises.
Raised Poses.
Head of a Cow Pose.
Arthritis
All asanas and exercises possible.
Asthma
All abdominal breathing.
Pose of a Frog; Pose of a Fish; Savasana.
Backache, From Displaced Organs
Headstand; Inverted Poses; Aswini mudra.
Backache, From Weak Muscles
Back exercises; Plough; Cobra.
Backache, From Menstruation
Spinal Twist; Fish; Locust; Camel; Headstand.
Breathing away pain; Sending prana to spine.
Bust, To Firm
Cobra; Camel; Bust exercises.
Chin, To Prevent Double And Firm Underneath
Pose of a Camel; Supine Pelvic; Face exercises; Pose of a Lion.
Circulatory Troubles
Triangular Pose.
Inverted Poses.
Breathing cycles.
Colds
All breathing cycles, specially Blacksmith's Bellows; Headstand;
Shoulderstand; Vital Energy charging.
Concentration, To Improve
Headstand; Half-shoulderstand; Lotus Pose; Balancing Poses; Yoga-mudra;
Concentration exercises.
Confidence, Loss Of
Headstand; Raised Poses; Cobra; Spinal Twist; Lotus Pose; Balancing Poses;
Vajroli mudra; Angular Pose; Mental exercises.
Constipation
Uddiyana; Nauli; Head-to-knee; Plough; Fish; Cobra; Savasana; Locust;
Inverted Poses; Yoga-mudra; Aswinimudra; Vajroli-mudra.
Depression
General practice, especially Savasana; Headstand and all inverted poses;
Cobra; Vajroli-mudra; Locust; Spinal Twist; Breathing cycles; Mental
exercises; Also diet control.
Dowager's Hump
Neck exercises.
Pose of a Camel; Headstand; Inverted Poses.
Energy, Vital -Loss Of
Headstand; Shoulderstand; Savasana; Vajroli-mudra; Breathing cycles;
Recharging cycles; Energy-charging cycles; Circulating Life Force.
Facial Muscles, Sagging
Inverted Poses; Headstand; Facial exercises.
Head of a Cow; Yoga-mudra.
Fear
Pose of a Hero; Lotus Pose; Headstand; Shoulderstand; Vajroli-mudra; Spinal
Twist; Cobra; Meditation; Mental exercises, specially on Fear.
Feet, Swollen
Inverted poses; Feet exercises.
Cold
Circulation Exercises.
Warming breath.
Triangular Pose.
Flatulence
Knee-to-stomach Pose; Digestive cycles; Breathing cycles.
Frustration, General
Breathing cycles; Savasana; Lotus Pose; All mental exercises.
Frustration, Sexual
Dangerous Pose, and transmuting of energies.
Hemorrhoids
Inverted poses; Aswini-mudra; walking on buttocks; Massage.
Hearing, Failing
Headstand; Half-shoulderstand; All forward swinging exercises; Yoga-mudra.
Heart Conditions
Savasana; Breathing cycles for slowing down breath and heart.
Mental exercises; Pose of a Frog; Pose of a Child; Diamond Pose.
Lotus Pose; Fish Pose; in some cases, with doctors permission, Headstand.
Hot Flushes
Savasana; Shoulderstand; Quiet breathing cycles; Cooling breath.
Hypertension
Savasana; Pacifying breathing cycles; Frog Pose; Cross-legged Poses; Fish
Pose; Diamond Pose; Mental exercises.
Impotence
Headstand; Shoulderstand; Savasana; Aswini-mudra; Vajroli-mudra; Breathing
cycles; Transmuting of energies.
Indigestion
Digestive cycle; Stomach contractions; Savasana; Knees to-stomach;
Head-to-knee; Pacifying Breaths; Vajroli mudra; Yoga-mudra;
Forward-stretching.
Insomnia
Spinal massage-rocking; Triangular Pose; Savasana; Breathing cycles; Plough;
Locust; Head-to-knee.
Joints, Stiffness Of
All general practice, with emphasis on all exercises; Lotus Pose;
Forward-stretching cycle; Spinal Twist; Archer; Camel; Eagle; Fish.
Legs, To Improve And Firm
Eagle; Angular Pose; Forward-stretching cycle; Lotus; Head-to-knee.
Memory, Failing
Headstand; Yoga-mudra; Pose of a Hare.
Exercises bringing blood to the head.
Mental exercises.
Menopause
Savasana; Breathing and recharging cycles; Cobra; Spinal Twist;
Head-to-knee; Stomach contractions; Ashwini mudra; Shoulderstand; Mental
exercises.
Menstrual Difficulties
Shoulderstand; Plough; Fish; Locust; Stomach contractions; Aswini-mudra;
Cobra; Head-to-knee; Savasana.
Migraine
Savasana; Headstand; Breathing cycles.
Neck, To Firm
Neck exercises; Pose of a Camel.
Prolapse
Headstand and all inverted poses; Aswini-mudra; Abdominal contractions (with
doctor's approval).
Prostate Gland, Enlargement
Aswini-mudra; Arch gesture.
Relative Strength, Loss Of
Raised poses.
Rheumatism
Spinal Twist; Cobra; Locust and general practice.
Sciatica
Spinal Twist.
Sexual Debility
Headstand; Shoulderstand; Vajroli-mudra; Half-shoulderstand; Plough; Fish;
Eagle; Aswini-mudra; Frog Pose; Spinal Twist; Uddiyana. Transmutation of
energies.
Sight, Care Of
Eye exercises; Headstand; Half-shoulder stand; yoga-mudra; All forward
swinging exercises.
Sinus Trouble
Headstand; Breathing cycles; Blacksmith's Bellows.
Stomach, To Firm And Slim
Uddiyana; Nauli; Camel; Locust; Forward-stretching cycle; Archer; Spinal
Twist; Vajroli-mudra; All stomach exercises.
Stress And Tension
Savasana; Shoulderstand; Pacifying breaths; Balancing Poses; Angular Pose;
Cross-legged Poses; Diamond Pose; Pose of a Frog; Mental exercises.
Teeth
Headstand; Half-shoulderstand; Face and neck exercises.
Thighs, To Firm
Cobra; Locust; Lotus; Star Pose; Head-to-knee; Supine pelvic.
Throat, Weakness Of
Pose of a Lion; Breathing cycles; Shoulderstand.
Thyroid Deficiency
Shoulderstand; Cobra with chin pressed in; Choking Pose; Recharging breaths;
Mental exercises.
Ulcers
Savasana; Breathing cycles; Fish Pose; Pose of a Frog; Diamond Pose; All
mental exercises.
Varicose Veins
All inverted poses, including Headstand.
Waistline, To Reduce
Sideways swing; Spinal Twist; Cobra; Forward-stretching cycle.
Weight, Excess
Shoulderstand; All general practice; Diet.
Weight, Deficiency
Shoulderstand; Savasana; Breathing cycles; Diet.
Worry
All breathing cycles; Recharging with energy; Shoulder stand; Savasana; Pose
of a Hero; Pose of a Frog; Fish Pose; Lotus Pose; Mental exercises.
Wrinkles
Headstand; Half-shoulder stand; Knee-to-stomach; Face exercises; Yoga-mudra;
All forward-stretching movements; Pose of a Camel. Head of a Cow.
Special Precautions
If you are suffering from
Avoid these exercises or asenas
Blood-pressure - hypertension
Inverted poses; Breathing exercises that increase pressure in the head;
Swinging down from the waist; Any exercise that brings blood to the head.
Weak eye capillaries
As above
Inflamed ears or eyes
As above
Varicose veins
Positions that slow down circulation in legs ... e.g. Lotus, sitting back on
heels, Supine pelvic . . . or put pressure on leg veins
Prolapse of uterus
All strenuous raised poses
Stomach contractions
Do not practice for three hours after meals; Avoid exercising during menstruation or pregnancy or in the case of ulcers.
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