HOW TO RELEIF FROM CANCER, ASTHMA AND ULCER?

DISEASES RELIEVE FROM ASTHMA,

ULCER AND CANCER

YOGIC RELAXATION THERAPY HAS BEEN EFFECTIVELY PRESCRIBED IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER MEDICAL AND YOGIC PROCEDURES INCLUDING CANCER, BRONCHIAL ASTHMA, COLITIS AND PEPTIC ULCER.

ASTHMA

ASTHMA IS A CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY ATTACKS OF RSPIRATORY DISTRESS DUE TO BRONCHIAL SPASMS, AND EXCESSIVE PRODUCTION OF THICK, STICKY MUCUS IN THE AIRWAYS. BOTH PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO AIRWAYS OBSTRUCTION DURING THE ASTHMA ATTACK. THE VARIOUS STAGES AND PRACTICES OF YOGA NIDRA, INCLUDING DEEP MUSCULAR RELAXATION, PSYCHIC DESENSITIZATION USING VISUALIZATION AND IMAGERY, AND AUTOSUGGESTION, SANKALPA, HAVE NOW BEEN EVALUATED IN CLINICAL TRIALS WITH CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ASTHMA. THESE STUDIES HAVE FOUND YOGA RELAXATION TO BE A SIGNIFICANT AND EFFECTIVE MODE OF THERAPY, PRODUCING BOTH SUBJECTIVE IMPROVEMENT AS WELL AS CLINICALLY OBJECTIVE IMPROVEMENT IN RESPIRATORY FUNCTION, AIRWAYS CALIBRE AND OTHER PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS.

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COLITIS AND PEPTIC ULCER

IRRITABLE COLON AND ULCERATIVE COLITIES ARE TWO CLOSELY RELATED PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDERS OF THE LARGE INTESTINE, WHICH BECOMES TENDER, INFLAMED AND, FINALLY, ULCERATED. THE MAJOR SYMPTOMS IS RECURRENT DIARRHOEA. THE CAUSE IS PRIMARILY PSYCHIC, ALTHOUGH THE CONDITION IS FREQUENTLY AGGRAVATED BY DIETARY ABUSE. THE CONDITION FREQUENTLY FLARES UP AT TIMES OF STRESS, AND THEN PASSES INTO REMISSION AFTER A PERIOD OF MEDICAL THERAPY. MILD CASES, SUCH AS STUDENT'S PRE-EXAMINATION DIARRHOEA, RESOLVE THEMSELVES ONCE THE ACUTE STRESSFUL SITUATION HAS PASSED. IN OTHER CASES, EMPLOYMENT OR FAMILY FRUSTRATIONS MAY PRECIPITATE THE ONSET OF AN ATTACK.

NEWLY DIAGNOSED AND RECURRENT ULCERS RESPOND MOST FAVOURABLY TO YOGA NIDRA THERAPY AND DIETARY REGULATION, WITH OR WITHOUT CONVENTIONAL MEDICATIONS, ADMINISTRATED FOR ONE MONTH IN THE THERAPEUTIC ATMOSPHERE OF A YOGA ASHRAM OR CONVENTIONAL HOSPITAL, AWAY FROM THE USUAL DOMESTIC AND EMPLOYMENT SITUATIONS. IN THIS WAY, SURGICAL CORRECTION OF ULCER CAN FREQUENTLY BE AVERTED.

YOGA NIDRA IS CANCER THERAPY

YOGA NIDRA CAN BE ADOPTED AS A FORM OF THERAPY IN CANCER OF ALL STAGES AND TYPES. IT IS ESPECIALLY RECOMMENDED IN CONCUNCTION WITH MEDITATION THERAPY. THIS INVOLVES INTENSIVE MEDITATION IN ONE OF THE CROSS-LEGGED SITTING POSTURES, FOLLOWED BY YOGA NIDRA IN SHAVASANA. IN THIS WAY A CRUCIAL BALANCE BETWEEN CONCENTRATION AND RELAXATION IS ESTABLISHED. WHILE MEDITATION INVOLVES EFFORT, YOGA NIDRA INVOLVES RELAXATION, SURRENDER AND LETTING GO.

YOGA NIDRA MAY BE SPECIFICALLY ADAPTED FOR CANCER THERAPY IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, IN THE FIRST PLACE, EARLIER LIFE MEMORIES AND EXPERIENCE CAN BE BROUNGHT UP FROM THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND SO THAT DEFECTIVE MALADAPATATIONS CAN BE RECOGNIZED AND CORRECTED. THIS APPEARS TO BOLSTER DEFICIENT IMMUNE DEFENCE MECHANISMS AND CREATE PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OPPOSED TO CONTINUE GROWTH AND MULTIPLICATION OF ANARCHIC TUMOUR CELLS. IT CAN BE FACILITATED BY USING IMAGERY AND ARCHETYPAL SYMBOLS TO AWAKEN DEEPLY SUPPRESSED MEMORIES, EXPERIENCES AND FANTASIES.

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THE FINAL APPLICATION OF YOGA NIDRA TO CANCER THERAPY IS IN PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBCONSCIOUS WILL (SANKALPA SHAKTI). IN HEALING CANCER, ENORMOUS, SUSTAINED ENDURANCE AND WILLPOWER ARE NECESSARY. IN ORDER TO ATTAIN THIS, THE SANKALPA IS PRACTISED DURING YOGA NIDRA. THE SANKALPA IS A PERSONAL RESOLUTION WHICH IS RELEASED LIKE A SEED INTO THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND AT SPECIFIC TIMES DURING THE PRACTICE OF YOGA NIDRA, WHEN THE EXPERIENCE OF RELAXATION IS DEEP AND THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND IS LAID BARE AND ACCESSIBLE. OUR OWN EXPERIMENTS OVER MANY YEARS HAVE SHOWN BEYOND DOUBT THAT WHEN THIS FORCE RISES INTO THE SPHERE OF CONSCIOUS AWARENESS, IT CAN BRING ABOUT EVEN THE IMPOSSIBLE LIFE.

CANCER RESEARCH STUDIES

AT PRESENT, RESEARCH STUDIES ARE UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE THE PRECISE TO WHICH CANCER GROWTH CAN BE DIRECTLY INFLUENCED BY YOGIC RELAXATION AND MEDITATION, EITHER ALONE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXISTING FORMS OF CANCER THERAPY SUCH AS SURGERY, CHEMOTHERAPY AND IRRADIATION. THE WORK OF AUSTRALIAN PSYCHIATRIST DR.AINSLIE MEARES STANDS AS THE MOST CONVINCING RESEARCH EVIDENCE TO DATE. HE HAS DEMOSTRATED CLEAR REGRESSION OF CANCER OF THE RECTUM FOLLOWING MEDITATION" AND THE REMISSION OF METASTATIC (SECONDARY) CANCERS DEVELOPING FROM A PRIMARY CANCER IN THE LUNG.

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CANCER CURE IS COMMONLY ASSESSED BY MEDICAL SCIENTISTS IN TERMS OF THE FIVE YEAR SURVIVAL RATE AFTER INITIAL DETECTION AND THERAPY. AS YET IS IS TOO EARLY TO MAKE A FULL AND ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF THE EXACT ROLE OF MEDITATION AND YOGA NIDRA IN CANCER MANAGEMENT. PHYSICIANS AND RESEARCHES AROUND THE WORLD ARE BECOMING MORE CONVINCED THAT YOGA NIDRA, BY MAXIMIZING THE PATIENTS'S OWN CONSCIOUS EFFORTS TO BECOME HEALTHY AND WHOLE, IS AN EFFECTIVE FORM OF CANCER THERAPY.

BEYOND THE BODY AND MIND

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THE INITIAL PURPOSE OF YOGA NIDRA IS TO RELAX THE BODY AND THE MIND, AND WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAST STAGE OF THE PRACTICE YOU TRY TO DISSOCIATE YOURSELF FROM THE BODY AND THE MIND. TENSION, STRESSES AND STRAINS ONLY AFFLICT YOU WHEN YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF WITH THE BODY AND THE MIND. IN THE NIGHT, WHEN YOU ENTER PROFOUND SLEEP, THE PROCESS OF DISSOCIATION TAKES PLACE AUTOMATICALLY. YOU DON'T REMEMBER YOUR NAME, YOUR BODY OR THE NATURE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS DURING PROFOUND SLEEP. IN THE SAME WAY, DURING THE PRACTICE OF YOGA NIDRA, AFTER ENTERING A STATE OF DEEP RELAXATION, YOU SHOULD TRY TO DISIDENTIFY YOURSELF EMOTIONALLY FROM YOUR BODY AND MIND.

THE FIVE KOSHAS

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MODERN PSYCHOLOGISTS REFER TO THE THREE DIMENSIONS OF THE MIND AS THE CONSCIOUS, SUBCONSCIOUS, AND UNCONSCIOUS. IN THE PHILOSOPHIES OF VEDANTA AND YOGA THEY ARE KNOWN AS THE GROSS, SUBTLE AND CAUSAL DIMENSIONS OF THE HUMAN PERSONALITY. THESE THREE DIMENSIONS ARE AGAIN SUBDIVIDED INTO THE FIVE KOSHAS OR BODIES WHICH CONSTITUTE THE TOTAL EXPRESSION OF THE HUMAN PERSONALITY FROM THE GROSSEST TO THE MOST SUBTLE DIMENSIONS OF EXISTENCE.

THE FIVE KOSHAS CAN BE READILY RELATED TO THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS, PHYSIOLOGICAL STATES AND DIFFERENT LEVELS OF AWARENESS AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE FOLLOWING DIAGRAM.

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THE FIVE KOSHAS

ANANDAMAYA KOSHA (BLISS BODY)
VIJNANAMAYA KOSHA (ASTRAL BODY)
MANONMAYA KOSHA (MENTAL BODY)
PRANAMAYA KOSHA (MENTAL BODY)
ANNAMAYA KOSHA (FOOD BODY)

THE FIVE KOSHAS ARE DEFINED IN THE YOGIC TEXTS AS FOLLOWS :

ANNAMAYA KOSHA, THE FOOD BODY, IS THE PHYSICAL BODY OF BLOOD, BONE, FATE, AND SKIN, WHICH IS PERCEIVED THROUGH THE SENSES. THIS IS THE GROSSEST LEVEL OF HUMAN MANIFESTATION. THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS IS OF THE PHYSICAL PLANE.
PRANAMAYA KOSHA, THE PRANIC BODY IS THE UNDERLYING ENERGY NETWORK OF THE HUMAN STRUCTURE, WHICH CONSISTS OF CURRENTS OF PRANA OR BIOPLASTIC ENERGY. THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS HERE IS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS, E.G. DIGESTION AND CIRCULATION.
MANOMAYA KOSHA, THE MENTAL BODY, IS THE LAYER OF CONSCIOUS OPERATION WITHIN THE SPHERE OF THE MIND. AWARENESS HERE IS OF THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL PROCESSESS.
VIJNANAMAYA KOSHA, THE PSYCHIC BODY, IS THE DIMENSION OF OUR PERSONALITY WHICH IS OPERATING ON THE ASTRAL PLANE. THIS IS THE BODY WE EXPERIENCE DURING DREAMING, OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCES, AND THE VARIOUS TYPES OF PSYCHIC PHENOMENA. AWARENESS IS OF THE PSYCHIC AND CASUAL PLANES.
ANANDAMAYA KOSHA, THE BLISS BODY, IS THE TRANSCENDENTAL DIMENSION OF THE HUMAN PERSONALITY EXISTING IN TOTAL ABSENCE OF PLEASURE OR PAIN. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, BUT DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN. ANANDA HAS BEEN MISINTERPRETED AS "FELICITY" "JOY" OR "BLISS". IT IS ACTUALLY A PARTICULAR STATE WHERE THERE IS AWARENESS OF NEITHER PAIN NOR PLEASURE. AT THAT TIME, AT THAT TIME, A TOTAL HOMOGENEITY IS EXPERIENCED, AND THIS STATE OF HOMOGENEOUS AWAREESS IS KNOWN AS ANANDAMAYA. NORMALLY, WHEN YOU EXPERIENCE EITHER PAIN OR PLEASURE, IT PRODUCES MENTAL FLUCTUATIONS. IT MEANS PAIN IS AN EXPERIENCE, AND SO IS PLEASURE. BUT IN ANANDAMAYA KOSHA, THE MOST SUBLE BODY OF ALL, THERE IS NO EXPERIENCE. THE INSTRUMENT OF EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN TOTALLY TRANSCENDED.

ULTIMATELY, THE ONGOING PRACTICE OF YOGA NIDRA WILL LEAD YOU RIGHT TO THIS POINT, WHERE ONLY THE FUNDAMENTAL VIBRATION OF THE UNCONSCIOUS REMAINS, WITHOUT FUNDAMENTAL OR MODIFICATION. THIS IS THE DEEPEST EXPERIENCE OF YOGA NIDRA, THE DIMENSION OF TOTAL UNCONSCIOUSNESS - ANANDAMAYA KOSHA OR THE BLISS BODY.

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THIS HOMOGENOUS EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN DEFINED CLEARLY BY ADI SHANKARACHARYA IN THE ANCIENT TEXT YOGA TARAVALI:

WHEN MIND HAS TRASCENDED MAYA (DELUSION)
WHEN EGO HAS BECOME STATIC
WHEN SENSES ARE NO MORE FUNCTIONING.
AND WHEN ALL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE
MIND AND THE SENSES HAS BEEN CUT,
WHEN "I" AND "YOU" NO LONGER EXIST
FOR A PERIOD OF TIME....