WHAT DO'S AND DONT'S FOR YOGA!
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❤ HEALTH CONDITIONS AND
PRECAUTIONS ❤
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ASANAS AND PRANAYAMA CAN BE DONE UNDER ALL SITUATIONS. THOUGH THESE KRIYAS WILL BOOST HEALTH OF AN INDIVIDUAL. HOWEVER, SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN WHILE PERFORMING THESE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ILLNESS/HEALTH CONDITION. FOR INSTANCE, THOSE SUFFERING FROM DISCHARGE FROM EARS, REDNESS IN EYES, WEAK NERVOUS SYSTEM OR A HEART AILMENT SHOULD NOT PERFORM SIRSHASANA. THOSE WITH A WEAK HEART OR ANY HEART AILMENTS SHOULD AVOID PERFORMING TOUGH ASANAS SUCH AS SHALABHASANA, DHANURASANA ETC. WOMEN MUST AVOID YOGA FOR 4-5 DAYS DURING MENSTRUAL PERIOD. THOSE WITH BACK PAIN AND NECK PAIN MUST AVOID EXERCISES THAT INVOLVES FORWARD BENDING.
PREGNANT WOMEN MUST NOT PERFORM TOUGH ASANAS AND KAPALBHATI. IT IS BETTER FOR THEM TO FOCUS ON LIGHTER EXERCISES SUCH AS, DEEP BREATHING AND PRANAVANAD AND CAN RECITE GAYATRI MANTRA. WOMEN WHO HAVE NORMAL DELIVERY CAN START DOING YOGA AFTER 3 MONTHS OF DELIVERY. THOSE WHO HAVE UNDERGONE A CESAREAN SHOULD WAIT FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS.
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IF YOU WANT TO DO ASANA FOR GETTING RELIEF FROM ANY CHRONIC AILMENT, THEN ALWAYS CONSULT A YOGA-SPECIALIST. ALSO, IT DOES NOT GIVE YOU INSTANT RESULT TO PLEASE DON'T STOP TAKING MEDICINE. KEEP GOING FOR REGULAR CHECK-UPS AFTER YOU START FEELING BETTER. MEDICATIONS SHOULD BE DISCONTINUED ONLY AFTER THE DOCTOR'S ADVICE. IT USUALLY TAKES AROUND 6 MONTHS START SHOWING RELIEF AND BENEFITS ON YOUR BODY.
MANY PEOPLE START DOING YOGA FOR VARIOUS AILMENTS, BUT DISCONTINUE ONCE THEY GET RELIEF. HOWEVER, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOGA WORKS MORE TO SAVE YOUR HEALTH CONDITION RATHER THAN A TREATEMENT. IF YOU GET ANY RELIEF THEN IT'S AN ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGE FOR YOU.
DON'T BE IN HURRY
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STRICTLY AVOID RUSHING INTO FINISHING OFF (FINAL POSITION) AN ASANA. ANY NEGLIGENCE OR MISTAKE WHILE DOING SO WILL NOT PROVIDE YOU ANY BENEFITS. FOR INSTANCE, BENDING KNEES TO HELP FEET TO TOUCH FLOOR WHILE PERFORMING HALASANA WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY BENEFITS. THE IDEA IS DO AS MAX. AS YOU CAN (TOUCH FLOOR) WHILE KEEPING YOUR KNEES STRAIGHT.
DIET
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IDEALLY, YOU SHOULD WAIT FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE EATING FOOD AFTER PERFORMING AN ASANA. AVOID CONCUMPTION OF DEEP FRIED FOOD, AS IT PROMOTES STOMACH-DISORDER. AVOID TAKING WATER OR ANY OTHER FLUID IMMEDIATELY AFTER PERFORMING AN ASANA. WAIT FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER DRINKING WATER. MAKE SURE YOUR STOMACH IS NOT FULL WHILE DOING YOGA. TAKE A GAP OF AT LEAST 3-4 HOURS AFTER HAVING MEAL AND AROUND ONE HOUR AFTER CONCUMPTION OF SNACKS BEFORE PERFORMING ASANAS.
RULE FOR INHALING AND EXHALING
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AS A COMMON RULE OF YOGA, YOU MUST EXHALE WHILE BENDING FORWARD IN AN ASANA AND INHALE WHILE MOVING BACKWARDS. REMEMBER THAT ALL OF THE BREATHING SHOULD BE THROUGH NOSE. YOU'LL GET FILTERED AND PURIFIED AIR.
CONCENTRATION
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ASANA SHOULD BE PERFORMED WITH CLOSED EYES. THIS ENAHANCES CONCENTRATION TO ELIMINATE STRESS ADN INSTABILITY OF MIND. IN GENERAL, YOU CAN ALSO PERFORM PRANAYAMA AND ASANAS WITH YOU EYES OPEN.
THE SEQUENCE
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THERE IS A SPECIFIC SEQUENCES FOR PRACTISING ASANAS. IF YOU WANT TO DERIVE MAX. BENEFIT FROM A SPECIFIC ASANA, IT SHOULD BE PERFORMED IN PERFECT SEQUENCE. THIS SEQUENCE SHOULD BE METICUOUSLY FOLLOWED. FOR INSTANCE, IF AN ASANAS IS DIRECTED TO BE STARTED ON THE LEFT SIDE, MAKE SURE YOU DO THE SAME. DECIDE THE ORDER IN WHICH THE ASANAS SHOULD BE PERFORMED. FOR INSTANCE, YOU CAN DO MATSYASANA AFTER SARVANGASANA, AND USTRASANA AFTER MANDUKASANA. IT IS NATURAL FOR NOVICES TO EXPERIENCE SOME PAIN IN MUSCLES AND JOINTS INITIALLY (FOR FIRST 3-4 DAYS). HOWEVER, CONTINUED PRACTICE WILL PROVIDE RELIEF AND BENEFITS TO THE BODY.
WHENEVER YOU GET UP AFTER DOING AN ASANA IN THE LYING POSITION, SIMPLY TURN TOWARDS LEFT WHILE GETTING UP. IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO SARVASANA FOR 8-10 MINUTE AFTER A YOGA SESSION IN ORDER TO RELAX YOUR BODY AND MIND.
REST
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WHENEVER YOU FEEL TIRED OR EXHAUSTED AFTER DOING AN ASANA, DO SHAVASANA OR MAKARASANA. YOU MAY ALSO TAKE REST IN BETWEEN ASANAS AS NEEDED.
GURU
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IN ORDER TO MAKE YOGA TEACHINGS TO BE EFFECTIVE, TRUE AND COMPLETE, THEN IT SHOULD COME THROUGH GURU-DISCIPLE TRADITION. TRADITIONALLY, KNOWLEDGE COULD ONLY BE TRANSFERRED AFTER THE STUDENT HAD SPENT SEVERAL YEARS WITH AN ENLIGHTENED GURU, TO WHOM HE HAD COMPLETELY SURRENDED WITH HIS BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT. HENCE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO START A YOGA ROUTINE UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A GURU.
YAM-NIYAM
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IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THE RULES OF YOGA IN ORDER TO GET MAXIMUM BENEFITS OUT OF VARIOUS ASANAS AND KRIYAS. NO ONE BECOME YOGI, WITHOUT FOLLOWING ITS RULES.
BODY TEMPERATURE
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PRACTICING YOGA IS FEVERISH CONDITION CAN INCREASE BODY TEMPERATURE. UNDER THIS CONDITION, USE CHANDRASWARA OR LEFT NOSTRIL TO INHALE AND SURYASWARA TO EXHALE. REPEATING THE PROCESS MANY TIMES WILL LOWER THE BODY TEMPERATURE. EVEN IF THE TEMPERATURE RISES BY DAILY YOGA, THEN ALSO DO THE SAME.
