| Conditions |
Exercises |
| 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. |
