Guest guest Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 Dear Steve, In Ayurvedic Medicine Diabetes and depression are seen as Kapha imbalances and Anxiety as a Vata disturbance. Diabetes is a condition of the 3rd Chakra and Panic, Anxiety and Depression 6th and 7th Chakra. If you don't already have it, Dr. Dharma Singh's book Meditation as Medicine is a must for you. It is loaded with simple, quick Kundalini Yoga Kriyas and Meditations related to dis-ease and each Chakra. Blessings in Health! Guru Ravi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 an entity? something with a conscious will? i feel like it's an entity protecting me- because if it were not present i would still live more destructively. since i've been diagnosed with diabetes i've had to make lifestyle changes. it is like i live on probation, if i violate its mandates, i will die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 > an entity? something with a conscious will? i feel like it's an > entity protecting me- because if it were not present i would still > live more destructively. since i've been diagnosed with diabetes i've > had to make lifestyle changes. it is like i live on probation, if i > violate its mandates, i will die. > Steve: Careful! You have changed your lifestyle because you wanted to counteract the effects of diabetes. Diabetes is not helping you. That's why you have changed your lifestyle. I am asking you if you are willing to feel how it is hurting you. If you think of it as an ally, then why would you want to do some kundalini exercises to overcome it? Diseases are diseases of the personality not of the soul. You are not sick only your personality. And that's what you are trying to overcome. Kundalini Yoga as a whole is a perfect way to connect with the truer you unaffected by diabetes. So anything about Kundalini Yoga would be good, not just 3rd chakra stuff. If you can feel how the diabetes is hurting you, then you can also become aware of that part of you that is not responding to it, that is being passive in letting it control you. That's the part of you you have control over. It needs to wake up and that's why I am asking you my question. Blessings, Awtar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 > if i violate its mandates, i will die. > Steve: I guess my question sent you to a place I did not foresee. That's not what I meant. I am not asking you to not choose the healthy lifestyle. I am just asking you to stop thinking for a moment about the diabetes as something immutable. So that's why I chose the word "entity". If the diabetes is not a static part of you, if it can change as living things do, then experience this diabetes as it affects you right now. Experience how you respond (or not) to it from inside (not your outside reactions like healthy diet and so on)... I hope this clarifies it a little better... If you want an example of what I am suggesting read the book "Riding the Horse Backward" by Arnold Mindell. There is an example in there of a lady with diabetes. And she acts out with Arny Mindell her and her diabetes so as to bring it to life and so she can understand the dance she is living with it. She comes to a place in her childhood that hurt her. When she overcomes her sense of powerlessness about it I think in that moment, she also overcame the diabetes. Awtar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Nepal Med Coll J. 2005; 7(2):145-7 Malhotra V;Singh S;Tandon OP;Sharma SB Department of Physiology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Delhi. Twenty NIDDM subjects (mild to moderate diabetics) in the age group of 30-60 years were selected from the out patient clinic of G.T.B. hospital. They were on a 40 days yoga asana regime under the supervision of a yoga expert. 13 specific Yoga asanas < or = done by Type 2 Diabetes Patients included. Surya Namaskar, Trikonasana, Tadasana, Sukhasana,Padmasana , Bhastrika Pranayama, Pashimottanasana, Ardhmatsyendrasana, Pawanmuktasana, Bhujangasana, Vajrasana, Dhanurasana and Shavasana are beneficial for diabetes mellitus. Serum insulin, plasma fasting and one hour postprandial blood glucose levels and anthropometric parameters were measured before and after yoga asanas. The results indicate that there was significant decrease in fasting glucose levels from basal 208.3 +/- 20.0 to 171.7 +/- 19.5 mg/dl and one hour postprandial blood glucose levels decreased from 295.3 +/- 22.0 to 269.7 +/- 19.9 mg/dl. The exact mechanism as to how these postures and controlled breathing interact with somatoendocrine mechanism affecting insulin kinetics was worked out. A significant decrease in waist-hip ratio and changes in insulin levels were also observed, suggesting a positive effect of yoga asanas on glucose utilisation and fat redistribution in NIDDM. Yoga asanas may be used as an adjunct with diet and drugs in the management of Type 2 diabetes. Gurubandhu S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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