Yoga Asanas

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Health is wealth. Health is indeed a covetable possession. Good

health is a valuable asset to one and all. It can be achieved by the

regular practice of Yoga Asanas.

 

The practice of Asanas controls the emotions, produces mental peace,

distributes Prana evenly throughout the body and different systems,

helps in maintaining healthy functioning of the internal organs,

gives internal massage to the various abdominal organs. Physical

exercises draw the Prana (energy) out but the Asanas send the Prana

in. The practice of Asanas cures many diseases and awakens Kundalini

Sakti. These are the chief advantages in the Yogic system of

exercises which no other systems have.

 

Practise a few Asanas daily at least for a period of fifteen minutes.

You will possess wonderful health. Be regular in your practice.

Regularity is of paramount importance. Practise Bhujang, Salabh,

Dhanur, Sarvang, Hala and Paschimottasan Asanas. Bhujang, Salabh and

Dhanur will remove constipation and muscular pain of the back. Sirsh,

Sarvang and Hala will help you in maintaining Brahmacharya, rendering

the spine elastic and curing all diseases. Paschimottasan will reduce

fat in the belly and help digestion. Relax all muscles in Savasana in

the end.

 

Asanas should be done on empty stomach in the morning or at least

three hours after food. Morning time is best for doing Asanas. Do not

wear spectacles when you do Asanas. Wear a singlet if necessary and a

Langotee. Be moderate in your diet. Practice of Brahmacharya is very

important for success in Yoga Asanas. Start with minimum time for

each Asana and then gradually increase the period. Answer the calls

of nature before you start the practice. Boys and girls over ten

years of age as well as women can practise Asanas.

 

The world needs good, healthy, strong boys and girls. What do we find

in these days in India? India, the land of Rishis and sages, the land

which produced Bhishma, Bhima, Arjuna, Drona, Asvatthama, Kripa,

Parasurama and countless other chivalrous warriors, the soil which

contained numberless Rajput chiefs of undaunted courage and matchless

strength, now abounds in weak and timid persons. Children beget

children. The laws of health are ignored and neglected. The nation is

suffering and dying. The world requires numberless brave, moral,

Adhyatmic soldiers who are equipped with the five virtues, viz.,

Ahimsa, Satyam, Asteya, Brahmacharya and Aparigraha.

 

(Source: Essence of Yoga by Sri Swami Sivananda)