Healthy Living

By Thrity Vazifdar

The series of articles in this book espouse the cause of all those who want to live a healthy life in today's fast-paced world, with the use of common-sense and yoga. Light reading for all ages, helps you to retain a positive outlook to life and live to the fullest.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thrity Vazifdar
• Release date: Apr 1, 2010
• ISBN: 9781466059252

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HEALTHY LIVING

by

Thrity Vazifdar

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Healthy Living

Copyright © 2010 by Thrity Vazifdar

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This book is dedicated to my family, because of which I have understood the meaning of life and have found the conviction to take it as it comes, with a smile.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Pranayama, An Insight

Chapter 2 More About Pranayama

Chapter 3 Daily Pranayama Exercises

Chapter 4 Simple Daily Asanas to Feel Fit

Chapter 5 Pranayama for Relaxation

Chapter 6 Restoring Health Through Yoga

Chapter 7 The Secret of a Supple Body

Chapter 8 Backing Your Aching Back

Chapter 9 Yogic Management of Back Pain and Slipped Disc

Chapter 10 Keeping in Shape

Chapter 11 Surya Namaskar

Chapter 12 Understanding The Common Cold

Chapter 13 Say bye to Boredom

Chapter 1

Pranayama, an insight

In all forms of life, from the ant to the elephant, from the unicellular amoeba to man, from plant life to developed animal life, PRANA, the universal principle of energy is an all pervading force. Flowing rivers and moving planes, cars, trains and steam engines all move through Prana. An average healthy man has an abundance of Prana or vitality supplied by air, water, food and solar energy absorbed by the breathing process.

Prana is a link between the physical body and the astral body. When death occurs, the subtle thread of prana gets cut off and the astral body separates from the physical body.

Breath is the external manifestation of Prana. Prana is subtle while breath is gross. Therefore, by exercising control over the gross breath, one is able to control the subtle prana. This is what Pranayama is all about.

To sum up, Prana is not merely the inhaled and exhaled breath. It is SHAKTI, subtle energy. It is universal in nature. Pranayama is organising and balancing pranic energy in the body by supplying prana to areas where there is a scarcity and balance the excess in other areas.

Benefits

One who practises Pranayama develops a light agile body, will be resistant to disease, will have a good voice and complexion and above all tranquility amidst the tribulations of present day life. What more can one require out of life

Requirements

1. Practise pranayama in the cooler morning hours without undue strain at any stage of practice.

2. Maintain correct posture. This will come gradually with practice.

3. Avoid badly ventilated room, draught and chill.

4. Do not practise breath-retention beyond your capacity. Just practise inhalation and exhalation for at least six weeks.

Household tips

Extract the juice of dudhi (bottle gourd) and drink it to say goodbye to constipation. The balance pulp can be used for making theplas or dudhi koftas. Dry and powder the peel of a pomegranate well and store in a bottle. A teaspoon full of dry pomegranate powder mixed with a little buttermilk helps control diarrhoea.

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Chapter 2

More about Pranayama

After having a preliminary insight into Pranayama, one realizes that Pranayama is a methodical, systematic and result oriented science.

Our mind is often compared to a wild monkey, which, after regular practice of Pranayama will enjoy harmony and stability. One should understand