CURE FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
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STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED:
- DURVAASA ASANA
- VYAANA KUBHAKA
- NAAGA KUBHAKA
- AGNEE SOMA KUBHAKA
1. DURVAASA ASANA YOGAASANA MAALAA SACHITRA, VERSE 87
डाई जांघ परिकरि जीमणौ पग डाई पाषती आणि ।
फणा दोउ धरति टेकी बारला गुल्फ कुला की बारिली कानी लगावै ।
डावा हाथकी आगुल्या की बीचली स्यंधि स्यू ।
जीमणा हाथकी आगुल्या का अंग्र लगावै ।
ऊपरा थली सुधा हाथ राषै हथेली की बारली कोर मेडू उर्द्ध लगावै ।
द्रिष्ट्रि त्रिकुटी आसण कौगुण गरमी आदिदि रोग जाय सीतल रहै ।
Daayee Jaangha Parikari Jeemanau Paga Daayee Paashati Aani |
Phanaa Dovu Dharathi Tekee Baarala Gulpha Kulaa Kee Baarilee Kanee Lagaavai |
Daavaa Haathakee Aagulyaa Kee Beechali Syandhi Syoo |
Jeemanaa Haathakee Aagulyaa Kaa Angra Lagaavai |
Ooparaa Thalee Sudhaa Haatha Raashai Hathelee Kee Baaralee Kora Medra Urddha Lagaavai |
Drishti Thrikutee Aasana Kauguna Garami Aadhidhi Roga Jaaya Seethala Rahai ||87||
TRANSLATION-cum-TECHNIQUE
- Sit on the floor
- Bend your right knee and place the right leg on the left side hip
- Bend the left knee and place the left foot on the above the right thigh so that the left foot is placed near the right side hip
- Touch the right hand finger tips with the middle joints of left fingers
- Place the hands above the genitals
- Fix the gaze at the eye brow center
IN DURVAASA ASANA, NEXT-
2. VYAANA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATHI, VERSE 66
पूरयित्वान्तरा सम्यक् हृज्जगद्व्याप्तियोगतः।
सर्वाङ्गस्याकुञ्चनेन कुम्भिते सूक्ष्मचिन्तनात्॥
पार्वतीवक्त्रभेनोक्तः सम्यक् व्यानस्य कुम्भकः॥
Poorayitvaantharaa Samyak Hrujjagad-Vyaapti-Yogathaha | Sarvaagaya-Aakunchanena Kumbhithe Sookshma-Chinthanaath || Paarvathee-Vakthra-Bhenokthaha Samyak Vyaanasya Kumbhakaha ||66||
TRANSLATION
Completely filling the chest and contracting the whole body during Khumbaka, with subtle concentration is termed as Vyana Kumbhaka by Devi Parvati.
TECHNIQUE
- Inhale Deeply
- Hold the breath by contracting the whole body
- Have intense awareness and visualize the whole body contracting: abdomen, throat, chest, back, the whole body
- When you cannot hold anymore slowly exhale
- Do this 21 times
IN DURVAASA ASANA, NEXT-
3. NAAGA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATHI, VERSES 77 & 78
ओदनग्रासवद्वायुं कण्ठेनापूरयेच्छनैः।
तं रोधयेद्यथाकालं बध्वा जालन्धरं दृढम्॥
कण्ठेन रेचनं कुर्यात् नागकुम्भः शिवोदितः।
क्षुधां जयेत् पिपासां च फलमस्य समीरितम्॥
Odhana-Graasavath-Vaayum Kantena-Aapoorayeth Shanaihi |
Tham RodhayethYathaa-Kaalam Badhvaa Jaalandharam Dhrudam ||77||
Kantena Rechanam Kuryaath NaagaKumbhaha Shivodithaha |
Kshudhaam Jayeth Pipaasaam Cha Phalamasya Sameeritham || 78 ||
TRANSLATION One should fill the air slowly into the throat like swalowing a morsel of rice and should retain it for maximum possible time, with firm application of Jalandhara Bandha ( explained below) and then should exhale it from the throat. This is Naga Kumbhaka explained by Shiva. By this practice one is able to win over hunger and thirst.
TECHNIQUE
- Swallow air very slowly and let the air go little by little like eating rice morsel by morsel.
- Once you are full, immediately contract the throat, place the chin on the chest
- Hold the breath in this posture as long as possible
- Then release the lock and exhale slowly from the throat
- Do this 21 times
IN DURVAASA ASANA, NEXT-
4. AGNEE SOMA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATHI, VERSE 87
सूर्येण पूरयेत् प्राणं कुम्भयित्वा यथाविधिः।
रेचयेदन्यमार्गेण पुनस्तेन प्रपूरयेत्॥
येन त्यजेत्तेनापूर्य चाग्निशोमाख्यकुम्भकः॥
Sooryena Poorayeth Praanam Kumbhayithvaa Yathaavidhihi |
Rechayeth Anya-Maargena Punas-Thena Prapoorayeth ||
Yena Thyajeth Thenaapoorya Chaagnishomaakhya-kumbhakaha ||87||
TRANSLATION Prana should be inhaled through Surya-naadi(right-nostril) and after retaining the same as prescribed, one should exhale through the other nostril, and again inhale by the same side through which one has exhaled. It is known as agni-shoma-Kumbhaka.
TECHNIQUE
1. Inhale through the right nostril
- Hold the breath as long as you can, judiciously
- Exhale through the left nostril
- Then again inhale through the left nostril
- Hold the breath as long as you can, judiciously
- Exhale through right nostril
- Do this 21 times
END OF KRIYA