CURE FOR THYROID PROBLEMS
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Disease Description
Imbalance in production of thyroid hormones arises from dysfunction of the thyroid gland itself, the pituitary gland, which produces thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), or the hypothalamus, which regulates the pituitary gland via thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH). Concentrations of TSH increase with age, requiring age-corrected tests. Hypothyroidism affects between three and ten percent of adults, with incidence higher in women and the elderly.
STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED
- SIMHAASANA
- JAALANDHARA BANDHA
- TRISHOOLA KUMBHAKA
- NAAGA KUMBHAKA
- TRINETRA KUMBHAKA
1. SIMHAASANA GHERANDA SAMHITA, UPADESHA 2, VERSES: 14 & 15
॥अथ सिंहासनम् ॥
गुल्फौ च वृषणस्याधो व्युत्क्रमेणोर्ध्वतां गतौ।
चितिरभ्द्भाटभत्र पभद्रद्वटभधभत्रधजभत्र म्द्भूभभ्र च जानुनोपरि ॥
व्याृभवक्रो जलन्कभन्नभ्रहभ नासाग्रमवलोकयेत्।
सिंहासनं भवेदेतत् सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम् ॥
Gulphau Cha Vrishanasyaadho Vyuthkramenordhvathaam Gathau | Chithiyugmam Bhoomi-Samstham Karau Cha Jaanunopari ||2.14||
Vyaattha-Vakthro Jalandhrena Naasaagramavalokayeth | Simhaasanam Bhavedethath Sarva-Vyaadhi-Vinaashakam ||2.15|
TRANSLATION One should gaze at the tip of the nose, with the jaalandhara bandha, mouth kept open and the two heels placed crosswise under the perineum, turned upwards with knees placed on the ground. This is Simha asana – the destroyer of all diseases.
TECHNIQUE
- Be seated in the kneel-down pose
- Cross the ankles and place them under the perineum
- Place the hands on the knees
- Spread out fingers
- Place the chin on the throat and contract the throat
- Open the mouth widely sticking the tongue
- Gaze at the tip of the nose.
- Remain in this posture for 30seconds
IN SIMHAASANA, NEXT-
2. JAALANDHARA BANDHA
GHERANDA SAMHITA, UPADESHA 3, VERSE 12
॥अथ जालन्धरबन्धकथनम्॥
कण्ठसङ्कोचनं कृत्वा चिबुकं हृदये न्यसेत्।
जालन्धरे कृते बन्धे षोडशाधारबन्धनम्॥
Kanta-sankochanam krutvaa Chibukam hrudaye nyaset |
Jaalandhare krute bandhe Shodasha-aadhaara-bandhanam ||3.12||
TRANSLATION Contracting the throat, place the chin on the chest. This is called Jaalandhara Bandha. By this bandha the sixteen adharas are closed.
TECHNIQUE
- Remain in same asana
- Inhale fully
- Place the chin on the chest and contract the throat
- Fix the Gaze at the tip of the nose 5. Hold as long as possible judiciously
- Release the throat lock and exhale slowly, when you feel you can’t hold anymore
- Do this 21 times
IN SIMHAASANA, NEXT-
3. TRISHOOLA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATHI, VERSE: 193
घोणा यां च मुखेनापि युगपत् पूरयेत् सदा ।
त्रिशूलिना त्रिशूलाख्यः कुम्भ उक्तस्त्रिशूलनुत् ॥
Ghonaabhyaam Cha Mukhenaapi YugapathPoorayethSadhaa |
ThrishoolinaaTrishoolaakhyaha KumbhaUkthas-Trishoolanuth ||193||
TRANSLATION Always inhale through the nostrils and mouth together at a time. This is called the Trishoola Kumbhaka – the remover of triple sufferings – as explained by the Thrishooli Shiva.
TECHNIQUE
- Inhale through the nostrils and also through the mouth simultaneously
- Hold the breath as long as you can judiciously
- Now exhale through the nostrils slowly and relax
- Do this 21 times
IN SIMHAASANA, NEXT-
4. 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 Jaalandhara Bandha and then should exhale it from the throat. This is Naaga 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 SIMHAASANA, NEXT
5. TRINETRA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATHI, VERSE: 192
सकृच्चन्द्रेण चापूर्य धार्यं सूर्येण पूरयेत् ।
नियम्य पूरयेन्नो यां धारयित्वा यथाविधि ॥
त्रिनेत्रकुम्भकः प्रोक्तः त्रिनेत्रेण त्रिसिद्धिदः ॥
SakruthChandrenaChaapoorya DhaaryaSooryenaPoorayeth | NiyamyaPoorayennobhyaam DhaarayithvaaYathaa-Vidhi || Thrinethra-KumbhakahaProkthaha ThrinethrenaThrisiddhidhaha ||
TRANSLATION
Inhale through the left nostril and retain, inhale through the right nostril and retain and then inhale through both the nostrils, retain the breath (all these in one shot before exhalation). This is the Trinetra Kumbhaka – the giver of three siddhis – as explained by the three-eyed Shiva.
TECHNIQUE
- Inhale through the left nostril
- Hold the breath as long as you can judiciously
- Without exhalation, inhale through the right nostril
- Hold the breath as long as you can judiciously
- Again without exhaling, inhale through both the nostrils
- Hold the breath as long as you can judiciously
- Now exhale through both the nostrils slowly
- Do this 21 times
END OF KRIYA
Kriya Date
01-Feb-2012