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Care for Excessive Sweating of the Palms and Feet

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Hyperhidrosis is a condition where the body over produc-es the amount of perspiration that would normally be re-quired for cooling itself. It can be either localized (primary hyperhidrosis); commonly of the hands, feet or armpits; or generalized (secondary hyperhidrosis); which involves the whole body and has an underlying condition. The psy-chological and social damage of excessive sweating of-ten affects the quality of one's life. Side effects of hyper-hidrosis include: interference in daily tasks, depression, low self confidence, avoidance of activities and frustration.

The cause of this problem is unknown, however there is spec-ulation that the sympathetic nervous system is involved, as excitement and nervousness exacerbate symptoms. Hyper-hidrosis can exist at birth or start at adolescence (primary), or can be due to a thyroid disorder, diabetes, menopause or gout (secondary), starting at any point in an individual's life.

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED

  1. GARUDASANA
  1. SHEETHALI KUMBHAKA
  1. SEETHKARI KUMBHAKA

1. GARUDAASANA (version 1) YOGAASANA MAALAA SACITRA, VERSE: 90

आसन कौ गुण षभमभश्र आदी दे बिख व्यापै नही ॥

Aasana Kau Guna sarpa Aadhee De Bisha Vyaapai Nahii ||90||

(See Figure 11 p.113)

TRANSLATION-cum-TECHNIQUE

  1. Stand straight on the ground
  1. Balance yourself and place your left foot at the root of the left thigh
  1. Bend a little your right knee
  1. Bring the left knee close to the right ankle
  1. Fold the hands in prayer position and place it near the chest
  1. Settle in this posture for 30 seconds

2. IN GARUDASANA, NEXT-
SHEETHALEE KUMBHAKA
GHERANDA SAMHITA, UPADESHA 5,
VERSES 73 & 74

जिह्वया वायुं आकृष्य उदरे पूरयेत् शनैः ।
क्षणं च कुम्भकं कृत्वा नाशाभ्यां रेचयेत् पुनः ॥

सर्वदा साधयेत् योगी शीतली कुम्भकं शुभम् ।
अजीनं कफ-पित्तं च नैव तस्य प्रजायते ॥

Jihvayaa Vaayum Aakrushya Udare Poorayet Shanaihi |
Kshanam Cha Kumbhakam Krutvaa Naasaabhyaam Re-
chayet Punaha || 5.73 || |

Sarvadaa Saadhayet Yogee Sheethalee-kumbhakam
Shubham |
Ajeernam Kapha-Pittam Cha Naiva Tasya
Prajaayathe || 5.74 ||

TRANSLATION

Draw in the air through the mouth (with lips contracted and tongue thrown out), and fill the stomach slowly. Re-tain it there for a short time. Then exhale through both the nostrils. Let the Yogi always practice this Sheethalee Kumbhaka, giver of bliss; by so doing, he will be free from digestion, phlegm and bilious disorders.

TECHNIQUE

  1. Continue to sit in same asana
  1. Close the eyes and relax the whole body
  1. Extend the tongue outside the mouth and roll the sides of the tongue up so that it forms a tube
  1. Inhale slowly through the tongue and fill the abdo men slowly
  1. At the end of inhalation, roll the tongue in, close the mouth
  1. Retain it there for a short time
  1. Then exhale through both the nostrils
  1. Do this 21 minutes

3. IN GARUDASANA, NEXT
SEETHKAAREE PRAANAAYAAMA
HATHA PRADEEPIKAA, UPADESHA 4, VERSE 43

सीत्कां दद्यात् सदा वक्त्रे घ्राणेनैव विसर्जयेत् ।
एवमभ्यास योगेन कामदेवो द्वितीयकः ॥

Seethkaam dadyaath sadaa Vaktre Ghraanenaiva Visarjayet | Evam Abhyaasa-Yogena Kaamadevo Dviteeyakaha ||4.43||

TRANSLATION

By drawing the breath in through the mouth, make a hissing sound, without opening the mouth, and exhale through the nose. By practicing this, one becomes a sec-ond Kaamadevatha (god of love).

TECHNIQUE

  1. Stay in same asana
  1. Press the lower and upper teeth together and sepa rate the lips as much as comfortable
  1. Breath in slowly through the gaps of the teeth
  1. Listen to the sound of the breath as the air is being drawn in
  1. Close the mouth at the end of the inhalation
  1. Exhale slowly through the nose
  1. Do this 21 times

END OF KRIYA