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Care for Achromatopsia

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Achromatopsia (ACHM) typically refers to the inability to in-terpret color and achieve visual acuity in situations of high light levels, such as exterior daylight. This syndrome shows symptoms that relate to at least five separate disorders. It typically refers to a congenital color vision disorder, but can also refer to color agnosia and cerebral achromatopsia, both acquired disorders. A common trait of achromatopsia is called hemeralopia; blindness in full sun. Other classifica-tions include dyschromatopsia, amblyopia, and nystagmus.

Achromatopsia is usually first noticed by photophobic activ-ity or nystagmus (uncontrolled oscillatory eye movements) in children around six months of age. Nystagmus normally becomes less noticeable with age, but the other symptoms become more pronounced as school age approaches. Acuity of vision and eye stability generally improves during the first 6-7 years of life. The congenital forms of achromatopsia, how-ever, are considered stationary and do not worsen with age.

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED

  1. PASHCHIMOTTA ASANA
  1. SHEETHALEE KUMBHAKA
  1. SEETHKAAREE KUMBHAKA
  1. PAVANA MUKTHASANA
  1. TRINETRA KUMBHAKA
  1. TRISHOOLA KUMBHAKA

1. PASHCHIMOTTA ASANA GHERANDA SAMHITA, UPDESHA 2, VERSE: 26

॥ अथ पश्चिमोत्तानासनम् ॥

प्रसार्य पादौ भुवि दण्डरूपौ संन्यस्तभालं चितियुग्ममध्ये ।
यत्नेन पादौ च धृतौ करा यां योगीन्द्रपीठं पश्चिमोत्तानमाहुः ॥

Prasaarya Paadau Bhuvi Dhanda-Roopau Samnyastha-Bhaalam Chithi-Yugma-Madhye| Yathnena Paadhau Cha DhruthauKaraabhyaam Yogeendra-Peetam Pashchimoththaanam Aahuhu ||2.26||

(See Figure 1 p.102)

TRANSLATION

Having spread both the legs on the ground stiff like a stick, the heels not touching, one should bend forward and rest the forehead on the knees and hold the feet with the hands.

TECHNIQUE

1. Sit with the legs stretched, the heels not touching one another.

  1. Bend forward
  1. Place your forehead on the knees
  1. Catch hold of the feet with your hands
  1. Remain in this pose 30 seconds

2. IN PASHCHIMOTTA ASANA, 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 Praajaagathe || 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 3 minutes

3. IN PARVATA ASANA, NEXT-
SEETHKAAREE PRAANAAYAAMA
HATHA PRADEEPIKAA, UPADESHA 4, VERSE 43

सीत्कां दद्यात् सदा वक्त्रे घ्राणेनैव विसर्जनयेत् ।
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 second Kaamadevatha (god of love).

TECHNIQUE

  1. Stay in same asana
  1. Press the lower and upper teeth together and separate 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 for 7 minutes

NEXT-

4. PAVANA MUKTHASANA YOGAASANA, UPDESHAM 3, VERSES 4 & 5

द्वयोस्तु पादयोः पार्ष्णि लात्वास्वस्वनितम्बके ।
जानुनी वक्षसि धभकभद्गुखभश्चकलभभद्भभि करबन्धनैः ॥
एवंविधस्थितिर्यत्र तत्र वायुमुक्तासनम् ।
भवेदनेन वशाशुद्धिंमलस्थवायोर्मोचनम् ॥

Dvayostu Paadayoho Paarshni Laatvaasva-
svasvanitambake |
Jaanunee Vakshasi Saadhur Badhnaati
Karabandhanaihi || 3.4 ||

Evam-vidha-Sthitir-yatra Thathra Vayumukthaasanam |
Bhavedanena Vashaashuddhir Malastha-Vayor-
Mochanam || 3.5 ||

(See Figure 2 p.102)

TRANSLATION

Having brought the two heels close to the perineum and having brought the knees close to the chest region, by the tying of the hands the noble soul one ties the knees.

Where there is this kind of a posture, it is called Vayu/Pa-vana Mukta asana. By this the large intestine gets cleansed by the release of the wind.

TECHNIQUE

  1. Stay on ground.
  1. Bring two heels close to perineal region.
  1. Keep the knees raised. Hold knees with two hands and press them against the chest.
  1. Remain in this pose for 30 seconds

5. IN PAVANA MUKTHASANA, NEXT -
TRINETRA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATHI, VERSE: 192

सकृच्चन्द्रेण चापूर्य धार्य सूर्येण पूरयेत् ।
नियम्य पूरयेन्नो यां धारयित्वा यथाविधि ॥
त्रिनेत्रकुम्भकः प्रोक्तः त्रिनेत्रेण त्रिसिद्धिदः ॥

SakruthChandrenaChaapoorya DhaaryaSooryena
Poorayeth |
NiyamyaPoorayennobhyaam DhaarayithvaaYathaa-Vidhi ||
Thrinethra-KumbhakahaProkthaha Thrinethrena
Thrisiddhidhaha ||

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

  1. Inhale through the left nostril
  1. Hold the breath as long as you can judiciously
  1. Without exhalation, inhale through the right nostril
  1. Hold the breath as long as you can judiciously
  1. Again without exhaling, inhale through both the nostrils
  1. Hold the breath as long as you can judiciously
  1. Now exhale through both the nostrils slowly
  1. Do this 21 times

6. IN PAVANA MUKTHASANA, NEXT -
TRISHOOLA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATHI, VERSE: 193

घोणा यां च मुखेनापि युगपत् पूरयेत् सदा ।
त्रिशूलिना त्रिशूलाख्यः कुम्भ उक्तस्त्रिशूलनुत् ॥

Ghonaabhyaam Cha Mukhenaapi YugapathPoorayeth
Sadhaa |
ThrishoolinaaTrishoolaakhyaha KumbhaUkthas-
Trishoolanuth ||193||

TRANSLATION

Always inhale through the nostrils and mouth togethe at a time. This is called the Trishoola Kumbhaka - the remover of triple sufferings - as explained by the Thrishooli Shiva.

TECHNIQUE

  1. Inhale through the nostrils and also through the mouth simultaneously
  1. Hold the breath as long as you can judiciously
  1. Now exhale through the nostrils slowly and relax
  1. Do this 21 time

END OF KRIYA

Cure for Achromatopsia

STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED

  1. PARVATA ASANA
  1. SHEETHALEE KUMBHAKA
  1. SEETHKAAREE KUMBHAKA
  1. RUDRASANA
  1. TRINETRA KUMBHAKA
  1. TRISHOOLA KUMBHAKA

1. PARVATA ASANA YOGA RAHASYA, CHAPTER 5, VERSE: 22

मूत्रपिण्डयकृत्प्लीहवपाशुद्धये निरन्तरम्।
उपविश्य च सुप्ताघ पर्वतासनम यसेत् ॥५-२२ ॥

Moothrapindayakritpleehavapaa-Shuddhaye Nirantaram | Upavishya Cha Supthaagha Parvathaasanam Abhyaseth ||5.22||

(See Figure 3 p.102)

TECHNIQUE

  1. Place the right foot on the left thigh
  1. Now place the left foot on the right thigh
  1. Keep both the arms raised above the head and join the hands
  1. Remain in this pose 30 seconds (This should be practised in both sitting as well as lying down. But we will do the following kumbhakas in sitting pose only)

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

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

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 3 minutes

3. IN PARVATA ASANA, 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 for 7 minutes

NEXT

4. RUDRASANA YOGAASANA MAALAA SACITRA || VERSE: 25

पगथली संपुट करि हाथस्यौ पग उचाई ।
पगाका अंगुठा दोउ लेऊ परलीकानी तालवै लगावै ।
पछै दोउ हाथ पगामाहे करि नीचै करि चीरै आणि ।
पगाकी आगल्यापर कांकसी करै दृष्टि नासा अग्र ।
आसन कौगुण द्र बिषै कही भाति कौ रोग होई ।
यदि यिहु आसण करी आगाने सोंवै जैअवरजाई ।
गारोगपीडा होईतौ यहु आसण करि मूलद्वार तेकि धरति ।
स्यौंबैसे जैरोगनहोई तौ सूइछा आसण करीबै करै ॥ जजर५ञज

(See Figure 4 p.102)

Pagathalee Samputa Kari Haathasyau Paga Ucaayee | Pagaakaa Angutaa Dovu Levoo Paraleekaanee Taalavai Lagaavai | Pachaai Dovu Haatha Pagaamaahe Kari Neecai Kari Ceerai Aani | Pagaakee Aagalyaapara Kaankasee Karai Drishti Naasaa Agra | Aasana Kauguna Oodra Bishai Kahee Bhaati Kau Roga Hoyee | Yadi Yahu Aasana Karee Aagaanai Sovai Jaiavarajaayee | Gaarogapeedaa Hoyeetau Yahu Aasana Kari Mooladvaara Teki Dharati | Syaubaise Jairoganahoyee Tau Sooichaa Aasana Kareebau Karai ||25||

TRANSLATION-cum-TECHNIQUE

  1. Be seated on the ground
  1. Hold the corresponding feet by inserting hands under the pair of heels
  1. Bring the heels towards chest
  1. Fix the gaze at the tip of the nose
  1. Remain in this pose 30 seconds

5. IN RUDRASANA NEXT -
TRINETRA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATHI, VERSE: 192

सकृच्चन्द्रेण चापूर्य धार्य सूर्येण पूरयेत्।

नियम्य पूरयेन्नो यां धारयित्वा यथाविधि ॥

त्रिनेत्रकुम्भकः प्रोक्तः त्रिनेत्रेण त्रिसिद्धिदः ॥

SakruthChandrenaChaapoorya Dhaarya Sooryena Poorayeth | NiyamyaPoorayennobhyaam DhaarayithvaaYathaa-Vidhi || Thrinethra-KumbhakahaProkthaha Thrinethrena Thrisiddhidhaha ||

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

  1. Inhale through the left nostril
  1. Hold the breath as long as you can judiciously
  1. Without exhalation, inhale through the right nostril
  1. Hold the breath as long as you can judiciously
  1. Again without exhaling, inhale through both the nostrils
  1. Hold the breath as long as you can judiciously
  1. Now exhale through both the nostrils slowly 8. Do this 21 times

6. IN RUDRASANA NEXT -
TRISHOOLA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATHI, VERSE: 193

घोणा यां च मुखेनापि युगपत् पूरयेत् सदा ।
त्रिशूलिना त्रिशूलाख्यः कुम्भ उक्तस्त्रिशूलनुत् ॥

Ghonaabhyaam Cha Mukhenaapi Yugapath Poorayeth Sadhaa | ThrishoolinaaTrishoolaakhyaha KumbhaUkthas-Thrishoolanuth ||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

  1. Inhale through the nostrils and also through the mouth simultaneously
  1. Hold the breath as long as you can judiciously
  1. Now exhale through the nostrils slowly and relax
  1. Do this 21 times

END OF KRIYA