Cure for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
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STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED
- PARA ASANA
- DAKSHINAAVARTA SHANKHA KUMBHKA
- VAAMAAVARTHA SHANKHA KUMBHAKA
- GADAA KUMBHAKA
1. PARA ASANA YOGAASANA MAALAA SACITRA, VERSE 102
Para Aasana Kau Guna Aasana Kau Guna
Choraasi Vaayi Jaayee Pavana Sarala Bahai || 102 ||
TECHNIQUE
- Stretch both the legs opposite to each other with left leg bent back and right leg stretched forward
- Spread the hands also above the legs
- Stay in this posture 30 seconds
2
IN PARA ASANA, NEXT
DAKSHINAAVARTA SHANKHA KUMBHAКА
KUMBHAKA PADDHATI, VERSE: 110
चक्रकुम्भकं द्विधा कुर्यादग्निशोमं तथैकधा ।
शङ्ककुम्भोऽयमीशेन पूर्ववद् द्विविधः स्मृतः ॥११०
Chakrakumbhakam dvidhaa kuryaadagnishomam tathaikadhaa | Shankakumbho (a) yameeshena poorvavad dvividhah smrutah ||
(See Figure 6 p.115)
TRANSLATION
Practising chakra kumbhaka twice and agnishoma kum-bhaka once is called as shankakumbhaka. As said before Shanka kumbhaka is also of two types like chakra Kumbha-ka
TECHNIQUE
- Inhale deeply and fully through the right nostril
- Hold the breath inside as long as possible
- When you can't hold anymore slowly release the breath through the left nostril
- Again inhale deeply and fully through the right nostril
- Hold the breath inside as long as possible 6. When you can't hold anymore slowly release the breath through the left nostril (Practise as described from points 1-6 once more. With these two rounds of Dakshinavartha chakra kumbhaka is completed. Then do one round of ag nishoma kumbhaka as described below)
- Inhale through the right nostril
- Hold the breath
- Exhale through the left nostril
- Now inhale through the left nostril
- Hold the breath
- Exhale through the right nostril
- Do this 21 times
3 - IN PARA SANA, NEXT
VAAMAAVARTHA SHANKHA KUMBHAKA, KUM
BHAKA PADDHATI, VERSE: 110
चक्रकुम्भकं द्विधा कुर्यादग्निशोमं तथैकधा ।
शङ्ककुम्भोऽयमीशेन पूर्ववद् द्विविधः स्मृतः ॥११०
Chakrakumbhakam dvidhaa kuryaadagnishomam tathaikadhaa | Shankakumbho (a) yameeshena poorvavad dvividhah smrutah ||
TRANSLATION
Practising chakra kumbhaka twice and agnishoma kum-bhaka once is called as shankakumbhaka. As said before Shanka kumbhaka is also of two types like chakra Kumbha-ka
TECHNIQUE
- Inhale deeply and fully through the left nostril
- Hold the breath inside as long as possible
- When you can't hold anymore slowly release the breath through the right nostril
- Again inhale deeply and fully through the left nostril
- Hold the breath inside as long as possible
- When you can't hold anymore slowly release the breath through the right nostril (Practice as described from points 1-6 once more. With this, two rounds of Dakshinavartha chakrakum bhaka are completed. Then do one round of ag nishoma kumbhaka as described below)
- Inhale through the right nostril
- Hold the breath
- Exhale through the left nostril
- Now inhale through the left nostril
- Hold the breath
- Exhale through the right nostril
- Do this 21 times
IN PARA ASANA, NEXT
4 GADAA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATHI, VERSE 112
उभा यां पूरणं यत्र रेचनं सूर्यवर्त्मना ।
गदाकुम्भः शिवेनोक्तो योगिनो बलकारकः ॥
Ubhaabhyaam Pooranam Yathra Rechanam Soorya-Vartmanaa| Gadaakumbhaha-Shivenoktho Yogino Balakaarakaha||112||
TRANSLATION
When the inhalation is performed through both the nos-trils and exhalation through the right one, it is called Gadaakumbhaka explained by Shiva and strenghthener of Yogis.
TECHNIQUE
- Inhale through both the nostrils
- Hold the breath
- Exhale through the right nostril
- Do this 21 times
END OF KRIYA