Yoga for Digestive Problems

1 Yoga for Digestive Disorders - Indigestion & Constipation

PREPARATORY PRACTICE

• Basic Movements (yoga sopan book)
• Preparatory Movements (yoga pravesh book)

USEFUL PRACTICE

• Sun Salutations 32 rounds in 8 minutes

Asana

• Bhujangasana (1 min.)
• Dhanurasana (30 sec.)
• Pavanmuktasana (2 min.)
• Halasana (1min.)
• Ardhamatsyendrasana (2 minutes on each side)
• Akarna Dhanurasana (1 minute on wach side)
• Udarsanchalan (3 rounds)
• Veerasana (1 minute on each side)
• Uttanpad Chakrasana 3 rounds
• Shalabhasana (3 Rounds)
• Makarasana (2 Min.)
• Sarwangasana (3 minutes)
• Matsyasana (1 minute)
• Paschimottasana (1 minute)
• Ushtrasana (2 minutes)
• Trikonasana (1 minute on each side)
• Shavasana (when needed)

Cleansing Practices

• Agnisar 100 strokes total in 3 to 4 rounds
• Uddiyan Bandh 5 rounds ( each round 30 seconds)
• Kapalbhati 5 rounds (120 strokes per round)
• Vaman Dhouti (once a week )
• Laghoo Shankhaprakashlana (once a week)
• Full shankhaprakshalana (once a year)

Pranayama

• Suryabhedan Pranayama with Kumbhak for 10 minutes
• Bhastrika Pranayama with Kumbhak for 10 minutes

OPTIONAL PRACTICES

Asana

• Vipritakarni
• Uttanpadasana
• Ardhpaschimottanasana
• Garudasana
• Patangasana
• Vakrasana
• Pawavanmuktasana
• Sulabh Ushtrasana
• Parivart Trikonasana

Pranayama

• Anulom Viloma with or without Kumbhak, Right Nostril Breathing

Cleansing Practices

• Neti - Dand Dhouti - Vastra Dhouti - Nouli (all types) Walking for 60 minutes

CONTRAINDICATIONS

There is no contraindication.

FOOD HABITS

Suitable

Normal Food with Less Fats & Carbohydrates but with High Fibres. Best food is Fruits (except banana, mango & grapes ) & Vegetables.

Avoid

Non-veg Food, Milk & Milk Products (Skimmed milk can be taken), Rice, Oily & Spicy Food, Refined Foods, Fast Food, Preserved Food.

DAILY PRACTICE PROGRAMS

Additional Practices

2. Yoga for Digestive Disorders - Colitis & Irritable bowel syndrome

USEFUL PRACTICE

Primary Stage:

Asanas: Basic movements to be practiced for about two weeks. Asanas in Yoga Sopan book continued for about two more weeks

Pranayama: Deep breathing with both nostrills Right Nostrill deep breathing

Yoga Nidra: Once, Twice or Thrice a day depending on the severity of the disease

Secondary Stage:

This primary practices will reduce the symptoms then the same practices for Digestative Disorders will have to be followed but with the slowl speed.

FOOD HABITS

Primary Stage:

Take very light food during this period.

Secondary Stage:

Suitable: Normal food with less fats & carbohydrates but with high fibres. Best food is fruits & vegetables

Avoid: Nonveg food, Milk & milk products Oily & Spicy food, refined foods, Fast Food, Preserved Food.

Heart burns, Acidity, Ulcer, Diarrhea, Flatulance, Jaundice,Constant belching:

Proper diagnosis is essential and the medicines are to be administered. The major cause for these problems is the Stress which can be managed with the help of Yoga Nidra & Omkar chanting. So Yoga therapy will work as supporting to the medecines.

After the improvement in the codition regular Yoga Practices can be introduced slowly ("From easy to difficult")

By Guruji (Rushi Dharmajyoti)