Yoga heals from A – (well… almost) Z
So you’ve heard. Yoga is this 5000 year old miracle that everyone is talking about. You read it in the papers, you watch it on the television, you have heard it from your father/mother/brother/sister/son/daughter/aunty/uncle/boss/colleague/dog/cat and even plant, your doctor recommends it, celebrities swear by it, your favourite book store has shelves upon shelves of this miracle practice… There is NO WAY you have not heard about yoga.
Well, here’s a nifty little chart I found from Holistic Online on whatever problems you might have, and how yoga might be able to heal/alleviate that problem. (I added a little salt and pepper to the juicy content) I can’t guarantee that its going to work magic after just one practice, nor can I promise that it’ll cure you 100%. In fact, it would be taking an overly simplistic stand if I were to prescribe just an asana to cure your ailment. Nothing is ever divorced from a multitude of factors! However, this is just a playful attempt to show that for whatever problems you might have, yoga will very likely serve you well in treating it. So! If you have any additional ailments, feel free to let me know. I may not have the answer off the back of my hand, but I’ll sure look it up!
| Disorder | Yoga Exercise | Visualization/Affirmation |
| Asthma: | Corpse Pose, Mountain, Complete Breath. | Lung expansion, renewed strength. |
| Backache | Corpse Pose, Locust, Knee to Chest. | Fresh circulation to nourish back muscles. |
| Bronchitis | Mountain, Locust. | |
| Cold | Lion, Sun Salutations | Imagine the sun drying up the dampness |
| Constipation | Bow, Corpse Pose, Knee to Chest (reinvigorates liver, spleen, intestines), Posterior Stretch, Uddiyana, Yoga Mudra | Increased circulation to stimulate intestines. |
| Depression | Yoga Mudra, Corpse Pose | New energy from increased oxygen levels in the blood, pending new joyous activity. |
| Diabetes
(Not a cure!) |
Corpse Pose, Kneeling Pose. | See healing energies of fresh circulation flow to pancreas |
| Emphysema | Complete Breath, Locust, Grip | Healing circulation to lungs. |
| Eyestrain | Neck and Eye exercises. | Absorb invisible energy from the air (“prana”) into the eyes. |
| Flatulence | Knee to Chest, Fist on stomach and fold forwards into child’s pose | Imagine the air moving downwards |
| Headache | Corpse Pose, Neck and Eye Exercises, Shoulder Roll | A summer blue sky. No thoughts. |
| Indigestion | Corpse Pose, Mountain, Locust, Posterior Stretch, Cobra, Uddiyana | |
| Insomnia | Corpse Pose, Mountain, Locust, Posterior Stretch, Cobra | Blue sky. Enjoy the yoga. No thoughts. |
| Menstrual disorders | Uddiyana, Cobra, Posterior Stretch. | Visualise fresh blood circulating the womb, revitalising the organs in a loving manner |
| Neurasthenia | Corpse Pose, Mountain, Posterior Stretch | Energy-giving fresh circulation |
| Obesity | Locust, Posterior Stretch, Cobra, Yoga Mudra, Bow, Sun Salutation | Loving oneself thoroughly in each position, sending self positive and encouraging thoughts |
| Prostate troubles | Kneeling Pose. | |
| Rheumatism | Mountain, Knee to Chest, Posterior Stretch | The dispersal of waste matter causing stiffness at the joints. |
| Sciatica | Knee to Chest, Grip, Kneeling Pose | |
| Sexual debility | Uddiyana, Kneeling Pose, Complete Breath | Youthful vigor from fresh blood circulation |
| Sinus | Neck and Eye Exercises, Corpse Pose, Nadi Sodhana | Visualise clear tubes for air to flow through |
| Skin diseases | Sun Salutation | A general physical tone-up, regulating and balancing any irregularity. |
| Sore throat | Lion | Constriction of blood vessels in the throat; the relaxation brings fresh circulation to sore area. |
| Wrinkles | Yoga Mudra |
* The author of this post bears no responsibility to the reader’s ailments. I also encourage my readers to practice common sense. If your sickness is not getting better, and you are starting to break out in sores, hyperventilate, bleed to death or turn blue in the face, GET YOURSELF TO A DOCTOR!!!
Over and out 