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Before practising
asanas, do vyapaka shaoca or take
a full bath. Vyapaka shaoca must also be done
before daily meditation; if asanas are done with daily
meditation then it is not necessary to do vyapaka
shaoca separately. |
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Do not
practise asanas in an open place, because it may result
in sudden exposure and thereby you may catch cold.
while practising asanas indoors, attention
should be paid to keep the windows open so that air
can pass through. |
3.
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No smoke
should be allowed to enter the room. The less smoke
the better. |
4.
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Males must
wear a Kaopiina(laungota), and there
should be no other clothing on the body. Females must
wear tight-fitting underwear and a bra. |
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Practise
asanas on a blanket or a mat. Do not do asanas
on the bare ground, because you may catch cold, and
some secretions which come from the body while practising
asanas may be destroyed. |
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Practise
asanas only while breath is flowing through
the left nostril or both nostrils; do not practise
asanas when the breath fows only through
the right nostril. |
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Take sattvika
food. But a person for whom it is difficult to give
up rajasika food can for the time being take
a small piece of myrobalan (it is better to use the
small type of myrobalan), or something of a similar
nature, after meals. However, this procedure does
not apply in cold countries. |
8.
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Do not cut the hair of th joints
of the body. |
9.
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The nails of the fingers and
toes must be cut short. |
10.
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Do not
practise asanas on a full belly. It is prohibited
to perform asanas for two-and-a-half to three
hours after a meal. |
11.
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After practising
asanas, you should massage your arms, legs,
and entire body, especially the joints, very well. |
12.
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After
the massage is finished, remain in shavasana(corpse
posture) for at least two minutes. |
13.
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After shavasana do
not come in direct contact with water for at least ten
minutes. |
14.
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A practitioner
of asanas should not massage his or her body
with oil. If you like you may rub oil lightly over
the body. |
15. |
After practising asanas,
it is desirable to walk in a solitary place for some
time. |
16.
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Just after asanas,
pranayama is prohibited. |
17.
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If it is
necessary to go outdoors after practising asanas
and if at that time the body temperature has not come
down to a normal lever, or if there is any difference
between the room temperature and the outside. In that
way there will be no chance of catching cold. |
18.
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It is not
prohibited for ther practitioner of asanas
to practise free-hand exercise, running or sports,
but just after asanas all these are prohibited. |
19.
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There is
no restriction of nostril for the following asanas:
padmasana(lotus posture), siddhasana(siddha
posture), ardhasiddhasana(half siddha posture),
bhojanasana(cross-legged sitting posture),
viirasana(viira posture), diirgha pranama(long
bowing posture), yogasana(yoga posture) and
bhujaungasana(snake posture). |
20.
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For all
those asanas where there is no restriction
of nostrils, there is no restriction on food either. |
21.
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During
menstruation, pregnancy and within one month of delivery,
women must not practise asanas or any toher exercise.
The asanas for dhyana can be done under all conditions-
padmasana, siddhasana and viirasana
are the proper asanas for dhyana and
dharana. |
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