Recharge Your Immunity With Yoga!

                                                                                                                                                                              The changing seasons are a delight for the senses but a hidden threat to your health. Various chronic health problems like common cold, cough can rear their ugly head during such time. While they are usually not deadly, no disease should be treated lightly. In such a situation, the alertness, strength and functioning of your immune system become all-the-more crucial.

While we all have immunity, it does not work properly at all times. When it fails, diseases begin to affect our health. Moreover, an overactive immunity is as debilitating as an inactive immune system. If you want to achieve and maintain optimal health, you need a balanced immunity that can target and destroy foreign particles, while leaving healthy cells untouched.

Do you want to know how to maintain this delicate balance?

Yoga and immunity

The ancient discipline of Yoga is a system of controlled use of both the mind and the body. Yogic teachings have been passed down through generations of experienced teachers and eager students. In modern-day India, this venerable tradition of mind-body discipline is flourishing. The latest scientific research is confirming the grand declarations of the ancient master: Yoga holds the key to a healthy and disease-free life.

Parts of Yoga

The proper practice of Yoga involves three interlocking parts:

1. Yogasana: These are postures which put the various parts of the body in specific positions. If practised correctly, Asanas can increase muscular strength and flexibility while increasing blood circulation throughout the body. This helps the immune system to target and eliminate toxic residues no matter where they are hiding. Moreover, the increased blood circulation provides a fresh supply of oxygen and nutrients to all the cells. 

2. Pranayama: These are breathing exercises that help to increase oxygen supply to the body. This rejuvenates the biological process like the immune system while helping you to become relaxed and alert.

3. Mudra: They are symbolic gestures made using the hands. According to ancient texts like the Gheranda Samhita, these ritualistic finger positions help you to focus your mind and get rid of worries about your health. Mudras prepare you for an extended period of meditation and are highly effective in reducing stress. 

Yoga for enhanced immunity

1. Ushtrasana: This Yogasana helps to gently stretch the large muscle groups in the upper and lower body. By boosting blood circulation and relieving muscular tension, this Asana improves physical health, speeds up repair-work of the cells and increases immune alertness. 

2. Anuloma Viloma Pranayama: This is a standard Pranayama which is often practised in Hatha Yoga. It helps to moderate the functioning of the immune system by reducing the tendency towards either hyperactivity or prolonged inactivity. This Pranayama is an excellent way to harmonise the various biological processes in the body and ensure overall health. 

3. Vipareet Karani Mudra: This is an important inverted Mudra. It helps to improve digestion and creates balance in the functioning of the various abdominal organs like the liver and pancreas. This in turn has a moderating effect on the immune system.   

By Khalid Md. Saifullah
Naturoveda Health World

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