Yogic Management For Diabetes Mellitus

The ancient science of yoga has a more successful method of management which is thousands of years which is based upon the internal readjustment of the physical organism through stimulation of the body's own regenerative processes

There are many asanas to control and prevent diabetes and complications

Asanas :

Surya Namaskar :

Initially - 6 rounds

Later - 12 rounds

Supine postures :

Ø Sarvangasana : Practised daily for 2 times in morning and evening

Ø Halasana

Prone postures :

Ø Bhujangasana

Ø Triyaka Bhujangasana

Ø Shalabasana

Ø Dhanurasana

Ø Naukasana

Sitting postures :

Ø Vakrasana

Ø Ardhamatsyendrasana

Ø Janushirsasana

Ø Pachimottanasana

Ø Yoga mudra

Ø Matsyasana

Ø Gomukhasana

Ø Shashankasana

Ø Supta Vajrasana

Standing :

Ø Tadasana

Ø Triyaka Tadasana

Ø Katichakrasana

Ø Back bending chakrasana

Ø Side bending chakrasana

Effects :

Ø Asanas have a profound influence on the mind and consiousness as well as the body molding all three into harmonious whole

Ø The aim of asana practice is to help us tread the path to higher awareness by eliminating bodily disease and imbalances

Ø Harmonize the nervous system and massage the internal organs (Pancreas) to promote improved function

Ø Asanas tone the glands and balance the various hormones

Ø These asanas adjust the function of pancreas and other bodily tissues by regulating nervous impulse and blood flow to the glandular areas and by gently massaging all the glands and organs

Ø Pancreas and other organs can the be revitalized consciously and systematically

Ø Inverted postures and twisting asanas creates a negative pressure in the abdomen there by it stimulates the pancreas to secretes insulin

Ø Increased blood circulation to the pancreas promotes sufficient secretion of insulin

Ø Mobilization of fat takes place there by controls and maintains weight and much helpful in obesity

Ø It increases basal metabolic rate there by it maintains the blood glucose level by utilisation of glucose

Ø It reduces levels of lipids in blood and reduces blood viscosity thereby it prevents circulatory complication due to diabetes

Ø By practicing these asanas we can control diabetes and prevents its complications

Pranayama :

Ø Nadishodhana

Ø brahmari

Ø bhastrika

Ø ujjayi

Ø sheetali

Ø sheetkari

Ø kapalabhati

Effects:

Ø It is the bio energy that activates the human organism

Ø Pranayama is the series of techniques that aims at stimulating and increasing

Ø Vital energy in the body by directing it to a particular areas for special purposes

Ø It ensures that the flow of vital energy

Ø It is the bridge between body and mind

Ø Pranayama controls the body's energy allowing vital forces to flow to those areas require extra energy

Relaxation :

Ø Relaxation is a dynamic vitality pervades every moment and aspect of living and it makes more capable of acting efficiently and joyfully

Ø The relaxation exercise here removes all three kinds of tension, muscular, emotional and psychic removing the pranic blocks that manifest ultimately diabetes

Ø It may practised any time you feel tired, tense or sick and it will refresh both body and mind

Postures :

Ø Makrasana

Ø Shavasana

Others :

Ø Yoga nidra

Ø Instant relaxation technique

Ø Deep relaxation technique

Effects :

Ø These techniques used to calm the mind and to transfer the mental tranquility to the body, effecting healing at the deepest level of being

Ø Awakening prana in the frontal psychic passage and in the spinal cord rebalances the body, increases energy and purifies the mind so that the more efficient level. Your illness will rapidly be replaced by the experience of joy and vitality.