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• What is Kriya Yoga: Kriya yoga has found a place in some people who are looking for a deeper, more spiritual relationship...

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What is Kriya Yoga?

Kriya yoga has found a place in some people who are looking for a deeper, more spiritual relationship with their lives. It is a kundalini-oriented yoga and meditation technique, that also teaches certain spiritual and esoteric principles.

Unfortunately, like many similar “spiritual” power structures, it teaches you that essentially your power lies outside of yourself – that is, that you need a ‘guru’, or ‘master’ to access your own innate spirituality.

Kriya yoga has some aims which sound both appealing and promising. They aim to eliminate “obstructions” and “obstacles” from the mind and body. Point of view is a very interesting thing here, however. Because what is an obstacle or obstruction to one person, may not be to another.

This assumes a very interesting light in reference to power structures and belief systems and highlights why it is important to maintain your own self-sovereignty in mind and action. Kriya yoga was brought to the West by Yogananda in the 1920s.

He established the Self-Realization Fellowship as a ‘total yoga’ system that tried to address spiritual as well as physical aspects of self. Kriya yoga is derived mainly from three other yoga techniques – karma yoga, bhakti yoga, and Jnana yoga. Karma yoga focuses on the movement of the soul both inside and outside of the mind. Jnana yoga focuses on wisdom, allowing the mind freedom. Bhakti yoga focuses on love, as it allows you to come to terms with everything around you.

The aim of combining them was to “purify” the mind and soul, and proponents of kriya yoga believe they can achieve self-realization more quickly this way than by following the other disciplines.

Kriya Preparation 

The first step in Kriya is to ‘prepare’ your body, and that is done in one of a couple of ways. For many, Hatha yoga is the perfect preparation exercise. For others, though, who may not be as flexible, alternatives are provided. Next in Kriya, the mind is prepared. General conduct is studied as part of the mental process in this discipline, so ensuring your mind is correctly focused is essential.

Additionally, the Kriya yoga technique pushes you to study overall wellness, cleanliness, purity, and even metaphysical principles. Together, though, they help to ‘prepare’ the mind for later techniques, which use the body’s life force currents ostensibly to “refine” the brain and nervous system.

Mantras are taught in kriya yoga techniques. They are believed to deepen the meditative experience. This sound technology undoubtedly tunes the body, like a tuning fork, as will any sound that is repeated and focused on.

The question is, of course, to what frequency is the body being tuned? If self-realization is a journey, whose journey are we undertaking? Ours, or someone else’s? Kriya yoga undoubtedly resonates with some people.

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AYURVEDIC REMEDIES FOR DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS

Experiencing digestive troubles is common, among both men and women. Even a newborn faces digestive problems; adults often suffer from constipation or indigestion, and as we age these problems increase as our lifestyle and dietary choices also change. We tend to become physically less active and our digestion capacity gets weak. Nearly 40 percent of Americans of middle age suffer from digestive problems like indigestion, acidity, gas, constipation, diarrhea, and heartburn. To combat such issues, the first course of action is taking antacids and digestive medicine. These pills, no doubt, provide instant relief from the distressing symptoms but their frequent use weakens the digestive system. You might be wondering then ‘what is the safe alternative to digestive medicine and pills?’ Ayurveda has a solution to this problem.

Ayurveda, the scientific, rational, and proven science of medicine has various herbs and natural remedies that not only ease your digestive problems but also strengthen the system from within. The Ayurvedic remedies work on increasing the digestive fire (jatharagni) from within and with strong jatharagni, overall health and quality of life become better. Below mentioned are a few Ayurvedic remedies that can help prevent and treat digestive problems in middle age.

Ayurvedic remedies for digestive problems in middle-age.

1. Aging brings lots of physical and psychological changes to us. It affects your digestive capacity besides increasing the probability of developing other health disorders. This is mainly because of our diet and lifestyle choices. Therefore, to keep up with the strength of your digestive system, eat foods that are light, fresh, homely cooked and plant-based. Avoid consuming heavy and difficult-to-digest foods such as fried and processed, white flour, sugar and bakery products, caffeine, and alcohol. The more raw foods you eat, the better as they retain their natural enzymes for self-digestion.

2. For healthy and easy digestion, consume fresh seasonal fruits, boiled or steamed vegetables, homemade fresh soup, bitter foods like karela and amla, etc.

3. Buttermilk (chaas or takra) is the best remedy to combat indigestion. The lactic acid present in it neutralizes the acidity in the stomach and provides relief from heartburn. One can drink a glass of buttermilk after meals.

4. Spices such as turmeric, cumin, cayenne pepper, asafoetida and coriander are readily available in the kitchen and should be used in cooking to improve digestion.

5. Meals should be consumed at fixed timings to avoid indigestion. Heavy foods should be eaten during lunch (between 1 pm -2 pm) as the digestive fire (jatharagni) is strongest during this period. Dinner should be consumed at least 3 hours before bedtime.

6. Sleep quality and sleep timing also affect your digestive power. Timely sleep is required for the body to function properly.

7. Avoid overeating. Always leave some space in your stomach to help digest your food properly. Overeating weakens or overburdens the jatharagni leading to symptoms like drowsiness or heaviness, indigestion, or gas.

8. There are certain herbs like mint, ginger and chitraka that help improve the digestive power and are used in making digestive medicine.

9. You can also prepare a digestive medicine at home using peeled and finely chopped fresh ginger and lemon juice. You can take a small glass container and fill it half with ginger and the remaining half with lemon juice. Add a pinch of salt to it and eat half a teaspoon of this mixture before meals. It will help stimulate the digestive system.

10. Occasional fasting, at least once every two weeks, helps in cleansing and strengthening the digestive system. On the days of fasting, fresh fruits and soup made from fresh seasonal vegetables can be consumed. Drinks including fresh fruit juices, herbal tea and lemon juice are good options that provide you with the required energy and keep you hydrated.

11. Besides taking care of your diet, regular exercise and oil massage are also important to keep up your digestive power and improve overall health quality. Sitting in vajrasana position after having meals also stimulates digestion and helps prevent gas and acidity formation.

12. Another tip is using apple cider vinegar (even though this is not a traditional ayurvedic approach) it works and we think its worth sharing.

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