Yoga For Hyper Acidity

Wrong diets and sedentary lifestyles are making people increasingly prone to illnesses that put the very quality of our lives at risk. Hyper acidity is just one of them. This means that an over production of stomach acids could eventually bring on ulcers. Traditional treatment with antacids has revealed habit forming and negative side-effects; it smothers the symptoms for a while, instead of curing the condition.

People who live sedentary lifestyles, who are follow irregular eating habits and don’t get any exercise tend to suffer from hyper acidity. Too much uneasiness, stress and tension, weariness, smoking and drinking can cause hyper acidity. Men are known to suffer much more from this condition in comparison to women. In fact, women seldom ever suffer from it till they start to menstruate regularly. Fortunately, Yoga can help.

Ideally, what you require is a combination of Yogasanas (postures), pranayama (breathing exercises) Kriyas (cleansing techniques) and Yogic diet.

Asanas (Yoga postures)

These Yogasanas (yoga postures) help keep our digestive system healthy as well as bring down acidity levels.

Vajrasana (Warrior pose)

Practice this after meals. Squat on your mat, both feet touching your knees. See that the big toes of both your legs are touching each other. Spread out your heels and keep both buttocks between them without crossing your feet. Sit this way for as long as you can.

Dhanurasana (Bow pose)

• Lie down on your belly, and then bend your knees; reach behind and hold your ankles and exhale.

• With a deep inhalation, lift your head, chest and legs off the mat, simultaneously, and pull your ankles toward your head, with your knees and thighs elevated from the floor and try to look at the ceiling. Hold the pose for 3 deep breaths, then release with an exhalation.

Pawanmuktasana (Wind relieving pose)

• Lie down on your Yoga mat, then raise your right leg, bend it at the knee and pull it to your stomach.

• Raise your neck and pull your knee close to your chin. Hold the pose for as long as possible, breathing normally. Then, with an exhalation, slowly release and straighten your leg out. Let your head rest on the floor.

• Repeat the pose with your left leg.

• Then do the pose with both your legs pulled up to your chin simultaneously

• Do this 3 times.

Pranayama (breathing exercises)

• Ideally you should do the following:

• Kapalabhatti (Skull cleansing)

• Anuloma-Viloma (Alternate Nostril Breathing)

• Sitali and Sitkari (Cooling Pranayamas)

• Kriyas (Cleansing techniques)

Though some would recommend Vaman Dhauti (vomiting pure, clean water on an empty stomach) and Laghu Shankha Prakshalanam (Yogic Enema), in our opinion just Vaman Dhauti once a week for 4 weeks should suffice.

Diet

See that your daughter’s diet is Sattvic and Yogic (pure and simple). This means it should be predominantly vegetarian, low on spices and high on fruits and salads.

All these practices, together, should make a big difference to her life in a matter of weeks.