Breath easy
Abhay Kumar Shah shows us how to get relief from sinusitis with the help of mudras
Every changing seasons creates some medical issues. In this cold weather, many of us suffer from sinusitis.
What is sinusitis?
The sinuses are four paired cavities in the head and face, which are connected by narrow channels. They produce thin mucus that drains out of the channels of the nose. This mucus helps to keep the nose clean and free of dust and bacteria. The
• Praan Mudra
Praan Mudra strengthens the immune system.
Touch the tips of the little finger and the ring finger to the tip of the thumb. Keep the remaining two fingers comfortably straight. Place your palms on the thighs.
Praan Mudra
sinuses are normally filled with air but they can get blocked and filled with fluid. This condition causes the growth of bacteria, which leads to infection and, later, to the inflammation of the sinuses. This medical condition is known as (bacterial) sinusitis or rhinosinusitis, where ‘rhino’ means ‘nose.’
Causes and symptoms of sinusitis
Sinusitis is usually caused by the common cold, seasonal allergies, dust, pollen, and moulds, and by a weak immune system. The following are typical symptoms of sinusitis:
• Mucus dripping down the throat
• Thick yellow or green nasal discharge • Stuffy nose
• Facial pressure and pain around the nose, eyes, and forehead
• Pain in the teeth and ears
• Sneezing, bad breath, cough, tiredness, fever, and congestion
People having nasal allergies, nasal polyps, asthma, and an abnormal nose structure, and smokers are more susceptible to sinus infection.
Practise for 16 minutes, thrice a day.
• Apaan Mudra
Apaan Mudra eliminates toxins
and curbs the growth of bacteria.
Touch the tips of the middle finger
and the ring finger to the tip of
the thumb. Keep the remaining
two fingers comfortably straight.
Place your palms on the thighs.
Apaan Mudra
Practise for 16–30 minutes, twice a day.
• Soorya Mudra
Soorya Mudra helps to dry the fluid filled in the sinuses.
Touch the tip of the ring finger
to the root of the thumb. Press
the thumb on the back of the ring
finger. Keep the remaining three
fingers comfortably straight.
Place your palms on the thighs.
Practise for 16 minutes, twice or thrice a day. .
Soorya Mudra
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• Vyaan Mudra
Vyaan Mudra cleanses the spaces in the sinuses.
Touch the tips of the middle finger and the index finger to the tip of the thumb. Keep the remaining two fingers comfortably straight. Place your palms on the thighs.
Practise for 16 minutes, twice or thrice a day.
Caution: Avoid practising this mudra after sunset as it may disturb your sleep. • Kuber Mudra
Forceful and deep inhalation while practising Kuber Mudra helps to ease breathing.
Press the tips of the little finger and the ring finger to the middle region of the palm. Touch the tips of the middle finger and the index finger to the tip of the thumb. Place your palms on the thighs.
Practise for 16 minutes, twice a day.
Kuber Mudra
• Shankh Mudra +Bhramar Mudra (combination)
Shankh Mudra
Place the tip of the right thumb on the hill under the left thumb. Wrap all four fingers of the left palm around the right thumb. Touch the tip of the right index finger to the tip of the left thumb. Rest the remaining three fingers of the right palm on the back of the left palm. (One can switch the hands.)
Practise for 16 minutes, twice a day along with Bhramar Mudra.
• Bhramar Mudra
Place the tip of the index finger on the root of the thumb. Touch the tip of the middle finger to the inner side of the nail of the thumb. Stretch the remaining two fingers out. Place your palms on the thighs.
Practise for 10 minutes, twice a day after Shankh Mudra.
Please give me your feedback after practising these mudras.
Bhramar Mudra
Abhay Kumar Shah is a mechanical engineer, who has learnt Mudra Shastra from experts and established his own method of using this science correctly, and in the modern context. He can be reached at: abhayshah.kd@gmail.com
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