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Respected members:

To the earlier mails on this subject especially in relation to the Sandhya
practices, there were some queries
from female members who were keen to get the benefit but the fact that this
was part of the Sandhya they
felt quite disappointed.

One may please note, that while the pranayama is included in the Sandhya,
asanas are also included
in fact most of the Ashtanga Yoga components find a place in the Sandhya.
Which presupposes that Yoga was
of equal importance during ancient times such that with the help of Yoga
(which by default included
Saranagathi, single-pointed focus, devoution to the Lord etc.) the Sandhya
was to be done to get the
maximum effect.

Because there would be a tendency to practice yoga on a stand alone basis
and ignore mandatory
requirements of the Vedas, the Sandhya included the Yoga. Sandhya is
primary and while yoga secondary.
For females however, they can ignore the Sandhya part and focus on the yoga
component.

There are no separate rules, procedures or methods. What is applicable to
man is also applicable to
women equally. However, a small word of caution. Pranayama by itself as a
sole practice may be avoided
or not attempted to start with. Pranayama comes after Yama, Niyama,Asana.
i.e. at stage 4. Without basic
grounding in the earlier concepts it would not make much sense to jump into
Pranayama directly.

In any case, both for ladies and gents, a reliable, learned and experienced
Guru is essential who may be able
to guide step-by-step. He/she need not be an exclusive Guru teaching Yoga.
Also for ladies the 3-day-monthly
natural process has to be considered, when emotional, psychological,
physical states may undergo
changes with age, environment, family circumstances etc. Especially,
during the menopause stage at least for
a couple of months, changes could be volatile and unpredictable. During
all such times, attempting pranayama
may not be strictly advisable unless one has at least had some basic
grounding in understanding one's body, mind
nexus. This can be done through preliminary asanas, again which can be
learnt from a reliable, experienced
and trustworthy Guru.

The writer has come across many especially in these modern days when yoga,
pranayama has become a fad, a
fashion statement, these persons (both men and women) attempt things by
watching TV, reading books by
Western authors packaged in attractive covers. At least in Bombay there
are branded concepts like "Power Yoga";
"Prana Therapy", "Brahma Vidya" etc. All of which is nothing but old wine
in new bottle.

These practices should be privately done, without any fanfare, or
announcements, coffee room discussions. It is purely a matter of personal
experience and no one should strictly charge money for imparting this
knowledge, or even provide guidance. In case the guide happens to be a
person who is supposed/expected to practice the Sandhya and does
not do it by any chance one may avoid such a teacher. A man with a sacred
thread may be an expert Yoga teacher
but if he does not do the Sandhya, irrespective of any justification, he
cannot some within the ambit of 'reliable' teacher.
No such disqualifying factor is applicable for women teachers.

Prana the vital force is not to be casually dealt with or even thought of.
It belongs to divinity. HE is residing in IT.

To sum up:Yes women may do it without any exception and when a women does
it, this is anyway outside the
Sandhya which is perfectly in order. In fact some of this writer's Acharyas
have recommended that when the man is
engaged in his Sandhya, if the wife practices silent focus on breath with
closed eyes in his proximity then
the quality of his Sandhya is extraordinary. After his Sandhya, she may
take a sip of the residual water which has been offered during the Argya,
Tarpanam and all the subsidiary rituals of Sandhya.

Om tat Sat
Tat Tvam asi




"H R, Vasuki 
(Vasuki)** CTR To: Srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
**" cc: 
<vhr@xxxx> Subject: RE: [SriRangaSri] Fwd: Pranayama scores over a 
jog - Article in Deccan Chronicle 
09/20/03 04:08 
PM 








Namskaram To all,

I wanted to share exactly a case as detailed above , who was no one else ,
but my father , when he was admitted into hospital for a massive heart
attack , the doctors were wondering and explained us that even after the
attack his lungs had a unique capacity to provide more air to the heart ,
which helped him in a timely manner to over come the attack .

We then realized where in three times a day in his sandhyavandanam the
pranayamam most have helped him , and after this study I believe that must
have helped him in that time of crises.

And no wonder this has been made a part of daily routine for our benefit .

Sorry for the Wrong Language if any.

Adyien dasan
Vasu.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ram Anbil [mailto:Ramanbil@xxxx]
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 7:59 AM
To: Srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [SriRangaSri] Fwd: Pranayama scores over a jog - Article in
Deccan Chronicle


Friday, September 19, 2003

Pranayama scores over a jog
Improves cardio-vascular efficiency: Study




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