Yoga for Glowing Skin

Medically poor diet and poor stimulation of the circulatory and excretory systems and subsequent build up of toxins are the root cause of skin eruptions.

Shitli Kumbhak paranayam has the potential to reduce facial wrinkles. It also improves blood circulation and purifies the blood, reduces toxins and acidity and prevents skin infections. Process: Fold the tongue so that it protrudes a little from the mouth. Slowly inhale through the mouth. While inhaling one should feel coolness inside the neck. Then swallow the breath and hold inside your stomach. Hold the breath for a few seconds, then exhale slowly through the nose.

Yogic body cleaning processes known as Shatkarmas (these are cleansing kriyas like kunjal, neti, dhoti, vasti, sankhprakshalan and tratak) are extremely powerful detoxification techniques. When the different systems of the body have been purified, the overall result is that energy can flow through the body freely.
Yogic massage with different kind of oils (as almond oil, apricot oil and sandalwood essential oil) are best for the skin. These massages also increase the circulation to the face and skin thus bringing much-needed nutrients and oxygen to rejuvenate and remove toxin-causing matter.

Practice of Varun Mudra enhances physical beauty, decrease dryness of the body and adds a glow to the skin. Join the fore part of the little finger with the fore part of the thumb to form the Varun Mudra .


Some Ayurvedic beauty tips :
• Mix a half teaspoon of turmeric with almond oil, apply to the skin with a facial sponge, and rinse off.
• Herbs like neem, tulsi and sandalwood are extremely effective in curing acne, eczema and other skin diseases; especially a face pack of sandal wood .

Here is a kriya to Reverse the Ageing process.
The body is programmed for normal wear and tear. The pranic currents of paanch mahapranas within the body i.e Prana, Apana, Samana, Udaan and Vayan are programmed to flow in their respective directions and take the body to its logical end. Our ancient rishis discovered that reversing the process of pranic flows has the effect of reversing certain ageing processes, processes responsible for apparent decay of the body viz grey hair, sagging skin and loss of the youthful physical glow.
Reversing the Pranic flow is called Viparitkarni - a technique prescribed by the ancients to reverse the ageing process.

Viparitkarni Kriya: Lie down on your back. Then slowly lift the lower part of the body upwards (as shown in the picture) till you are in a position where the legs are perpendicular to the ground. Remember the legs should not be tilting towards the face. As you lift the body - inhale and hold your breath for a comfortable time period; then exhale and slowly come down. Remember the key is not to overstrain yourself. Caution: The body should not be diseased, that is to say you should practice this kriya only when there are no physical ailments in the body. If there is a problem in the body then do other asanas and kriyas to get rid of the disease first. The body’s ageing process can be reversed only if the body is disease free.