How to combat Swine flu with Yoga

 

The universe exists in perfect balance. It exists inside the body, as well as outside the body. And whenever this balance is disrupted, disease breaks out.

All the diseases of the world exist in nature. They might live in the air, or in the water or in a living being. But they are all around. Certain bacteria live under the surface of your skin. Some live inside your stomach. Some actually help the body. And some help nature to decompose your body once it is dead. So the first thing to understand is that there is no perfectly safe place which is completely 100 per cent free of microbes, unless it is inside a laboratory. And man cannot live his whole life inside a lab.

Death is certain for all of us, and as long as we're alive we have to make efforts to be healthy, and also accept death gracefully when it comes. Some face it earlier, and some face it later. But death is the ultimate jump into the unknown which has to be faced by everyone, today or tomorrow. If you don't accept this simple fact, you will end up panicking in a fraction of a second. And panic has never helped anyone in life. Staying calm, cool and aware is the first step.

If your body is weak, and your immune system is not strong enough to fight the microbes you need to take constructive steps to make your entire system strong. I don't mean just your biceps or triceps, but your glandular system, your respiratory system, your digestive system and your circulatory system.

Every single system in your body has to be strengthened in order for your immune system to be made stronger. When your body is functioning optimally, your immune response is much faster and efficient. The immune response is your body's reaction to an invading microbe. They say a smile improves your immune system. And though there may not be scientific proof for it, I can assure you the opposite - a depressed person will definitely have a weak immune system.

So Yoga not only works on all your systems including your immune system. It keeps you calm, relaxed and alert - all the qualities which are required to meet the challenges of life properly. A man who is happy, healthy, unafraid of death, calm in the face of uncertainty cannot be harmed by any virus or bacteria as his ability to fight the disease will be much greater than any of us.

Yoga can do miracles. But it is you who has to have the presence of mind to put it into action and see the results. Yoga is an experimental science, where you perform experiments on yourself. Never look to anyone for answers. Trust only in your self.

Practice Vipreetkarni Kriya, Kapalbhati daily for 15 - 20 minutes to improve your immune system and fight the Swine flu when your body is exposed to it.