Kayotsarg & Health
Relaxation is a simple means of stopping the unnecessary waste of energy. In total relaxation every tissue, every cell is prevented from being overloaded and the energy from being wasted. An essential condition of relaxation is slow, deep and regulated breathing. In relaxation the metabolism slows down and the need for oxygen is reduced drastically.
Kayotsarg is a technique for self relaxation and self realisation . It is also a way to cure psychosomatic diseases. For that reason it has a direct relationship with health. All the techniques for Dhyana start with Kayotsarg. Till we do not succeed in this relaxation (Kayotsarg ) it is difficult to succeed in mediation .
Kayotsarg is a sanskrit Word meaning Kaya + Utsarg . Kayotsarg hence means relaxing the body and freeing the mind from its various thoughts. Kayotsarg means relaxation, awareness and beridding oneself of ego. One of the biggest reasons of physical and mental illness is excessive ego and love for the self. When ego and the excessive love for the self decreases ,the diseases themselves lose their ground .Here relaxing the body does not only mean relaxing the various body parts , organs , tissues but also loosing excessive attachement of the body . Only by losing the attachement of the body we gain self awareness and self realisation and for that reason the advanced stage of Shavasana is called Kayotsarg .
Kayotsarg Shatak (a famous Sanskrit book ) says that Kayotsarg is a major technique to get rid of all the pains and sorrows . But now the question arises that how do we accept it as the truth ? In the language of medical science when the alpha waves increases in the brain then we can get rid of the mental tensions . In Kayotsarg mudra (posture ) the alpha waves are increased, this has been found in various experiments . While performing ECG the doctor instruct the patient to relax, even the dentist while extracting a tooth instructs the patient to loosen his jaw, a body massager and a beautician while performing massage instructs the person to relax the body and the facial muscles. This means that there is direct relationship between pain and tension. A similar purpose is sought when we reduce the tension by auto- suggestions and thus gain self- control over the pain. (In the beginning a professional instructor also gives instruction part by part to relax). In ancient times for blood purification, and mental treatment Kayotsarg was an effective technique.
There are numerous benefits of relaxation, few of them can be listed as below:
Relief from tension
Concentration
Development of wisdom, awareness and positive attitude
Soothing effect on the nervous system. Changes in the electric activity of the nervous system and brain take place(soothing alpha-waves may be produced at will).
Immunity to many diseases can be achieved.
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