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Kriyas to clear the nasal passage and increase air intake

Practice of the following inverted postures will lead to more blood in your entire nasal passage right from your nostrils all the way down to your respiratory tract. This will slowly but surely rectify the problem of sinus.

Cautions: Those suffering from high blood pressure, heart problems and severe eye ailments and enlarged thyroid should avoid this posture. It should also be avoided during a migraine, pregnancy and menstruation. Those with cervical spondylitis or slipped discs should take practice these exercises with caution and avoid exercise three.

Exercise 1

Exercise 1

• Lie flat on your back, your arms by your side
• Slowly raise the legs to a 90 degree position
• Lift your hips and support them with your hands as shown
• Hold for 10-30 seconds
• Keep breathing normal
• Slowly come back to start position.

Exercise 2

Exercise 2

• Sit with your legs stretched out and your back straight
• Bend one leg; place the ankle on the opposite thigh close to the groin. Bend the other leg and place your ankle on the thigh of the bent leg, close to the groin
• Take your hands behind your back, with one hand catch hold of the other wrist
• Close your eyes relax your body and inhale
• Exhale as you bend forward, rest your forehead on the floor
• Hold for 10-30 seconds, keep breathe normally
• Inhale as you raise your body back to start position.

Exercise 3

Exercise 3

• Lie flat on your back, arms by your side. Slowly raise both legs to a 90 degree position
• Lift the hips and back off the floor, lower your legs towards your head, support your hips with your hands
• Slowly bring your hands lower down the back towards the shoulders and bring your legs to 90 degrees. Support the whole body from the shoulders so that the body and legs are in a straight line. Keep the chin pressed against the chest
• Hold for 30 - 60 seconds, breathing normal
• Gradually lower your back and legs without strain or jerky movements.

Exercise 4

Exercise 4

• Lie flat on your back, arms by your side
• Press down on your elbows, lift and arch the back and rest the top of your head on the floor
• Place your hands on the thighs as shown, point your feet down as shown
• Hold for 10-30 seconds, breathing normally
• Slowly release the head, lower the chest and resume start position.