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Side Effects of Yoga Exercises: Yoga Precautions

June 7, 2013 Health 2 Comments

Yoga is a science of healthy living which focuses on bringing harmony between body
and mind. Yogas preventive aspects are quite efcacious. Yoga acts as a panacea in
diseases like lifestyle related disorders and psychosomatic disorders. Being a drugless
therapy, it is cost-effective and safe and enhances functional ability of the body.
However, in many conditions, practicing yoga exercise brings negative results too. The
system is also not completely free from side effects.

Side Effects of Yoga

Precaution is utmost important while doing yoga. If yoga practices or yoga exercises are
not performed in a proper manner, there is a greater possibility of its side effects. Doing
yoga unsystematically can aggravate the problems rather than showing its positive
health benets. So, it is recommended that yoga should always be practiced under the
guidance of experienced yoga instructor or therapist. If you want to get the fullest
benets of yoga, it is better to perform yogic practices in a sequence: Kriyas (cleansing
process), Yogasanas, Pranayama, Bandha and Meditation. Peaceful milieu is advisable
for yoga as it helps to bring positive results on mind, body and soul.

Yoga Precautions
Yoga always should be practiced empty stomach. It is suggested to practice yoga after
4-5 hours of meal. Light clothes should be used while performing yoga. Perform yogic
practices in a relaxed mood. Overstretched and over-strained should not be the part of
yoga. To perform yoga in a chronic condition, it is strictly advisable to consult yoga
physicians. Right procedures should be followed for practicing yoga. Yoga doing in an
improper fashion may lead to negative results. You are not in the race or competition
with other people, so go slow with yoga to have its proper benets.

If the person is experiencing constipation, it is advisable to empty your bowel by doing

some standing stretching asanas like Tadasana, Hasttotanasana and left-right stretch
bending to evacuate your intestine.

Restrictions in Yoga
Practice of yoga may show reverse impacts when the person is drunk. Yoga is a
refreshing technique modality where intake of beverages like alcohol, coffee, tea,
smoking, gutka, pan masala, fried food, spicy food, soft drinks, etc. are discouraged as
these may lead to stress and strain because of toxin production. Asanas also shouldnt
be practiced in conditions like fractured bones and in diseases like ulcers, tuberculosis
and hernia.

Negative Effects of Yoga Exercises

Yogasanas should also be avoided by patients who are suffering from heart disease,
high blood pressure or any other chronic diseases. Practicing yoga in conditions like
chronic osteoporosis, blood pressure (H/L), spine problems, pregnancy and ear
problems may intensify or aggravate these conditions. Yogasanas shouldnt be
performed after heavy exercises. At least half an hour gap should be maintained after
strenuous workouts for practicing yoga. Overstretching and strain in neck, shoulders,
spine, legs and muscles are common as yoga injuries. Special precautions should be
taken during pregnancy. Pregnant women should perform yoga only under the guidance
of experienced yoga therapist.

When Yoga should not be Done?

Though, yoga is one of the best health care systems, but in some cases, practicing of
yoga should be avoided. Practicing yoga in such cases may lead to adverse reaction and
can show negative results. Tadasana shouldnt be practiced in chronic cardiac
problems. Pregnant women should practice it under strict supervision. Trikonasana
should be avoided in acute backache condition. Padmasana may aggravate arthritis,
slipped disk and injuries. Pregnant women and person who are suffering from peptic
ulcer, hernia, arthritis, and cardiac problems should avoid this yoga. Utmost precautions
should be taken by people who are experiencing high blood pressure, abdominal
inflammation, ulcers, vertigo and high myopia while performing Chakrasana. Adverse
reactions may happen while performing Sirsasana with persons having high blood
pressure, heart disease, and cervical spondylitis. Dhanurasana should be avoided by
person who is having ulcer, appendicitis, colitis, hernia and peptic ulcer.

Contra-indication in Yoga Practices

Performing yoga in some circumstances may show negative effects. Therefore, some
yogasana shouldnt be performed in severe disease conditions to maintain yoga safety.
Gomukhasana should be avoided in conditions like piles and arthritis. Precautions
should be taken who has piles, stiff joints, uric acid, ankle and knee injuries while
performing vajrasana. Ardhamatsyendrasana show contradicts effects in case of stiff
spine, pregnancy, backache, arthritis and abdominal problems. Contra-indications are
also related with Pascimottanasana as this yoga should be avoided by people who
experienced abdominal ulcer and abdominal inflammations. Ustrasana may also show
adverse reaction that is having high blood pressure, heart diseases and hernia.
Suptvajrasana shouldnt be practiced by people who are having gastric problems.
Precautions should also be taken in other yoga exercises like Sarvangasana, Utkatasana,
Sasankasana, Mandukasana, Salabhasana, Bhujangasana, Halasana and
Pavanmuktasana

Precautions for Yoga Kriyas (Shatkarma)

While performing Kunjal, drink water in sitting posture. Lukewarm water should be
preferred and performed the kriyas with empty bowel. The cleansing process Kunjal
should also not be practiced by heart disease and high blood pressure people. Jalabasti
(Yogic enema with water) should be done empty stomach. Jalabasti shouldnt be
practiced in case of rectal bleeding and diarrhoea. Sutraneti (nasal cleansing with
thread) should be avoided in case of nose bleeding. While performing Jalaneti (nasal
cleansing with water), precautions should be taken that water couldnt enter ear.
Appropriate quantity of salt to be added during Jalaneti. Person is having glaucoma and
chronic eye disorders shouldnt performed Trataka. Nauli (Rotating the stomach) may
show adverse effects in case of person who is suffering from heart disease, hernia,
hypertension and gastric ulcer. Kapalabhati should be avoided by the persons suffering
from cardiac conditions, giddiness, high blood pressure, vertigo, and gastric ulcer.

Side Effects of Pranayama

Pranayama should be avoided by those people who are facing breathing problems.
Chronic patients shouldnt hold their breath during Pranayama. Pranayama should be
practiced in a well-ventilated place. Empty stomach, evacuated bowel and bladder are
needed for performing pranayama. Practicing pranayama after bath is benecial as it
facilitates uniform blood circulation throughout the body. During Pranayama, breathing
should be slow and rhythmic. Retention of breath should be avoided in Nadisodhana
Pranayama. Suryabhedhana Pranayama shouldnt be performed by people who are
having high blood pressure. Person with low blood pressure should not practised Ujjai
Pranayama. Precautions must be taken in case of hypertension and cardiac problems.
Persons suffering from cold, cough and having acute constipation should not
performed Sitkari Pranayama. Sitali Pranayama shows adverse results when performed
with cold, cough, and tonsillitis. Bhastrika Pranayama shouldnt be practiced when the
person is having high blood pressure, heart disease, brain tumor and ulcers. If you have
ear problems, Bhramari Pranayama should be avoided.
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2 Comments
anjali
Like any other form of exercise has some precautions , yoga too has some precautions.
People feel that yoga is safe always and can be practised any time is a misconception.
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jives
Yogasanas can change your body shapes
-some yogagurus claims that tadasanas,paschimottanasana can increase height and
give a V shaped body,but its not the case . Talking about my personal experience I have
done these things religiously for 2 years and what they have done to me are like my
height just stopped around 2 months after starting these ####.
I was 14 only that time ,so what these asanas do are like they starts to develop your
lower body weight nothing else . So I think that you can give a try to pranayama not
asanas at your growing phase
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