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EXERCISE AS AID •
Some yogic asanas are illustrated below/ which
will be an invaluable aid in restoring the tone of the
abdominal muscles and thus improving digestion
and will also to some extent relieve constipation*
It should not be supposed that these exercises or
any other systems of exercise will/ by themselves,
have great value except in the case of young people
and in the very initial stages of indigestion. But
even in such cases there is a snare. INDIGESTION
OR ANY OTHER KIND OF BODILY OR MENTAL
INDISPOSITION IS THE EFFECT OF SOME
MISTAKES. ANY KIND OF REMEDY WHICH
DOES NOT INVOLVE A CORRECTION OF THESE,
MISTAKES "IS NO REMEDY AT ALL ANY RELIEF
OBTAINED BY SUCH MEASURES' WILL ONLY
BE TEMPORARY; INDEED, THE FACT THAT
SOME TEMPORARY RELIEF IS OBTAINED,
MAKES THE POSITION WORSE, BECAUSE THE
SUFFERER WILL FAIL TO TAKE NOTE OF
HIS MISTAKES AND WILL NOT CORRECT
HIMSELF.
In so far as lack of exercise itself may be one of
the contributory causes of indigestion, exercise
should form part of Nature-Cure. *
Yogasanas are of value to a sufferer from
digestive disorders only as part of a comprehensive
Nature-Cure treatment,, which in essence is only
making amends for past sins and reforming one's
ways of life,
SARVANGA ASANA
Lie flat on the ground, legs stretched without
bending at the knees, feet also stretched, and arms
op the ground with the palms facing, the