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may/june 2018yogajournal.com.auEliminate Coughs, Colds a ga Therapy
PHOTO:IMGORTHAND/ ISTOCKPHOTO.COMTHERE’S A COMMON BELIEF that there’s
no cure for a cough, cold or flu. Yoga
therapy has a different viewpoint.
The exciting news is that you don’t
have to dread the onset of the colder
weather or suffer through any more
autumn seasons dealing with coughs,
colds, sore throats or runny noses.
I see many children who get constant
colds, who suffer terribly with tummy
bugs and parents that get hit with nasty
flu bugs or colds that seem to go on and
on and never fully go away throughout
the whole of autumn and winter.
It’s important to learn how to take
control of your own health and that of
your family and empower your kids and
classes with this exciting information.
Once you know how and what to do,
colds become a thing of the past.BACKGROUND CAUSES
Have you ever wondered why autumn isthe time of year when the cold and flu
season begins? If you have always
believed that it is due to the shift in
temperature and the onset of colder
weather, that’s only partly true.
In many states in Australia,
autumn has begun, yet we are seeing
unseasonably high temperatures. Still,
the coughs, colds, belly aches, head
colds and flu bugs have begun.
Once you understand why this is
the season for these types of illness,
you can prevent them from happening
in the future.
In the Eastern medical system of
Yoga Therapy and five-element theory,
autumn is the time of year when the
lungs and large intestine organs become
more predominant; the organs of
expansion and contraction, of
elimination and absorption.
It is the time of year when we
eliminate any excesses from summer,
build our vitality and pack the body with
minerals that sustain us and build
strong bones during winter.YO A
WHY DO WE GET COLDS?
If, however, these organs are not
functioning well, then issues related to
these organs will occur at this time of
the year: breathing problems, asthma,
lung issues, digestive issues, coughs,
colds, flu, headaches, sinus issues,
foggy-brains and the inability to and
concentrate. These are all issues related
to the lungs and large intestine.
Once these organs are working well,
coughs, colds and flu don’t appear.
The first year I practised yoga therapy
exercises and started to eat foods that
help the gut, was the first year I sailed
through without a cough or a cold and it
is the same for the clients and children I
work with.
Because the large intestine relates
to our immune function, once it is
functioning well, it will ward off a whole
host of nasty illnesses as well. It is
commonly said that 99 per cent of
illness starts in the gut!
The good news is that the best time
to fix up any issues and improve yourFight Flu with
By Loraine Rushton