He said that this type of breathing practice is indicated for those living in pristine, clean environments, such as the Himalayas, and living a particular, austere lifestyle, which no worldly people would be interested in living. He had not seen such unhealthy looking people as those doing the practices. I think Kriya is bad for health, especially if one is a teacher and does more long Kriyas.Ī very knowledgeable yogi, whom I met at the ashram (he was visiting), observed the SK and later told me this: The doctor has recommended an inhaler, and stated that I have asthma (didn’t have it before the Kriya). I have a cough that never goes away, now, and sounds deep and hollow. I know my lungs were normal before because I had a mandatory health physical for work before learning the Kriya, and was told I was in excellent health. I’ve seen a pulmonary specialist as a result (I’m way too young for all this junk to be happening, btw) and he tested me and said “you have lungs 15-20 years beyond your age….” and showed me all sorts of awful looking stuff on my xray. If I get a cold, it immediately goes to my lungs. I began getting bronchitis very often, and even had pneumonia twice (when I was teaching)! I no longer do the long Kriya, and rarely do even the short one at home because of my lung difficulties that came from the practice. I developed allergies which I never had, to dust, mites, pollen. this was the severeist incident, with many smaller ones, which had people react abnormally. i did have to call the doctor, who arrived after she had woken up. almost an hour later, she stirred and finally got up. anyway, we did all that and the student never came around.
i was relatively new teacher at that time….i was told not to panic as grace will work it’s magic ( cant imagine that i was that dumb). then as instructed, i placed a shawl that ravi had given me, as that is also divine, since ravi had been wearing it all day, before giving it to me. as adviced by aol, i made her smell the flowers that are offered to ravi’s picture. The following are a small handful of comments left by various contributors which particularly concerning: Throughout these blogs there have been hundreds of comments left by those who have practiced Sudarshan Kriya and who have reported that they suffered various ailments including headaches, dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea, fatigue, abnormal changes in blood pressure and blood-sugar levels, development of various allergies, uncontrollable muscle spasms, and feeling faint to name but a few. Sudarshan Kriya is completely safe and side-effects (if any) are only positive. The following was taken directly from an Art of Living website, and in fact is what most people in Art of Living are led to believe: In fact, not only do they not warn participants that they may experience adverse side effects, they actually go so far as to deny that these side effects even exist. Indeed, whilst Art of Living take pride in flaunting the various alleged benefits of Kriya, they do very little if anything to warn prospective practitioners of any of the risks associated with practicing the technique. Of greatest concern to many people following these blogs is not so much the benefits, if indeed there really are any, but rather the dangers associated with practicing SK. Some of the specific claims that Art of Living has made about SK include that it can cure cancer and AIDS, be used as a treatment for drug addiction, treat depression, improve sleep, improve focus and concentration, and that it is effective in reducing stress.
Through their teachers and through information on various websites which they control, Art of Living make a great many claims as to the benefits that Sudarshan Kriya purportedly gives, and in fact all too often they try to sell it as a panacea, something which is effective in curing nearly all illnesses. One of the recurring themes across these blogs concerns the safety of Sudarshan Kriya, the breathing technique which is the centerpiece of Art of Living’s Basic Course.