Life long health of our children (progeny) depends upon the out look, life style and behaviour of the parents. It is necessary that newly married couples may provided the scientific guidance to create awareness and cultivate in them the characteristics of positive life. “supraja janan” (garbha sanskar), as conceptualised in ayurveda, involves the preparation of the couple planning pregnancy, three months prior to conception. Pregnancy should be by choice, and not by chance.
The program begins with basic panch karma and yoga for the purification of the gametes (sperm and ovum). If the couple is not in a state of mental stability and calmness, even if they are physically fit, they cannot give birth to a healthy child. This mental calmness and stability (“sathwa guna”) of mind is closely related to ones food habits and many other factors. Abstinence from spicy foods and addictive…
