Standing on a Bed of Nails Day

An unusual holiday is celebrated on October 9 - Nail Day The experience of Indian yogis suggests that a person, without harm to his own body, can learn to lie on needles, swallow fire, walk on glass or burning coals Standing on a Bed of Nails Day is dedicated to spiritual practices and Eastern traditions that help develop fortitude and self-control Standing on nails activates blood flow, the functioning of the hormonal and immune systems, and heals the central nervous system For these purposes, a special device is used - the Sadhu board Everyone who is involved in training endurance and an equal attitude towards physical discomfort celebrates October 9th as Nail Day The oldest spiritual practice has its roots in the Indian epic of the 3rd-4th centuries BC "Mahabharata" The hero of the ancient treatise Bhishma, the earthly incarnation of the god of the sky, was pierced by arrows and spent 58 days lying on the ground before the winter solstice As a tribute to this legend, yogis use standing on nails, thus humbling pride and training fortitude Asceticism is practiced using a Sadhu board (sādhu means “holy person” in Sanskrit), which helps open the sushumna - the central channel of the energy system Human feet are very closely connected with all vital organs and systems This knowledge was used by doctors of Ancient Egypt when massaging the legs - one of the reflexology procedures In China, acupuncture is used to treat various diseases - acupressure with needles on the meridians along which Qi energy flows A similar effect is achieved by standing on a board with vertically driven nails In a sense, an analogue of Sadhu is the applicator of the Russian scientist NG Lyapko, produced in the form of mats and insoles Their needles, made of zinc, copper, nickel, iron and silver, apply pressure to biologically active points, promoting normal energy circulation Lyapko applicators demonstrate not only a reflex-mechanical effect, like nails, but also have a galvanic-electric effect on the body Adherents of Hinduism from all over the world practice standing on the Sadhus board In 2011, Georgy Gorgiladze, a resident of Russia, set a world record, which was included in the Guinness Book of Records The yogi continuously stood on the nails for 2 hours and 5 minutes Long-term practice led to G Gorgiladze's improvement in endurance and fortitude In 2018, his personal record for being on the Sadhu board was 12 hours and 8 minutes However, the achievement of a member of the Russian Yoga Federation, which he demonstrated on October 9, 2011, which became the date of the celebration of Nail Day, went down in history