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- 2. Daily Kriyas Bathing Brushing the teeth
- 3. Yoga kriyas /shatkarmas Six cleansing techniques Tridosha(ayurveda) –
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- 5. Balancing of Tridoshas A balanced propotion of the doshas facilitates body function. If there is an excess of one/shortage, ailments develop due to overheating or not enough heat in the body.
- 6. Before commencing pranayama, any imbalance in the doshas should be removed. Like excess fat, mucus blocking the respiratory tract and gas in the stomach and intestines to be eliminated. According to hatha yoga there are six particular practices which where specially designed for this purpose. They are called SHATKARMA. These techniques regulate the production of the doshas.
- 7. Six cleansing techniques Dhauti – upper GIT (Vaman, danda & vastra) Basti – lower GIT Neti – nasal tract Trataka – eyesight Nauli – churning the abdominal muscles Kapalbhati – for lower respiratory track (from nostrils to lungs)
- 8. DHAUTI VAMANA - Vomitting DANDA – bamboo stick VASTRA – cotton cloth
- 9. Vamana dhauti – where you drink 8 – 10 tumblers of warm saline water and vomit it out. Cleanses the entire digestive and the respiratory tract. It removes hyperacidity,flatulence and indigestion. It cleanses the stomach of all its contents. 20 kinds of disease caused by excess mucus are destroyed. Cough, asthma, diseases of the spleen are cured. Food - kichadi
- 10. Limitation - It should not be practiced by persons who suffer from intestinal ulcers, hernia, heart disease and high blood pressure.
- 11. NETI – cleansing of nasal passage Jalaneti Sutraneti Madhuneti (honey) Dughadneti(milk) Ghee Saline water – disinfectant Persons with HBP should not use saline water.
- 12. Sutra neti – insert neti through the nose and take it through the mouth. Nose to mouth – passing water Seethkarma kapalaneti Mouth to nose – vyuthkarma kapalaneti Ushapana – drinking water through nose
- 13. Jala Neti – passing the water/sutra through the nose. Bhastrika/kapalabhati to be practiced after the kriya. PHYSICAL LEVEL – removes excess mucus accumalated from the nostrils, associated passages & sinuses, allowing air to flow freely. Regular practice of neti maintains healthy secretory and drainage mechanism of the entire ear, nose and throat area. This helps to ward off colds, coughs and hayfever. It promotes balance between the left and the right nostrils which promotes harmony and balance throughout the entire CNS. It stimulates and restores natural functioning.
- 14. Trataka – it is useful in case of depression, allergy, sleep disorder, anxiety, poor concentration and memory. It relieves eye ailments such as eye strain and headache, myopia and even early stages of cataract. The eyes become clear and bright.
- 15. Nauli Dakshina Vama Madhyama Naulichalana – moving from left to right & Right to left.
- 16. Nauli – vama, dakshina and madhyama It is an abdominal kriya in which isolated contraction and rolling manipulation of the abdominal recti It tones the abdominal muscles, nerves, intestines, reproductive, excretory and urinary organs. Those suffering from heart diseases, hypertension, hernia, gastric or duodenal ulcers cannot do it.
- 17. Basti Cleansing the lower part Bamboo stick insert in the anus region and suck the abdomen (2-3 glasses of water) Enima practice Equal to basti – shankprakshalana kriya
- 18. Kapalabhati –shinning of the skull/one which that shines the forehead. Brain contains millions and millions of cells. 1% is only activated. Active exhalation & passive inhalation it destroys all the mucous disorders. It prenvents ageing process, it helps to relax facial muscles and nerves. It also expels more carbon – di – oxide & other waste gases from the cells and lungs.
- 19. Benefits Purification The energy can flow through the body freely. One’s capacity to work, think, digest, taste, feel, experience, etc increases and greater awareness develops. To create harmony in the body and mind.
- 20. Principle involved in kriyas Stimulate the system by an external medium. Relaxation before, during & after the practice. Minorkriya practices – Mukha dhauti Madhyama dhauti Laghu dhauti