Imagine your body as a house you live in. It is your first and most important home. Over time, just like a house collects dust, your body and mind gather waste, fatigue, and emotional load. Shatkarma is like giving that house a gentle but thorough clean.
Rooted in ancient yogic wisdom, Shatkarma kriya is a group of six time-tested practices meant to clear out the things we don’t need such as extra mucus, stuck thoughts, poor digestion, mental fog. It’s not about doing something extreme or dramatic. It’s quiet, deep, and thoughtful work done slowly and with full attention.
These techniques have been passed down through centuries not as rituals, but as ways to feel lighter, think clearer, and breathe easier. Shatkarma in Ayurveda is also seen as a first step toward healing, where a clean body supports better absorption of food, thought, and life itself.
There are six types of Shatkarma:
You may already be doing a few of these without knowing they come from this tradition.
The benefits of Shatkarma go beyond hygiene. When done gently and regularly, you may feel your sleep deepen, your digestion calm, your breath open up, and your thinking get clearer. It’s like returning to a lighter version of yourself—physically, emotionally, spiritually.
Time-tested techniques for a profound bodily reset
Jal Neti is a method for purifying the nostrils and sinuses. The main aim of Jal Neti is to purify and cleanse the entire Upper Respiratory Tract right from the nostrils to the throat using lukewarm saline water.
View ProcedureKunjal kriya involves practicing self-induced vomiting, which provides a cleansing effect and purifies our digestive tract, lungs, liver, intestine, and food pipe.
VIEW PROCEDUREAn enema cane has a nozzle on the end of small bag /bottle. This container is filled with liquid-saline water, mineral oil-that is injected into the anus up to the rectum.
VIEW PROCEDUREयोगनिद्रा का अर्थ है- आध्यात्मिक नींद। यह वह नींद है जिसमें जागते हुए सोना है। सोने व जागने के बीच की स्थिति है योग निद्रा। इसे स्वप्न और जागरण के बीच की स्थिति मान सकते हैं यह झपकी जैसा है या कहे कि अर्धचेतन जैसा है।
VIEW PROCEDUREYoga nidra, a Sanskrit term meaning "yogic sleep" is a deep relaxation technique and a form of meditation.
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