SHATKARMA

What is Shatkarma?

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:

• Neti clears the nasal passages
• Dhauti washes the stomach
• Nauli massages the inner belly
• Basti cleans the colon
• Trataka sharpens the gaze and stills the mind
• Kapalabhati energises through breath

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.

NETI

Jal Neti: 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. It involves pouring water in one nostril and flushing it out from the other nostril with the help of neti pot.

Rubber Neti: Rubber neti is a nasal cleansing yogic procedure in which the nasal area and outer respiratory regions are decongested

Procedure:- In rubber neti, a rubber catheter is lubricated (oil /gelly) and is carefully and gently inserted through the nose and into the mouth. The end is then pulled out of the mouth and while holding both ends at once the string is alternately pulled in and out of the nose and sinuses and vice-versa.

BENEFITS

PRECAUTIONS:

CONTRA-INDICATIONS:

• Nasal polyp, nasal bleeding

Kunjal kriya

Kunjal kriya involves practicing self-induced vomiting, which provides a cleansing effect and purifies our digestive tract, lungs, liver, intestine, and food pipe.

Procedure:-

PRECAUTIONS:-

• This Kriya has to be done in the morning empty stomach.
• Water shouldn't be too cold or hot.
• Don't drink water while standing.
• Do this procedure for 3-5 minutes only.
• Eat your food only after two hours of practice.
• Don’t bend too much.

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ENEMA :-

An 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.

Procedure:-

Lie down on the left side (left lateral) with folded legs (90degree) lubricate the catheter and gently, insert the nozzle into the anus and the container is squeeze, sending the liquid out of the nozzle and into the last part of the colon, called the rectum.

The liquid is usually held in the rectum for particular time. It could be held until the urge to move the bowels comes on. In some cases, it might be suggested that the enema stay inside the body for a few minutes or longer.

Defaecate when get the urge. Gently massage your abdomen during procedure

Types of enema:

• TRIPHALA ENEMA:CONSTIPATION
• COFFEE ENEMA:CANCER AND INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS
• NEEM ENEMA- GENERAL CONDITION
• BUTTERMILK ENEMA: CHRONIC CONSTIPATION, TO REJUVENATE GUT BACTERIA.

योगनिद्रा

योगनिद्रा 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।

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