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Be with Yoga cleansing to clean up Covid 19

Can yoga be useful in prevention and effective fighting against COVID 19 And what are those important methods, and how it can be practiced. Is there any bigger role of shat karmas, our six cleansing process in yoga, and the breathing techniques, including the shat karmas and also pranayama, we can see some important, very core techniques in cleansing the respiratory system, very effectively, making the respiratory system. Very powerful. Yoga techniques remove the blocks from the air way inside the lungs.

Vaman dhauti and jala Neti practices are very good to cleanse your upper respiratory system, and also lower respiratory system. There are two types of Neti, one is Jala neti, which is practised through lukewarm water with salt. Another one is sutra Neti, rubber catheter is used. they are very simple and very effective also, anyone can practice under proper guidance.

Basically this COVID is affecting your nasal passage and lungs. Ultimately providing a breathing trouble and lesser oxygen level in your body. So if you get any kind of cold, any kind of mild problem, if you are healthy enough I mean, you are not suffering with high BP or heart trouble very serious ulcer, back pain, these practices can be done very successfully. Of course, this all practices need to be done under proper guidance of a yoga teacher.

Scientifically seen Dhauti relaxes the bronchial walls. They help to remove phlegm and sputum from the lungs. They block the air way of bronchial tree. When you breathe in and breathe out the air moves inside the lungs free, if there is a block, then you cannot get enough comfort in the breath. You will not get enough oxygen to your body, so you need to breathe hard and more, and suffocate. So when these techniques are very powerful to cleanse your lungs, and nise you can try and also keep yourself fit to fight against COVID. These are suggestions to keep yourself safe before getting affected or even during the risky situations.

But learn it properly get proper guidance with a doctor, and go under proper guidance of teacher and medical supervision. Don’t take it just an advantage, and go with the wrong practices because of preparation of the water and knowing your physical condition is very important for that you need proper guidance.

Some other techniques like Vastra dhauti is very powerful. If you are already into it, then there is no problem, otherwise it’s a very very risky practice, you cannot do. You need proper guidance or it takes a very long time to learn yourself

Then the breathing techniques. One of the six cleaning process is kapalbhati. It increases the oxygen level in very short time. the techniques like bastrika pranayama increases the oxygen level in a very short time

Other pranayama techniques help you to withstand against the rise of carbon dioxide levels in your blood in your body. For that you need a very long training. These techniques are very useful, very powerful, you any yoga student or teacher will know about it easily. How one can cleanse the respiratory system. Of course, by cleansing your digestive tract the colon, the respiratory system also get very effective functioning.

Practice like basti can be useful but it is not that easy. instead of basti one can try with enema. It has to be done under proper guidance, a proper supervision of a physician. Not necessarily to be done every day. It has to be done only when you require, I mean when you feel some kind of disturbance in your colon, and some kind of disturbance in your respiration.

So there are many medical experts also claim that jala Neti is very effective. And many yoga practitioners, also know Jalaneti combined with dhauti, especially the very easiest method is varman Dhauti.

There is one more cleansing called as viyagra Kriya. That is done after taking food. After taking food, you can take the same preparation of the water lukewarm salt mixed water and bring it out using your fingers, so your food materials also come out. And this also wash your stomach, the extra mucus content come out. Extra bile secretion come out. And also it helps to cleanse your respiratory system very effectively.

You can feel your breathing is very smooth, very soft, very shrine and very easy flow. The very Ancient system of yoga is very powerful, very scientific and practiced for 1000s of years. Great research and experience is needed for it, and it is well protected by teacher and student tradition if yoga in India.

What is cleansing and what are the methods, do you have to cleanse your body. is it external or something to do with internal areas.

Mostly, it is involving with internal organs may be yoga or nature care system, or Indian based systems.

It is common to all human being, all over the world.

Very essential very useful to reduce your burden of the work, to all the organs.

The cleansing is involving with the nose, eyes, mouth, stomach, lungs, colon and the entire digestive tract

It can be done, part by part, as per you are comfortable and need mostly.

This helps to cleanse impurities which are really a great burden to the body, and organs to cleanse to remove.

So all the organs feel very light, to fight against the impurities blood gets naturally purified.

You feel very light. Your eyes become bright, the body becomes very light.

So, it is very essential to everyone to have intelligence and knowledge about it.

KRIYA CLEANSING IN YOGA

Book Name: Kriya Cleansing in Yoga

Pages 180, Author: Selvan

(Practice Kriyas under guidance of Guru )

Printed in Multi Colour,

Yoga book titled Kriya Cleansing in Yoga:

Complete Text on yogic KriyasContains Major Kriyas – Trataka, Kapalabhati, Neti, Nauli, Agnisar, Sankha Prakshalana, Dhauti and Basti.

Contents

Purpose and importance of Sodhana Kriyas in Yoga
Introduction
List of Kriyas
General instructions about Kriyas
Respiratory System
Digestive SystemTrataka
Kapalabhati
Neti
Nauli
Agnisar
Sankha Prakshalana
Dhauti
Basti
Inter-relationship of Kriyas with Chakras
Shuddhi Kriyas and Pancha Karmas
Glossary
Bibliography

Major Kriyas – Trataka, Kapalabhati, Neti, Nauli, Agnisar, Sankha Prakshalana, Dhauti and Basti contains:

Introduction
Name
Reference
Anatomy of the related parts
Materials used
Previous practice
Technique
Precautions

Benefits:

for Spiritual aspirants,
For Healthy persons and For patients
Effects on Mental Health
Contra indications

List of Kriyas

Gheranda samhita among the Hatha Yoga texts gives a detailed description about many Kriyas. A table of those Kriyas and their short explanation is given. The explanations of remaining Kriyas of the table are fully explained in the text.

Dhauti Antar Dhauti Vatasara(Cleansing the intestine)

Method: Draw in air slowly through the mouth forming it like the beak of a crow, move the abdomen and then slowly expel the air through the lower passage.

Bahiskrta(Cleansing the intestine and rectum)

It is a method of cleansing by air and water. It is quiet difficult method, performed by retaining the air inside the intestine and passing it out through the lower passage and by cleansing the rectum with water. Generally Vatasara and Bahiskrta are not practiced, as they are quiet difficult methods.

Danta Dhauti

Dantamula(Cleansing the teeth)

Method: One should rub the root of the teeth with the extract of Khadira plant (Acacia Catechu) or with earth until impurity is removed. Every morning one should do it to preserve his teeth.

Jihvamula(Cleansing the tongue)

Method: Putting the index, middle, and ring fingers into the throat, one should rub out the impurities and clean the root of the tongue slowly. Thus one can be free from diseases arising from phlegm.

Karnarandhra(Cleansing the ear)

Method: One should rub the auditory canal by inserting the tip of the index finger into it. By constant practice an auditory sensation is experienced.

Kapalarandhra(Cleansing the upper palate)

Method: Everyday, after waking from sleep, after meals, and at the end of the day, one should rub the Bhalarandhra (hindmost part of the roof of the mouth) by reaching the thumb of the right hand there. By this constant practice one should ward off diseases due to phlegm. The Nadi becomes purified and vision cleared.

Mulasodhana(Cleansing the anus)

Method: One should diligently clean the rectum with the stem of turmeric (plant), or with the middle finger and water again and again. This Mulasodhana cures constipation and indigestion, gives radiant complexion and nourishment to body and stimulates the digestive organs.

Varisara, Vahnisara, Vamana Dhauti, Danda Dhauti, Vastra Dhauti, Basti, Neti, Nauli, Trataka and Kapalabhati are described in detail in the text.

General Instructions About Kriyas

You are your own Master.You make your own future. Therefore discipline yourself Dhammapada.

-Dhammapada.

It is important to undergo the training of Kriyas with a traditionally trained teacher and to be improved stage by stage.

The Time:

Kriyas are generally practiced in the morning in empty stomach (Dhauti, Basti, Neti, Shankha prakshalana). But the practices of Kapalabhati, Trataka, Agnisar and Nauli can be done in the evening also.

The Procedure:

As far as learning procedure of Kriyas is concerned it is advisable to learn one by one as follows:

Kapalabhati
Jala Neti
Sutra Neti
Vamana Dhauti Or Kunjala Kriya
Danda Dhauti
Vastra Dhauti

Procedure For Nauli:

Uddiyana
Agnisara
Nauli

After achieving Nauli perfectly then proceed to Basti. Vastra Dhauti will be more effective if Nauli is performed in the final stage (after swallowing the cloth).

For Advanced Practitioners:

When advanced kriyas are performed it is advisable to do in the following order:

Vastra Dhauti(Nauli Chalana is to be performed in the final stage)
Danda Dhauti
Vamana Dhauti Or Kunjala Kriya
Sutra (Rubber) Neti
Jala Neti
Kapalabhati
Pranayama
On the day of Kriyas do not practice difficult Asanas as the body needs rest, but Pranayama can be practiced.
Sankha prakshalana and Basti should be practiced separately, on different days, without combination of other Kriyas like Dhauti as it may become heavy for the practitioner.
Trataka can be practiced in regular during other yoga Sadhana.
Kapalabhati, Agnisar, Nauli, Trataka can be practiced daily in the morning and evening.
Neti is generally advised once or twice in a week.
Dhauti, Basti and Sankha prakshalana should not be done in very short period. They create quiet strong effects in the body. They are advised according to the need of the body, especially when the impurities to be removed from the body. Generally Dhautis can be practiced once in 15 days or in one month. Dhauti can be practiced once or twice in a week for the training period with Neti and Kapalabhati. It can be done continuously for few days in the morning especially to get relief from disorders like cold and asthma.
Basti is practiced when the colon is to be cleansed. Generally, it is practiced once or twice in a month. It can be practiced even more if it is really required.
Sankha prakshalana is generally advised once in three months or can be taken more time as it cleanses the whole digestive system.

The Effect And Knowledge Of Kriyas:

As the Kriyas cleanses the impurities from the body, the practitioner can feel lightness and free flow of respiration without any block. The practices of Asanas and Pranayama become easy. The body gets more flexibility also. Having achieved mastery in Kriyas it becomes easy to understand them and undertake the regular course of Kriyas very intelligently according to the need of body and mind.

Precautions:

Kriyas should not to be given to the children. Mild practices like Neti, Kapalabhati, Trataka can be started at the age of 15 and according to the strength and capacity of the student. Other Kriyas should be given carefully taking enough time without any hurry. Women during menses, persons suffering from serious disorders are advised not to take these practices.

Introduction

Purpose and Importance of Sodhana Kriyas in Yoga

Just as a door is opened with the help of a key, similarly the Yogi should Open the way to liberation with the aid of Yoga.

– Hatha Pradipika

When the sun within, the internal lamp is kindled with relaxed inner attention of mind, the calmness, serenity and inner stillness explores the inner dimensions of life. Yoga is a well-systematized, subjective, normative and experiential science. The incomparable strength of yogic practices removes all social, subtle bondages and stumbling blocks like conditionings and inborn reactivities to experience the bliss ineffable and attain comprehensive freedom, freedom at all levels where the pure consciousness (soul) abides in its real nature.

Purpose and Importance of Sodhana Kriyas in Yoga:

Kriyas (cleansing process), Asanas, and Pranayama are the bases for higher yogic practices like Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi. The fusion of body and mind should lead the aspirant into the revelation of self – realization.

Elimination of impurities by Kriyas:

(cleansing process or Mala suddhi) brings down the body activity to a minimum level that facilitates the body working to go smoothly. Then the body requires less oxygen to carry out its functions and there will be less production of carbon-di-oxide due to less activity in the body. This provides less work to the respiratory organ in providing oxygen to the body and eliminating carbon-di-oxide from the body.

Thus, less requirement of oxygen (O2) and less production of carbon-di-oxide (CO2) facilitates the diaphragm movements and respiration which is important in the practice of Asanas and Pranayama in particular. Prana the subtle and first unit of energy links the body and mind. Pranayama, the pause in the movement of breath, enables the aspirant to control the higher and lower centres of brain thus controlling the emotions.

Kriyas are vital in influencing the immanent powers of body in developing specific immunity, capacity to resist and eradicate the offending factors and to help the body to recoup itself. Dhauti, Neti, Nauli, Basti, Trataka and Kapalabhati are the six Kriyas, practiced in empty stomach. Cleansing materials for Dhauti, Neti and Basti should be sterilized before and after the practice. The water should be luke warm and salt mixed.

The Practice of Kriyas should be taken only under traditionally trained expert. They should be practiced according to the need as the Hatha Pradipika Says.

Those having an excess of fat or Phlegm must practice the six purificatory processes first (before attempting the Kumbhaka – Pranayama). Those in whom the three humours (dosas) are in a state of equilibrium need not practice them.

-Hatha Pradipika II – 21

The mastery over in Kriyas is essential for advancement in Pranayama. Kriyas, undoubtly have an important part in the Tradition of Yoga and they stand greatly supporting all other practices like Asanas, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha and Dhyana.

Kriyas Reduces the Activity of the Body Leads to Smooth and Slow Respiration. This Facilitates the Practices of Asana, Pranayama, Bandha, Mudra and Dhyana (Meditation). (The aspirant) should do Pranayama (the Kumbhakas) after getting rid, by means of the six purificatory processes, of corpulence, disorders of phlegm etc. and other impurities. In this way he will succeed (in Yoga) without (much) difficulty.

-Hatha Pradipika II – 37