Cleansing Techniques

Question 1

Name 3 yogic cleaning techniques

Answer 1

Nauli (abdominal cleansing)
Basti (colon cleansing)
Neti (nasal cleansing)

Question 2

Describe neti

Answer 2

=nasal irrigation technique

4 variations:
Jala (water) passing warm saline water trhrough nose
Sutra (thread) passing soft thread trough nose
Ghrita (ghee) passing clarified butter through nose

Question 3

Describe basti

Answer 3

= colon cleansing

Jala(water) basti -> water is sucked trough large intestines through ants and expelled

Stahl (dry) basti -> air is sucked

Question 4

Describe nauli

Answer 4

= abdominal cleansing technique to massage internal organs

Abdominal muscles are isolated and churned