{"id":731,"date":"2014-12-23T10:55:36","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T10:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.remedyguru.com\/?p=731"},"modified":"2014-12-23T10:55:36","modified_gmt":"2014-12-23T10:55:36","slug":"preksha-yoga-shat-kriyas-nauli-and-basti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.remedyguru.com\/?p=731","title":{"rendered":"Preksha Yoga: Shat Kriyas &#8211; Nauli and Basti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"headingz\">Nauli<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is a yogic technique of massaging the whole abdomen and stomach by contracting and rolling the abdominal muscles, specially the rectus abdominis muscle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Stand erect with the feet separate by metre.<br \/>\n\u2022 Lean forward and place the hand on both thighs just above the knees.<br \/>\n\u2022 Perform Uddiyan bandh.<br \/>\n\u2022 Now contract the muscles rectus abdominis and isolate them at the centre of the abdomen (Stage-I: Madhyama nauli).<br \/>\n\u2022 Now bring the rectus abdominis muscles at the left side of the abdomen (Stage-II: Varna nauli).<br \/>\n\u2022 Now bring the rectus abdominis muscles at the right side of abdomen (Stage-Ill: Dakshina nauli).<br \/>\n\u2022 Now try to roll the rectus abdominis muscles so that they move from left of centre and then to right, while holding the breath outside (Stage-IV).<br \/>\n\u2022 Then inhale, relax and after normal respiration again repeat the process of rolling the muscles in opposite direction, i.e. right to left.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"headingz\">Basti<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is a hath yoga process of yogic enema to clean the colon by sucking in air or water through anus. There are two types of basti:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Jal basti<br \/>\n\u2022 Sthal basti<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"headingz\">Jal basti:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Stand erect in water up to navel, preferably in free flowing river water.<br \/>\n\u2022 Lean forward and place the hands on the knees.<br \/>\n\u2022 Perform Uddiyan bandh, and expand the anal sphincter.<br \/>\n\u2022 Draw the water into the bowel for some time and then expel it forcefully through anus.<br \/>\n\u2022 Jal basti can also be performed by sitting in cool, fresh water up to navel and by adopting Ashwini mudra.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"headingz\">Sthal basti :<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Assume the sitting pose of Paschimottanasana.<br \/>\n\u2022 Adopt ashwini mudra for at least 25-30 times, sucking air into bowel through anus.<br \/>\n\u2022 Retain it for some time and then expel it through anus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nauli It is a yogic technique of massaging the whole abdomen and stomach by contracting and rolling the abdominal muscles, specially the rectus abdominis muscle. \u2022 Stand erect with the feet separate by metre. \u2022 Lean forward and place the hand on both thighs just above the knees. \u2022 Perform Uddiyan bandh. \u2022 Now contract &hellip; 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