Warning: do not read this post if you are squeamish.
Kriyas are yogic techniques to clean the internal organs. They remove the waste materials from our internal organs that are not expelled normally. Dr. Senthil told us this morning would be our lesson on kriyas and to bring a bucket and a towel to class. Diana and I laughed nervously when he told us we would be vomiting, which is called jala dhouti. Essentially, the salt water washes your esophagus, helps digestion problems, and releases acids and gas from the digestive tract. When I asked him if that was also called bulimia he gave me the stare and said this was a serious technique.
Anway, we arrived at class, buckets and towels in hand and watched the good Dr. mix up a litre of warm water and salt. He then drank 5 glasses of salt water quickly and vomited into his bucket. If that wasn't horrifying enough the sounds he made were! He stirred up our vomiting solution and had us face the wall, sitting on stools with our buckets in front of us....Diana is teeny so after 2 glasses she was vomiting away, which made me laugh then ended quickly as I started gagging up the water. Fast forward to the end of class when we did kappalabhati breathing (fast exhales through the nostirls) tried to churn our abdomens, called nauli, and were told the capper of the class was basti (colon cleaning). Luckily, we were told to do that on our own time. The ultimate goal with jala dhouti is to have all of the water come out in one jet, like the water jet that comes out of the trunk of an elephant!
Result....we both felt great after!! Yogis are to do this technique once a month, accompanied by jala neti (nasal cleansing). Advice: don't try this at home alone :-)
Kriyas are yogic techniques to clean the internal organs. They remove the waste materials from our internal organs that are not expelled normally. Dr. Senthil told us this morning would be our lesson on kriyas and to bring a bucket and a towel to class. Diana and I laughed nervously when he told us we would be vomiting, which is called jala dhouti. Essentially, the salt water washes your esophagus, helps digestion problems, and releases acids and gas from the digestive tract. When I asked him if that was also called bulimia he gave me the stare and said this was a serious technique.
Anway, we arrived at class, buckets and towels in hand and watched the good Dr. mix up a litre of warm water and salt. He then drank 5 glasses of salt water quickly and vomited into his bucket. If that wasn't horrifying enough the sounds he made were! He stirred up our vomiting solution and had us face the wall, sitting on stools with our buckets in front of us....Diana is teeny so after 2 glasses she was vomiting away, which made me laugh then ended quickly as I started gagging up the water. Fast forward to the end of class when we did kappalabhati breathing (fast exhales through the nostirls) tried to churn our abdomens, called nauli, and were told the capper of the class was basti (colon cleaning). Luckily, we were told to do that on our own time. The ultimate goal with jala dhouti is to have all of the water come out in one jet, like the water jet that comes out of the trunk of an elephant!
Result....we both felt great after!! Yogis are to do this technique once a month, accompanied by jala neti (nasal cleansing). Advice: don't try this at home alone :-)
Sounds delightful!! x
ReplyDeleteWow, I am squemish, but made it through. Of course I have questions about this whole thing, but will wait! Sounds like Dr. Senthil is on to you and your sarcasim...bulimia!! I took a mysore "wannabe" other day...thinking of you during it and while the instructor discussed their time in India! xo
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