Kriyas are a set of cleansing practices in yoga used to purify the mind and physical body.
There are six types of Yogic kriyas.- Kapalabhathi (cranial cleansing)
- Trataka
- Neti
- Dhouthi
- Nauli
- Vasti.
These kriyas helps to cleanse the metabolic wastes from the body which at times the body fails to eliminate naturally. According to Hata Yoga this cleansing can bring harmony in the flow of energy and bring balance in three doshas – Vata, Pitta and Kapha. According to Naturopathy, imbalance in three doshas and accumulation of toxins can cause ailments. Practice of Kriyas before pranayama thereby helps to prevent and cure diseases.
ENT Wash
Eye, Nose and Throat wash practices are taught and done under the supervision of qualified yoga experts daily at our hospital. Nasal wash is also called as Jala Neti which is a type of kriya done to cleanse the nasal tract with saline water. Eye wash cleanses the impurities in the external eye, promotes circulation to the eye muscles and helps to cool down the system. Jalaneti or nasal irrigation/ wash is done to prevent nasal congestion, brings out excess accumulated mucous from the sinus cavities there by helps in improving immunity, prevents dust allergy, breathing disorders, sinusitis, respiratory illness, head ache due to congestion.
Lagu Shanka Prakshalana
( Lagu – less, Shanka – conch, Prakshalana – Cleansing)
The body is compared to a conch and is cleansed from mouth to anus with the help of saline water. Here the water used is lesser than the actual Shanka Prakshalana procedure; hence it’s called Lagu (lesser water). As this practice cleans the entire digestive tract it helps to improve the digestion, absorption and overall metabolism.
Vamanam
Vamanam is a dhauti kriya practice which is one of the shat kriyas. It’s an excellent cleansing technique to bring out toxins from the stomach and intestine. This is in short called as Gastric Cleanse or stomach wash.This also has healing effect over the lungs. The practice of Vamana is very much useful in diseases like hyperacidity, asthma, respiratory diseases, allergies etc.