![karma sutra techniques karma sutra techniques](https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/863abb32-d11a-4c17-8d18-5a4aa7334bef.559ce8b274f38078c82d7589ec102e5b.jpeg)
In this process, water is drunk to full capacity which let impurities flush out from the food pipe by vomiting.ĭhauti kriya is generally of four types.
![karma sutra techniques karma sutra techniques](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41FvjI+TNdL.jpg)
In Sanskrit, Dhauti means ‘ washing‘ or ‘ cleansing‘. Dhauti kriya – Cleansing of Digestive Tractĭhauti kriya is the first Shatkarma we practice in yoga.
![karma sutra techniques karma sutra techniques](https://iknowallnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/New-edition-of-the-Kama-Sutra-for-millennials-is-the-first-to-be-illustrated-by-a-woman.jpg)
Therefore shatkarma is also mentioned as “ shat kriyas” in many yoga and pranayama books. Here the terms kriya and karma are synonymously used to define “specific actions” for achieving some “specific results”. Combinedly these yoga kriyas are called Shatkarma. The 6 kriyas of yoga are complete detoxification exercises that cleanse our whole alimentary canal starting from the mouth to the anus. Why? Because the purpose of these kriyas is to make the body and mind strong enough (not just externally but internally as well) to withstand any advanced practice. They are generally practised before any asana, pranayama, mudra or advanced meditation techniques. Indeed, shatkarmas are more like preparatory exercises in yoga.