sandeyeThe Theory: The Kriyas 3: Dhauti (Kunjar Kriya)
April 30th 2008 22:25
Dhauti is where we enter grotty and disgusting territory. It covers some areas of Yoga that people tend to skip over on the first encounter. However, as you progress beyond the basic Asana, Pranayama and Meditation, you may be more open to a full look at everything that Yoga has to offer and 'trying out' some of the lesser known segments of a full Yogic life. I have been practicing Asana, Pranayama and Meditation seriously for only around a year and a half, but have already become far more open to investigating the other aspects of Yoga. What the 'first step' has opened to me, inclines me to get even more involved. I am now open to exploring these other areas of Yoga, at least to check them out if not retain them on a regular basis. Hopefully, over the next 3-5 years I will step deeper into the Yogic lifestyle, because I recognize the benefits from the basics and I am convinced that going further and adding to my Yoga practice will be beneficial.
There are three main participants in the Dhauti category, none of which sound extremely pleasant procedures. Nevertheless, if you can recognize the benefit that they could provide, you may be willing to gradually step closer towards accepting not only their relevance but their practice. I am not quite ready to an extended fast, but am including 1-2 days a month of liquid-fasting at the current time. By the time I am ready for a full-fast, possibly in six months time, I hope to have come to terms with the possibility of practicing Kunjar Kriya.
Kunjar Kriya is generally performed on the first day of a 3-5 day fast, although there is no reason why it cannot be performed on a shorter fast. It is performed to eliminate toxins from within the stomach base. Prepare four glasses of warm water by adding a teaspoon of salt and mixing it in, much as if you were making a solution for Jala Neti. Kunjar Kriya is practiced by drinking these four glasses of warm saline solution, and then contracting your stomach whilst inserting 1-2 fingers to your throat. The result should be that the salty water - along with other impurities resident within your stomach - will be expelled.
There are three main participants in the Dhauti category, none of which sound extremely pleasant procedures. Nevertheless, if you can recognize the benefit that they could provide, you may be willing to gradually step closer towards accepting not only their relevance but their practice. I am not quite ready to an extended fast, but am including 1-2 days a month of liquid-fasting at the current time. By the time I am ready for a full-fast, possibly in six months time, I hope to have come to terms with the possibility of practicing Kunjar Kriya.
Kunjar Kriya is generally performed on the first day of a 3-5 day fast, although there is no reason why it cannot be performed on a shorter fast. It is performed to eliminate toxins from within the stomach base. Prepare four glasses of warm water by adding a teaspoon of salt and mixing it in, much as if you were making a solution for Jala Neti. Kunjar Kriya is practiced by drinking these four glasses of warm saline solution, and then contracting your stomach whilst inserting 1-2 fingers to your throat. The result should be that the salty water - along with other impurities resident within your stomach - will be expelled.
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