Nauli is one of the kriyas or shatkarmas, preliminary purifications, used in yoga. The exercise is claimed to serve the cleaning of the abdominal region (digestive ...NauliFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchUddiyanabandha,performedinnauli.NauliisoneofthesixShatkarmas,purificationsusedintraditionalhathayoga.[1]Nauliisoneofthekriyasorshatkarmas,preliminarypurifications,usedinyoga.Theexerciseisclaimedtoservethecleaningoftheabdominalregion(digestiveorgans,smallintestine)andisbasedonamassageoftheinternalbellyorgansbyacircularmovementoftheabdominalmuscles.[2][1]Itisperformedstandingwiththefeetapartandthekneesbent.[3]The15thcenturyHathaYogaPradipikaclaimsthatNauli(magically)removesalldiseases.[1]Nauliisanexerciseofclassicalhathayoga;[1]itisnotoftentaughtinyogaasexercise.Therearefoursteps,whicharelearnedoneafteranother:[4]theabdominallock,uddiyanabandha:thelungsareemptied,andtheabdomenispulledinwardsandupwardsundertheloweredgeoftheribcage[5]madhyananauli:onlythecentralmusclesoftheabdomenarecontracted[5]vamanauli:onlytheleftmusclesoftheabdomenarecontracted[4][5]daksinanauli:onlytherightmusclesoftheabdomenarecontracted.[4][5]Seealso[edit]VacuumexerciseReferences[edit]^abcdMallinson&Singleton2017,pp. 49-50,71-79.^"HowtoPerformNauli".www.jaisiyaram.com.ShreeBinduSewaSansthan,India.10March2017.Retrieved10March2017.^Walford,Lisa(12April2017)[2007]."BenefitsofNauli".YogaJournal.Retrieved19August2019.^abcBeisecker,Ling."It'sNot"AlienYoga"—It'sNauliKriya,andHere'sHowtoDoIt".DoYouYoga.Retrieved19August2019.^abcd"WhatisNauli?".Nauli.org(non-profit).Retrieved19August2019.Sources[edit]Mallinson,James;Singleton,Mark(2017).RootsofYoga.PenguinBooks.ISBN 978-0-241-25304-5.OCLC 928480104.Externallinks[edit]DefinitionsofNaulinauli.org:Naulireferences,education,anddiscussionnaulivteHathayogaSubtlebodyThreebodiesFivesheathsChakraNadiSushumnaPranaTexts(Asanas)AncientmeditationseatsDarshanaUpanishad,Pātañjalayogaśāstravivaraṇa,GorakshaSatakaGomukhasanaMuktasanaPadmasanaS