Shatkarmas are performed to promote the health of yogis and to awaken , direct the energies in the body , mind and deeper psyche. These ...SkiptocontentShatkarma –TheSixpurificationTechniquesinYogaThewordshatkarmacomesfromthesanskritlanguage.‘Shat’meanssixand‘Karma’meansaction.calledShatKarmaKriyasorShatKarmas:Neti,Dhauti,Nauli,BastiandShankaPrakshalana,KapalaBhatiPranayama,TratakaTheaimofperformingtheseactionsistocreateharmonybetweenthetwomajorpranicflows,Idaandpingalatherebyattainingphysicalandmentalpurificationandbalance.Thesepracticesarealsousedbeforepranayamaandotherhigheryogapracticesinordertopurifythebodytoxins. Shatkarmasareperformedtopromotethehealthofyogisandtoawaken,directtheenergiesinthebody,mindanddeeperpsyche.Thesepracticesshouldneverbelearnedfrombooksortaughtbyinexperiencedpeople.ItisessentialtobepersonallyinstructedastohowandwhentoperformtheShatkarmas.ThesixShatkarmasTechniquesandBenefitsofShatkarmasTechniquesNeti:Aprocesstocleanseandpurifythenasalpassage.Practicesincludedinthiscategoryare‘jalneti’and‘sutraneti’.BenefitsofShatkarmasNeti:Jalanetiremovesmucusandpollutionfromthenasalpassagesandsinuses.Ithelpstomaintaingoodhealthofthetears,eyesandthroat.Italleviatesanxiety,angeranddepression.Cleannostrilstoallowgoodbreathing.helpstomaintaingoodhealthReduceangeranddepression.Removetheexcessmucous.Reducepollenorallergensinnasalpassages.Relievenasaldryness.Reducecoldandflusymptoms.Alleviatesinusheadaches.Improvesenseofsmellandtaste.Reducesnoring.EliminationofharmfulbacteriaDhauti:Thedhautitechniquesinthissectioncleantheentirealimentarycanalfrommouthtotheanus. BenefitsofDhauti:Thispracticeremovesstalegasandstimulatesthedigestivesystem.Nauli:Amethodofmassagingandstrengtheningtheabdominalorgans. BenefitsofNauli:Naulihelpstobalncetheadrenalcomponentoftheendocrinesystem.Ithelpstoincreasementalclarityandpowerofharmonizingtheenergyflowsinthebody.Basti: ThewordBastiisageneraltermpertainingtothelowerabdomen,belly,pelvisandbladder.Bastiisamethodforwashingandtoningthe