It is a purification technique as it cleans the complete elementary canal (from the mouth to the anus).Shank means shell and Prakshalana means cleansing. Shells have a lot of curves ,the same way our intestines have.Try to pour water into a shell. To have the water in the last curve we have to rotate the shell. We use the same technique in the practice of Shankh Prakshalana Kriya.
It comprises of drinking lukewarm saline water and then performing the sequence of Asanas until the intestines have been completely washed (clear water comes out from the anal opening in the end). For that day, you should only have a special diet called Khichdi. This lubricating food(ghee) replaces the natural lubrication of your insides which has been washed out by the saline solution. This technique is practiced in the morning on an empty stomach. It is necessary that the very first process of Shankha-Prakshalana should be Gastrointestinal Cleansing through non intervention Yogic procedure to be conducted at Swami Vivekananda Yoga Kendra Koparkhairne.
It is a time proven method to detoxify your system which not only cleans your GI system but is also beneficial to people suffering from Constipation,Type 2 Diabetes,Obesity and other life style disorders.
In the case of normal, healthy persons, once or twice a year around the change of season is sufficient. This readjusts the body’s temperature regulating mechanism (thermostat), ensuring a lower body temperature and sustained digestive capacity in the difficult summer and monsoon months. For those with diseases i.e. diabetes, asthma, mild constipation, it can be performed more frequently. Shankhaprakshalana cleans our digestive system –
Shankhaprakshalana recharges the entire Pranic body, removes blockages from the Nadis and help to purifies all the Chakras.
Then, you will Perform The five specific Asanas
- Tadasana
- Tiryaka Tadasana
- Kati Chakrasana
- Tiryaka Bhujangasana
- Udarakarshanasana
- After completion of the Kriya the individual will have to eat Khichdi,further rest should be taken for the remaining However, it is important not to sleep for at least three to four hours after the initial meal. Sleep during this period may lead to physical lethargy and headache.
- In the evening one should eat only diluted Khichdi but without ghee or oil.
- There should be gap between six hours between these two meals. The stomach must be filled to capacity at both meals, even if there is no feeling of hunger.
- During this period it is advisable to keep silence and avoid physical or mental work.
- One should not use fan, air conditioner & TV. One should not eat or drink or have sex.
- If thirsty, then you can take Luke-warm water
Things to carry: One Yoga mat, one towel (normal size), soap cake for washing hands, wear loose clothes and have one extra pair of clothes available, one steel glass, one steel Thali (Plate) with a rim (kinnari/sides), one tablespoon for eating khichdi, Neti pot.
These practices should only be done under the supervision of an experience Yoga practitioner.
Please participate and experience at personal level the benefits of natural detoxification process which aids to overall health and well-being.
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