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Nauli is one of the '' kriyas'' or ''
Definitions of Nauli
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{{Yoga Kriyas Shatkarmas Sanskrit words and phrases
Nauli is one of the '' kriyas'' or ''shatkarma
The shatkarmas (Sanskrit: षटकर्म ''ṣaṭkarma'', literally ''six actions''), also known as shatkriyas,yoga
Yoga (; sa, योग, lit=yoke' or 'union ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-consciou ...
. The exercise is claimed to serve the cleaning of the abdominal region (digestive organs, small intestine
The small intestine or small bowel is an organ in the gastrointestinal tract where most of the absorption of nutrients from food takes place. It lies between the stomach and large intestine, and receives bile and pancreatic juice through the p ...
) and is based on a massage
Massage is the manipulation of the body's soft tissues. Massage techniques are commonly applied with hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearms, feet or a device. The purpose of massage is generally for the treatment of body stress or pain. In Eu ...
of the internal belly organs by a circular movement of the abdominal muscles. It is performed standing with the feet apart and the knees bent.
The 15th century ''Hatha Yoga Pradipika
The ''Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā'' ( or Light on Hatha Yoga) is a classic fifteenth-century Sanskrit manual on haṭha yoga, written by Svātmārāma, who connects the teaching's lineage to Matsyendranath of the Nathas. It is among the most inf ...
'' claims that Nauli (magically) removes all diseases.
''Nauli'' is an exercise of classical hatha yoga
Haṭha yoga is a branch of yoga which uses physical techniques to try to preserve and channel the vital force or energy. The Sanskrit word हठ ''haṭha'' literally means "force", alluding to a system of physical techniques. Some haṭha ...
; it is not often taught in yoga as exercise
Yoga as exercise is a physical activity consisting mainly of postures, often connected by flowing sequences, sometimes accompanied by breathing exercises, and frequently ending with relaxation lying down or meditation. Yoga in this form has ...
. There are four steps, which are learned one after another:
# the abdominal lock, uddiyana bandha
A bandha ( sa, बंध) is a kriyā in Hatha Yoga, being a kind of internal mudra described as a "body lock," to lock the vital energy into the body. ''Bandha'' literally means bond, fetter, or "catching hold of".Iyengar, 1976: pp.435–437
Ma ...
: the lungs are emptied, and the abdomen is pulled inwards and upwards under the lower edge of the ribcage
# ''madhyana nauli'': only the central muscles of the abdomen are contracted
# ''vama nauli'': only the left muscles of the abdomen are contracted
# ''daksina nauli'': only the right muscles of the abdomen are contracted.
See also
*Vacuum exercise
The vacuum exercise is an exercise which involves contracting some internal abdominal muscles, primarily the transverse abdominal muscle, and not as much the diaphragm.
Repetitions of the exercise may be used as a form of endurance training, an ...
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Definitions of Nauli
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{{Yoga Kriyas Shatkarmas Sanskrit words and phrases