A complete introduction to ShatKarma
Shatkarma meaning: What are they? Shatkarma are cleansing techniques (shuddhi kriyas). They are recommended to be done to prepare the body for yoga practices. They are named shatkarma because they are six (shat in Sanskrit) in number. In simplest words: these techniques are done to clean the ingestion, digestion, and excretory system of our body. These systems mean the eyes, respiratory system, digestive system & excretory system. Just like when we take bath, we remove dead skin cells and other pollutants from our skin, shatkarma works on cleaning the inside of our body. In the yogic view, the process of [...]