Health Tips-1-Purification

JalDhauti – Body Purification Technique

Remember if we need a healthy mind, it is possible easily via a healthy body only. Therefore , we will take a practical and ancient proven way to purify our body. It is called as JalDhauti , a Kshatkarma technique in Hatha Yoga (Refer 3.Hatha Yoga in Yoga–Introduction-Part 1). Kindly read the instructions given below carefully before doing it.

What is JalDhauti ?

Jal means Water and Dhauti means to clean our internal body (especially the entire digestive tract ). So cleaning our body via water.

How to do it ?

• Heat pure drinking water (1 -2 liters) till it achieves the body temperature and put a tea spoon  of white rock salt in it.
• Initially, the proportion of salt can be kept a little high.
• Start drinking this water sitting at one place (preferred to sit in {KhoKho} posture. See References given below) . Generally, nothing is felt till a liter of water is consumed.
• Keep on drinking the water. Afterwards, the weight of the water is felt into the stomach, which gradually causes strain.
• After intake of 1 to 2 liters of water, there is a nauseating feeling. Keep on drinking.
• While drinking the water (salted and heated as described herein above), it should be drunk fast consuming it from a glass. 
• Ultimately, there is a feeling that no further quantity can be consumed and there is an intense feeling to vomit.
• Then stand up with a distance of 1 to 1.5 ft in the legs and bend down slightly (More than 90 degrees). 
• Use a Bathroom or toilet to vomit. Do not use Wash Basin as they are heighted generally, so difficult to vomit there.
• Insert the fore or index finger, middle finger and the small finger of the right hand into the mouth and press a little at the end of the tongue.
• This aggravates the feeling to vomit.
• The water in the stomach will come out in gushes.
• Try to bring out the entire quantity by inserting fingers into the throat.
• When the entire or most of the  quantity of water comes out, the nausea stops and the feeling to vomit vanishes.           
• Wash the mouth and perform shavasan.
• Shavasan should be performed for 5 to 10 minutes as per the need and then one can resume the normal routine.
•  After 30 minutes, take a light drink (water, juices) and then carry  with normal breakfast.

When to do it ?

• To be done only in morning after we wake up.
• We should do it on an empty stomach only.
• We can do it before or after we brush our teeth.
• We can do it before or after going to call of nature(1 or 2)

How many times to do it?

• Only once in a day.

• First time in life (Starters): Do  it for minimum 7 days and maximum 21 days continuously(preferably without skipping a single day). 

• Repeaters: There are 2 options

1. 3 days consecutively in a month
2. 1 day after every 15 days.

 What the Benefits of it ?

• It clears all the toxins from our digestive tracts.
• Even Laxatives cannot clean some of the parts of digestive tracts which can be cleaned only by JalDhauti.
• White rock salt acts as an antiseptic.
• Acidity problem is resolved.
• Upper respiratory tracts (like cough) are cleared.
• In the TV the advertisements are shown that chocolates, sweets etc. decay our teeth. It is not true. Teeth decay because of the acid in the stomach.  No acidity in the stomach means good teeth and gums.
• Eyes and Ears becomes vibrant
• The remaining water which we are not able to vomit passes through the large intestine and clears our bowels. It acts as a mild natural laxative.

• Bad Breath is removed.
• Mind becomes restless, irritating and frustrating because of acidity in the stomach. Once the acidity is removed via JalDhauti,We feel relaxed, peaceful and a sense of centering in the mind.  

• We have lot of positive or neutral thoughts on the day, we do JalDhauti.
• Spiritual seekers do this regularly, because a pure body can easily arise in spirituality.

 Precautions ?

• People with High BP should do it occasionally. As for BP , salt is not recommended they can do it without salt
• People having Glaucoma should not do it.
• People with Heart problems should not force themselves or exert more pressure during vomiting.
• People who have gone surgeries should not do it for at least 3-6 months.
• Just remember, everyone know their limits. Kindly use common sense.

Any pointers to be considered ?

• First timers find it difficult to vomit initially due to past conditioning. But as the days pass, they become more comfortable and whatever the water they consume they are able to vomit most of them.
• There is lot of toxins in our body, which we are not aware. When the water we vomit is near what the same color of water which we drank, it means our body is free of toxins.

Reference:

Click here for JalDhauti demo on youtube.

Wisdom Pointer:

• JalDhauti keeps our body, mind and breath healthy. 
• It also help us to arise in spirituality, although indirectly. 
• Small practical pointers if implemented regularly can transform our life.