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Neti – Body Purification

There are various methods of doing ‘neti‘. Jalneti is described as below For doing ‘Jalneti’, a special kind of Jug-’netilota’ -is used. Fill the jug with pure water. Add half a spoon of salt to it. First boil the water and then cool it. Lower the head to the left side. Place the funnel of [...]

Sushumna nadi | Ida and Pingala for Pranayam

Sushumna nadi is regarded as a hollow tube in which there are three more concentric tubes, each being progressively more subtle than the previous one. The tubes or nadis are as follows: sushumna- signifying tamas, vajrini -signifying rajas, chitrinisignifying sattva, and brahma- signifying consciousness. The higher consciousness created by kundalini passes through brahma nadi. When [...]