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The Shatkarmas are six preliminary purifications used in traditional hatha yoga. [1]The shatkarmas (Sanskrit: षटकर्म ṣaṭkarma, literally six actions), also known as shatkriyas, [2] are a set of Hatha yoga purifications of the body, to prepare for the main work of yoga towards moksha (liberation).
Kriyā is a Sanskrit term, derived from the Sanskrit root kri, meaning 'to do'. Kriyā means 'action, deed, effort'. The word karma is also derived from the Sanskrit root √kṛ (kri) कृ, meaning 'to do, make, perform, accomplish, cause, effect, prepare, undertake'.
The Sarma, "New Translation" schools of Tibetan Buddhism (Gelug, Sakya, Kagyu, Jonang) classify tantric practices and texts into four.In this, they follow Indian Tantric Buddhists such as Abhayākara, who makes this distinction in his Clusters of Quintessential Instructions.
Kriya Yoga (Sanskrit: क्रिया योग) is a yoga system which consists of a number of levels of pranayama, mantra, and mudra, intended to rapidly accelerate spiritual development [2] and engender a profound state of tranquility and God-communion. [3]
The 10-Minute Rejuvenation Plan: T5T: The Revolutionary Exercise Program That Restores Your Body and Mind. Crown Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0307347176. Kilham, Christopher S. (2011-08-16). The Five Tibetans: Five Dynamic Exercises for Health, Energy, and Personal Power (2nd ed.). Inner Traditions. ISBN 9781594774447
In yoga, mudrās are used in conjunction with pranayama (yogic breathing exercises), generally while seated in Padmasana, Ardhasiddhasana, Sukhasana or Vajrasana pose, to stimulate different parts of the body and mind, and to affect the flow of prana in the body.
Bhastrikā [1] is an important breath exercise in yoga and pranayama. It is sometimes treated as a kriya or 'cleansing action' along with kapalabhati to clear the airways in preparation for other pranayama techniques. Bhastrika involves a rapid and forceful process of inhalation and exhalation powered by the movement of the diaphragm.
Nauli is an exercise of classical hatha yoga; [1] it is not often taught in yoga as exercise. There are four steps, which are learned one after another: [ 4 ] the abdominal lock, uddiyana bandha : the lungs are emptied, and the abdomen is pulled inwards and upwards under the lower edge of the ribcage [ 5 ]