This is nasty.. yakk.. That’s a treat?? Spit out if there is
a problem of cough. Sputum drains out completely. Instead vomiting?? Don’t stick
your eyes… read the complete article. Yes, friends… Vomiting is also a kind of
treatment in Yoga Therapy. It’s referred as Vamana Dhouti. “Vamana” means vomiting,
“Dhouti” means spraying water like a fountain. That forth Vamana Dhouti means spraying
out water with vomiting process. There are two types:
1.
1.Kunjala kriya/ Gajakarni : practice like an elephant spraying water after
drinking in its trunk
2.
2.Vyaghra Kriya : practice like a tiger vomits out 4 hours
after a meal
Definitely vomiting is not a nasty practice. If we vomit out
during fever, the undigested food will expel out following that digestion will
be clear. You can get relief from fever too. Its Nature’s law. Animals also
practice vomiting after eating grass, is also the same reason.
How to practice?
·
Drink stomach full of lukewarm salt water in empty stomach in
half sitting position. (Folded left knee where foot placing over the ground,
while the right knee folded touching the ground.)
·
Drink as much as water without resting much to breathe, until
the onset of vomiting sensation.
·
Then stand up with legs wide spread, bending forward
position. Use your forefinger and middle finger of the right hand to tingle the
throat, i.e. epiglottis, while the left hand tied behind lower back.(Modulations:
you can also tooth brush alternate of fingers)
·
Immediately water rushes outside, don’t stop the practice of
withdrawing hand until water empties from the stomach.
·
Sensation of abdomen squeezing confirms the emptiness of the
stomach.
(Observe the image of Vamana Dhouti practiced by me for
better understanding)
Precautions:
·
Patients of Hypertension, Cardiac complaints, it’s always to better
to get advice of a physician prior to practice.
·
If the stomach is not emptied completely, chances of loose stools
up to 2 to 3 times because of drunken
salt water. So just be aware.
·
It is mandatory to consume food of non-salty, non-spicy after
the practice of Vamana dhouti in order to prevent spoiling of gastric layer of
the stomach. One can consume Kichadi which is rich in Ghee also referred as
Sathwika food.
Benefits :
कासश्वासप्लीहकुष्टॊ कपयोगाि श्चवॊशश्चत् ।
धौश्चतकभप्रत बावणे प्रमान्त्यवे न सशॊ म् ॥
Kāsaśvāsaplīhakushtham
kapharoghāścha vimśatih
Dhautikarmaprabhāvena prayāntyeva
na samśayah
(Hatha yoga Pradipika, Chapter 2, Verse 25)
There is no doubt that cough, breathing problem ( Asthama),
complaints of spleen, leprosy and 20 kinds of disesases born of phlegm(sputum)
disappear by the practice of Vamana Dhouti.
It’s always good to practice Vamana dhouti 3 times per week, at
least once in a weak advised. . Dhouti Kriya improves digestive fire along with
reducing other complaints like asthma, allergy, acid reflux, gastritis, gas
formation, burping and chest burn. As the digestion improves constipation can
also relives. Vamana Dhouti is one of the best ever practice for Migraine headache,
early morning bitter sensation in the mouth.
- Dr.Puneeth Raghavendra Kuntukadu BNYS, MD Yoga Clinical
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