I used to travel a lot. There were instances that I travelled almost every weekend during 2017, 2018 and early 2019. In the process of travelling we tend to grab anything that we get on our way to fill our belly. And also we tend to drink any kind of water. For example during trekking – we may have to drink well water, bore water, some running stream water or so. But still we have to keep healthy and for this we have to improve our Immunity also. This procedure (Kriya) I started from my 10th standard even before I know anything about Yoga.
Hope this will help you guys. And please try to understand this helps but not the ultimate solution. It helped me a lot and I think this will help you too.
What it includes?
It includes drinking lukewarm, salty water until the stomach gets full, and then intentionally vomiting it through the mouth.
What is Kunjal Kriya?
Kunjal Kriya is also called as Gaja Karani is a detoxifying yoga technique for helping us to strengthen our digestive system. The better your immune system, the better your health will be. And also we all know, that around 70% of the human immune system depends on a healthy digestive system. That means if you want to stay healthy, your digestive system needs to work efficiently. Thanks to the Kunjal Kriya.
When to do it?
I suggest to do this every week if not fort night. If not at least make sure you go for it, when your body gives you a sign of illness, some kind of feverish symptoms even before you actually become sick. But always remember it should be done in the morning on empty stomach. No other time works!
Procedure
- To perform this technique all we need is just water and a little bit of salt.
- Take a bowl of water and heat the water till it become luke warm water.
- Add sal to the water while on the stove. You can add more salt to make the vomiting process easy. There is no particular proportion about quantity, it’s up to you. You can add more salt or less too.
- Now while standing, drink a glass of water as quickly as you can. Take another one. Repeat the process until your stomach gets full of water.
- You should drink water to a point where you will not be able to any more of water. It looks like everything will come out now.
- Now comes a time when you will not be able to drink even a drop of water. It looks like everything will come out now.
- Lean your upper body (trunk and head ) in the forwarding position.
- In this position open your mouth wide and insert 2 fingers in it. Use your longest fingers i.e. middle finger along with index finger.
- Insert the fingers as deep as you can and slide it on tongue gently in to-and-fro motion.
- After rubbing like this you will get an urge to vomit and suddenly the water will come out. As soon as the water comes out, remove your fingers immediately.
- A few movements later, the flow of water will stop.
- Again put your fingers in mouth and rub your tongue gently.
- Repeat the same process until there is no more water left in the stomach.
Precautions
- This practice should be done in the morning on an empty stomach.
- For general health, it could be done once a week. However, you can practice Kunjal Kriya whenever you feel discomfort in your digestive system.
- People with the problem of low blood pressure, high blood pressure, heart problems, ulcers, and hernia of the stomach should avoid this technique.
- Before inserting your fingers in the mouth, make sure your nails are not sharp and clean.
- Avoid eating for 30 minutes.
Benefits of Kunjal Kriya
- Kunjal Kriya gives an effective wash to our digestive system. Hence, it helps to eliminate all diseases caused by poor digestion.
- The biggest benefit of this technique is it improves the strength of the entire digestive system.
- Kunjal Kriya is a blessing for those who suffer from the problem of cough and excessive mucus. It removes that extra mucus from the esophagus and gives relief from cough.
- If you perform this practice regularly, it releases the gas from the stomach. It also minimizes the poor breathing issue.
- While performing this technique, people expel the water which is sometimes greenish. This greenish color indicates the presence of bile. By removing this bile, Kunjal kriya gives amazing relief from biliousness.
- Kunjal Kriya is beneficial to cure several diseases like acidity, indigestion, Asthma, headache, etc.
- Mental disorders cured by shock therapy by recharging mind and brain. There are few processes by which the brain and mind go in selfless condition. Vomiting is one of them followed by sneezing and orgasm. Thus, Kunjal Kriya also acts as shocking therapy and can beneficial for those who suffer from tension, anxiety, phobia, depression, etc.
- This technique helps up to rebalance our nervous system. Thus it strengthens our whole body.
- Salt is an excellent cleaning agent. When we drink salt water, it neutralizes the acids and reduces the feeling of burning.
- While performing Kunjal Kriya, the thorax area gets open up due to drastic contraction. Thus, it assures the more blood supply to the entire stomach area and respiratory tract.
- Kunjal helps to overcome throat disorder like sore throat
- During the process of expelling, strong contractions of the stomach wall take place. This result in toned abdominal muscles.
- Kunjal Kriya reduces the chances of the formation of kidney stones.
- Kunjal is one of the best yogic techniques to overcome mental conditions like jealousy, fear, hate, etc. For the best result, you need to be patient because it is not an instant process. Performing this technique for a long period can give excellent results.
SOURCE : Internet and Self Experience
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Article by RK. Thanks a lot to rk for penning down your experiences and getting the information from Internet
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