Basti (hatha yoga)
Bastiis an importantshatkarma,a yogic purification, intended to clean the lower abdomen, especially the colon.[1]TheHatha Yoga Pradipikaand other sources[2]attribute to it many beneficial effects. There are two ways to perform Basti:
- Sthala basti(akaSushka bastiorVata basti), cleans the colon by sucking air in the body without the help of anycatheteror tube.
- Jala basti(aka 'Vati basti') cleans the colon by sucking water into the anus through apipe.
TheHatha Yoga Pradipikastates that the pipe form of basti destroys swelling of the abdomen and diseases of thespleenamong other ailments.[3]
TheGheranda Samhitastates that the wet (pipe) form of basti wards off urinary diseases, wind, and constipation, conferring a physique "like the god of love".[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abMallinson & Singleton 2017,pp. xxviii–xxxii, 46, 49–50, 71–79.
- ^Basti - Yogic Enema,inYoga Magazine,a publication ofBihar School of Yoga
- ^Mallinson & Singleton 2017,p. 72.
- ^Mallinson & Singleton 2017,p. 76.
Sources
[edit]- Mallinson, James;Singleton, Mark(2017).Roots of Yoga.Penguin Books.ISBN978-0-241-25304-5.OCLC928480104.
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