Sunday, December 26, 2010

Hatha Yoga Pradeepika Ch-2, Po-17

Śîtalî

As in the above (Sîtkári), the tongue to be protruded a little out of the lips, when the air is drawn in. It is kept confined, as before, and then expelled slowly through the nostrils. 57.

This Śîtalî umbhikâ cures colic, (enlarged) spleen, fever, disorders of bile, hunger, thirst, and counteracts poisons. 58.