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593 594- Take a few breaths, then repeat the cycle stated in paras I to ro
above. Do not, however, repeat it more than six to eight times at a
stretch in 24 hours. Only increase the duration of the pose or the num
ber of cycles under the personal supervision of an experienced Guru. - The cycles should be done only once a day at a stretch.
- Practise on an empty stomach after evacuating both the bladder
and bowels. - First learn U<;f<;f'iyana Bandha in the standing position, then in the
sitting position as a preliminary step for the practice of Pranayama.
r6. It should be done during exhalation (rechaka) and retention of
breath (kumbhaka) in the various types of Pranayama described in Part
Three.Effects
It tones the abdominal organs, increases the gastric fire and eliminates
toxins in the digestive tract.- Nauli Sixteen* (Plates^595 and 596)
The word Nauli is not found in standard dictionaries. Ullola meaning