# Shatkarma: The Cleansing Practices Hatha Yoga Said You Had to Do First

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Podcast: [Let's Talk Yoga](https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-yoga-636640)
Published: 2026-07-05T12:00:00+00:00
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Most yoga teachers have heard of at least one or two of the Shat Kriyas — maybe you've practiced jala neti, maybe you've taught kapalabhati. But the full picture of what these six techniques actually are, where they come from, and why the Hatha Yoga Pradipika places them before pranayama is a conversation the modern yoga world rarely has with any rigor. In this episode, Aru goes deep into the Shatkarma — the six cleansing practices of Hatha Yoga — drawing directly from the Hatha Yoga Pradipi...

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