Are there any restrictions regarding women performing the shatkarmas at the time of the monthly cycle?
Swami Niranjan: There are no absolute restrictions and rules for the practices of neti, trataka or kapalbhati, but it should be ensured that, in the practices of dhauti and basti, undue pressure is not created in the sensitive system of the female sadhaka at the time of the monthly cycle. If undue pressure and tension is created in the muscular structure at the time of basti and dhauti, then the hormonal cycle can be affected. So the practices of neti, kapalbhati and trataka can be practised by ladies during the monthly cycle while those of nauli, basti and dhauti should be done after the monthly cycle to avoid any kind of hormonal or glandular imbalance within the body.
