Hello there,

With regards to Jala Neti, I have had the pleasure of its practice
for about a year now and it is wonderful for sinus problems as well
as asthma which is why I practice it.
Specifically:
The measurements are 1/2 tsp salt (or 1/4 tsp each of salt and baking
soda which is what I use) to a cup of very warm but not too hot
distilled water. I use a neti pot which I got at the local "Whole
Foods" chain in my town, but one can also use a plastic bottle that
can be gotten at a local pharmacy for this purpose. The measurements
are important because you want to imitate the saline content of the
body; less salt can be very irritating and too much dries the nasal
passage too much. I practice this morning before my shower and
evening about an hour before bed to allow my sinus to fully drain. It
can be done more often as the need arises.
On another note, I have also found that pranayama (breath of fire, sa-
ta-na-ma meditation) is good for asthma too…by increasing the carbon
dioxide balance in the bloodstream, this causes the cells in the
lungs to open up and be more receptive to oxygen. It is amazing how
we can breathe and breathe and still not be able to utilize the
oxygen, due to not breathing properly or "overbreathing".
Hyperventilation causes the body to shut down to receiving oxygen,
that is why the old cure of breathing into a paper bag is effective.
Breathing from the belly feels good too.
P.S. Thank you Avtar for the resource on gong CDs.

Hello,

Since I can stay not far from six minutes in apnea, I am not
sure, as you said, that hyperventilating 'causes the body to
shut down to receiving oxygen'.

Because when I dont, I just gag ;-))))))))).

Greetings from France,

Froggy Jacques




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>but one can also use a plastic bottle that
can be gotten at a local pharmacy for this purpose.

What kind of bottles are these? As as someone who gets frequent sinus
headaches I'd love to try it. Also does anyone any other substitute ideas
for the kettle? I know my yoga teacher had said she's never been able to
find them.

A wondeful day to all!

Deb

deb wrote:

> What kind of bottles are these? As as someone who gets frequent sinus
> headaches I'd love to try it.

I first tried jala neti using a small teapot, however I now have a proper neti
pot which I got from this website
http://www.healthandyoga.com/

--
Nick

i just recently bought a neti pot from living arts... www.gaiam.com and
someone else recently listed www.healthandyoga.com as a resourse.
it really is easier to do than one would think....
libby

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Subject: Re: [Kundaliniyoga] Re: Jala Neti


> >but one can also use a plastic bottle that
> can be gotten at a local pharmacy for this purpose.
>
> What kind of bottles are these? As as someone who gets frequent sinus
> headaches I'd love to try it. Also does anyone any other substitute ideas
> for the kettle? I know my yoga teacher had said she's never been able to
> find them.
>
> A wondeful day to all!
>
> Deb
>
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Hello Deb!
Unfortunately the neti pot I use was made by a local ceramicist, but
I do think there are several things that might work as well. The
plastic bottle at the pharmacy is known as a sinus rinse kit and
comes in a box with instructions. Other items that might work as well
and maybe even cost less would perhaps be one of those single serving
tea pots at Pier One or cost plus, or even a generic plastic bottle
with a pointy tip like those used for ketchup or mustard (CLEAN of
course!) by making the tip opening just a bit larger, not too much it
might work very well. Hope this helps.

lily




--- In Kundaliniyoga@y..., "deb" <debmck@n...> wrote:
> >but one can also use a plastic bottle that
> can be gotten at a local pharmacy for this purpose.
>
> What kind of bottles are these? As as someone who gets frequent
sinus
> headaches I'd love to try it. never been able to
> find them.
>

Hello Deb!
Unfortunately the neti pot I use was made by a local ceramicist, but
I do think there are several things that might work as well. The
plastic bottle at the pharmacy is known as a sinus rinse kit and
comes in a box with instructions. Other items that might work as well
and maybe even cost less would perhaps be one of those single serving
tea pots at Pier One or cost plus, or even a generic plastic bottle
with a pointy tip like those used for ketchup or mustard (CLEAN of
course!) by making the tip opening just a bit larger, not too much it
might work very well. Hope this helps.

lily




--- In Kundaliniyoga@y..., "deb" <debmck@n...> wrote:
> >but one can also use a plastic bottle that
> can be gotten at a local pharmacy for this purpose.
>
> What kind of bottles are these? As as someone who gets frequent
sinus
> headaches I'd love to try it. never been able to
> find them.
>

Here's another source for a neti pot:

http://www.himalayaninstitute.org/cg...E/page=sl411.\
html

Swami J