Neti Pot

[Guest guest]

I noticed that Bonnie responded to Charlie on using a

neti pot. A few years ago, I was going to use a neti

pot and went to find one. I realized that they cost

about $20. I went to one of our "Big Box" stores and

bought a plastic house plant pitcher. I paid about

$3-4 for it. Make sure the end the water comes out

will fit in your nostril. Another one I bought for

someone in our family and I had to whittle it down a

little with a utility knife.

 

GB Khalsa

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I forget what I paid, but prior to that I did have a plastic nasal horn. I felt

that plastic absorbs a lot of junk, so I got the porcelain one, for sanitary

reasons. The shape, for me is much more comfortabe also. It goes onto my

nostrils and not down my throat. The tip is small, I have a little nose.

Bonnie

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As I understand it, it is desirable to have it go down your throat,

although you can just pour it through your nostrils.

 

But, I can’t see to do that without gagging on the water coming into my

throat, and also having trouble avoiding swallowing it. Any special

technique to make it work better?

Thanks, Janaka

 

On Jul 4, 2004, at 6:18 AM, bonniect wrote:

 

> I forget what I paid, but prior to that I did have a plastic nasal

> horn. I felt that plastic absorbs a lot of junk, so I got the

> porcelain one, for sanitary reasons. The shape, for me is much more

> comfortabe also. It goes onto my nostrils and not down my throat.

> The tip is small, I have a little nose.

> Bonnie

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Janaka:

I bend at the waist as much as I can with out falling into the sink, then I

tilt my head to the right with my chin nearly touching my shoulder, look up

toward the ceiling then I stand on my right soul on tip toe, I do have a

tiny amount slip through, but I have finally mastered it. It is all in the

position of your head. I count to ten, blow out any excess water, then do

the same with my left nostril and left foot tippy toe. After I blow out the

excess, I dry my nose inside with a tissue, hold my head back in inhale

deeply. Then I put my Nasya oil in each nostril, head back again and deep

inhale two or three times. Take my shower......etc. Then I blow my nose.

I found doing it that way my ears don't explode. Of course prior to this I

floss and brush my teeth, scrape my tongue, then I use my water pic. Then

the Netti cup. Hope this helped you!

Namaste'

Bonnie

P.S. I blow my nose before I use the Netti also.

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Thanks, Bonnie for all those details. I’m trying to picture it! :-)

Is water going down your throat? It so, then I guess I just need to

tilt my

head back further!

The only way I have discovered water going down my throat is to

sniff it in/down, which is why I gag when it gets to my throat.

Janaka

 

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available on archieves and is very informative giving tiniest detail of Jalneti]

[Guest guest]

No, you bend at the waist over the sink, tilt your head to the right

shoulder and look up at the ceailing side ways, if you tip your head back it

will go down your throat! The object is to get in in one nostril and it

pours out the othe nostril. Then do the same with the other nostril tilting

your head to the left, and look up sideways. I have very little go down my

throat. It took lots of practice.

Namaste'

Bonnie

-

"Janaka Param" <blackber

Thanks, Bonnie for all those details. I’m trying to picture it! :-)

Is water going down your throat? It so, then I guess I just need to

tilt my head back further!

The only way I have discovered water going down my throat is to

sniff it in/down, which is why I gag when it gets to my throat.

Janaka

 

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Thanks, Bonnie

Actually I’m trying to get it to go down my throat without gagging,

i.e. to be comfortable with it.

I understand that you get a better cleansing that way, an that it is

considered the next level.

Jankaka

 

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Janaka Param:

 

Yes, the water can go down the throat as well; if this is done after

sutra neti (using a special thread that goes into the nose and comes

out of the mouth), it provides much cleansing of the air passages;

one becomes very clearheaded.

 

I dont have any difficulty when the water is poured from one nostril

down the throat; it comes out easily through the mouth. This can be

done without a neti pot; get some water in a cupped palm and sniff it

through the nose (was given by Swami Vivekananda in his Raja Yoga I

believe).

 

-yogaman

 

ps. you are not a sisya of Subramuniya Swami by any chance?

[Guest guest]

Sounds like it would be good to learn sutra neti!

Maybe I’m plugged up, up there, i.e. it doesn’t easily come into my

mouth at all,

and yes, I am a sishya of Subramuniyaswami.

Janaka

 

On Jul 11, 2004, at 2:47 PM, childofdevi wrote:

 

> Janaka Param:

>

> Yes, the water can go down the throat as well; if this is done after

> sutra neti (using a special thread that goes into the nose and comes

> out of the mouth), it provides much cleansing of the air passages;

> one becomes very clearheaded.

...

...

> -yogaman

>

> ps. you are not a sisya of Subramuniya Swami by any chance?