Get Rid of Fear of Jal Neti Once and For All

Today morning as I was preparing water to practice Jal Neti the thought suddenly came to my mind about asking my dad to try it out. My dad who is around 74 years old, practices Pranayama regularly every morning for around half and hour to 45 minutes. He has been practicing this for last 4 to 5 years now and attributes his alertness to the practice. He earlier had double heart attack around 24 years back and then around 10 years back had a stroke which temporarily paralyzed his left side. After the initial treatment, he started practicing Pranayama every morning after watching Swami Ramdev's programme on TV. After practicing Pranayama for last 4 to 5 years he has regained most of the strength and control on his limbs. He does not practice any asanas apart from some loosening exercises.

When I asked him if he would like to try Jal Neti it took him by surprise. He was initially apprehensive. I assured him that it is a very easy. Once I instructed him properly he was able to easily do it easily. This process also made me realize few doubts or questions which I think may arise in the mind of anyone who has not tried Jal Neti before.

I have written on Jal Neti before this and reason behind writing again on this topic is I find it extremely effective. I started it few months back and results for me are excellent. Earlier I used to get running nose very easily whenever I had throat infection, but I have seen that now a days even in case of throat infections also it is very mild and I don't get running noses.

Common Queries and Questions on Jal Neti.

1. I need to pull the water into the nose, and that is difficult
   When you see any one performing Jal Neti either directly or watch a video it might appear as if water is pulled through one nose and thrown out of the other nose. But the fact is only thing one needs to concentrate on is breathing through the mouth during the duration of Jal Neti. Just start with breathing through the mouth and then attach the nozzle of the Neti pot on one of the nostrils and tilt the head. The water will follow its natural course and flow out of the other nose automatically. Follow this with the other nose.


2. How warm should the water be?
   You might come across this question after you have made your mind to try out Jal Neti. It is best to keep it lukewarm or may be very slightly warm initially. You nose may be very sensitive initially and you will feel tingling sensation on the tip of the nose. If you are comfortable with the warmth of the water you can try to increase it a little bit more next time.


3. What to do if one of my nostril was blocked and the water does not flow properly?
   In such cases I found that we can try two approaches. Firstly you can heat up the water a little bit more. This usually opens up the nostrils. Other approach can be to try from the other nostril first. Rarely is the case when both the nostrils are blocked. Trying both these methods will surely open up both the nostrils. Regularly practicing Jal Neti also reduces the incidence of blocked nose.


4. I still think Jal Neti is Gross
   In reply to this I would like to ask a question. Do you feel passing of stool or urine is gross? Even if you feel so you still need to do that to keep the body clean. Similarly to keep the respiratory system clean and to cure many diseases it is necessary to practice Jal Neti from time to time. More frequently you do it better it is for you.

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