random - 2007-11-18 4:14 AM

Hi. I'm new here so i'm not sure if its ok just to start a thread on this. i'm aware there are other threads on neti potting but i was after more specific responses to my issues.

i've had sinus problems for a long time, you could probably call them chronic. i've recently starting using a neti pot (about a week now) in an attempt to solve the issues.

===> Totally wrong thing to do and therefore anything associated with this practice in your case shall go wrong.


it has helped somewhat, but there are just a few things i'm not sure of.

===> What has helped is not real help, but only a symptomatic feeling.

1. the water sometimes just doesnt seem to want to flow. and when it does, it will start with a big flow, then slow down to a trickle then stop. is that meant to happen??

===> This should be learnt from an experienced Neti teacher in person. I am not suggesting that you should learn and do it that way. But, if you are having this question and you do yourself wish to learn neti, in your own case, you should learn it from the experienced teacher.

2. my left nostril is still currently blocked, yet water flow seems to occur more when i hvae the neti pot into my left nostril (and flowing out of my right)

===> Same as abo ve.

I tried this thing yesterday where with the neti pot in my right nostril, i block the hole on the top of the neti and blow out of my left nostril if no water is flowing. it clears a lot of junk and water starts to flow very well, but then stop again. and i mean it clears heaps of stuff. i did it last night, but today when i did it it felt alot of water was going to my ears so i relaxed on it abit. is this a good thing to do or dangerous to the ears? right now my ear feels a tiny bit blocked but nothing major, clears when i yawn. my left nostril is however still blocked

===> Same as above.

3. i seem to be having trouble clearing water out after using the neti pot. not so much clearing the water out, but more knowing if i've done it properly or if theres any water still in there? sometimes my nose is still blocked after neti potting so it makes it harder?

the way ive devised, i'm not sure how good it is, is to block both my nostrils and blow, and if i feel any water in my ears then i need to clear more. is this a good thing to do?

===> Same as above.


====> Anecdote (? spelling): Once one computer consultant girl came to my class. She said, she wants to learn Neti. On discussion with her, we concluded that : she wants to learn neti only because her grand father in India does it and she does not want my other opinions on it. So, I accepted. I said she needs one or two private classes at 60 per hour. She accepted to try one first. She has tried all things before to learn and did not work. So, when she came to my class, I walked to an Indian Grocery store opposite to my school and purchased a copper pot with a trunk (I think this is called Spout in English. ???) which is used for Puja in India. I told her she has to pay me for the pot as well. She agreed. Now, the class was for one hour. I told her she has to do exactly what I do, without using her thinking for the part of the class. No questions and no thinking, just do what I do.

For the first 45 min, I taught her all yoga exercises which I wanted to teach her such as Backbends, etc. etc. also some meditation. Then after 45 min, I brough the copper pot with the water in front of her and told her to do some things. She exclaimed in surprise that she had actually drunk water by one nostril and left it by another. She thought she had accomplished great deal in 5 min. She paid my 60 dollars cash plus 20 dollars for the pot.


I felt I had accomplished a great deal due to a) my being able to teach her 45 min of Yoga Class and b) getting 60 dollars for my service.

===> The above is a true incident, not a made up story.


any responses will be appreciated. i feel like its worth persisting with because at the moment even though my left is still blocked at the moment, my right is clearer than it has been in a long time.

random - 2007-11-19 9:14 AM

thanks for your response but all you have given me is negativity without reason.

purnayoga - 2007-11-20 3:46 AM

If you will describe your Neti process from craddle to grave then I will provide some additional feedback.

If you choose to do this please cover:

the mixture you are using and it's ratio.
where and when you are doing the neti process
from what source you have found neti information which you are folllowing
and any specifics about you and your health

1. Pour one Rhino Spoon (= 2.7 gr.) cooking salt in the nasal cleanser. This should not be salt substitutes or iodized salt, but regular cooking salt.

2. Fill the cleanser with moderately warm water (37° C). Shake the cleanser so that the salt dissolves.
Salt and Water
Rinsing the Nose

Follow the next steps closely. Should there be a problem, read further for help with possible mistakes you may be making.

3. Place the tip of the spout in the nostril which feels most open - from the side, not from the front - and press lightly up into the nostril so that the nostril closes tightly around the tip.

4. Breathe through the mouth. It is not possible to breathe through the nose at the same time as water is running through it.

5. Bend slightly (not much) forward from the hips so your head is over the sink. Keep your chin tucked in towards the body. Do not stick your chin out.

6. Turn your head a little so you are looking to the side (NB: remember to keep your chin in). The water will flow in through one nostril and out through the other.

7. When about half of the water has run through, raise your head up and remove the cleanser. A little water will run out of your nose, and you can empty the nostrils by closing one at a time and blowing gently out. Do not blow so hard that it makes the ears pop.

8. Pour the remainder of the water through the other nostril now.


All Water Must Come Out

Make sure there is no water remaining in the nose and sinuses after nasal cleansing. It is not good for the mucus membranes to have water there for long periods - especially in the winter. There may be no water left inside, but check in case some remains:

9. Bend forward so the top of your head is hanging down. Turn your head to the side, close the lower nostril with one finger and blow gently, not hard, through the upper nostril. Hold some tissue paper in front of your nose.

10. Move your head to a horizontal position, face towards the floor and blow out of the same nostril. Blow a couple of times in each position. If necessary, you can repeat steps 9 and 10 several times.

11. Repeat steps 9 and 10 to the other side.

12. Stand up and blow a few times in and out of each nostril to «dry» the nose. (If you practise Yoga, Headstand, Sirsasana, and the breathing technique Bhastrika may be done after nasal cleansing).

random - 2007-11-21 6:04 AM

oh and im from australia........

okidoll - 2007-12-19 12:20 AM

Sorry to raise up a month old post, but I've had a really bad cold for the last few days, and I've been using salt water (table salt) in warm water. I don't have a Neti pot but am using a stopper bulb like you clean your ears out with. I just haven't been well enough to get out to find a pot, and my sinus cavities are killing me. This seems to work great. It really does reduce the sinus pain. It even feels like the pain was in my teeth. I guess I could try a funnel?

Oprah had a show on the Neti pot Monday I think or Friday or last week. Dr. Oz had a woman demonstrate it.