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Neti is one of the six purification practices

(kriyas), so is kapalabhati breath, which someone mentioned

earlier. They're both awesome for clearing out stuffy

noses. There's jala neti, which is pouring salt water

through your nose via a little ceramic pot with a spout.

In sutra neti, you thread a 12" piece of waxy string

through your nose and out your mouth (I've never tried

this one). Neti is really simple, it only takes about

the same amount of time needed to brush your teeth.

Also, I found that by doing it every morning, my

hayfever is only about 1/10th as bad as it used to be.

When I practice in the morning, right after doing the

nasal wash, I'm usually still a little stuffy during

the sun salutes, esp. down dog (this only lasts for

maybe 5 or 10 mins - keep tissues close by, as alan

suggests). As I get warmed up though, there's really no

comparison, breathing is so much easier. One place you can

get a pot from is the Himalayan Institute; they come

with good instructions. It's really worth the

investment!<br>Does anyone else practice the other kriyas, like the

stomach wash or nauli? I remember someone commented that

Lino Miele does nauli during his practice on the new

video. I'm interested in learing this, but I don't have

a clue as to where to start. Is it best to learn it

from a teacher?<br><br>amrita

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As for Nauli - only learn it from an experienced

teacher, only practice on an empty tummy and LADIES DON'T

do nauli as it can adversly affect the reproductive

organs.<br><br>Re:snot in the nose...yes definitely the neti pot is very

helpful. Also contributing to excess snot is our diet and

the hours that we keep. When we practice the ujjayi

breath , we begin to detox - all the underlying snot is

dislodged and exits the building. If you don't

practice...eeek, it just gains more mass. If you practice in the

morning DO NOT eat 12 hours before (ie. meal at 7pm

practice next day at 7am). If you have fewer hours betwen

meal and practice than there is not complete digestion

so there is more mucus production and thus

detoxification. Too if you keep whacky hours and frequent smokey

bars, or sleep, eat, wake randomly ever changing

throughout the week - then the body is more stressed and

fatigued and creates mucus!!! Also dairy and fleshy foods

create an acidic (mucous) condition in the body. Also

important - have that full bowel movement before you start

- this lightens the load allowing mucus to drain.

(Ah its all about the mucus) Part of yoga lifestyle

is regulating our day to day lifestyle to promote

eveness in the body , mind.<br><br>RE: Daily practice

while living in a modern world<br>everyday (with a cold

or not) take Surya A , Surya B and standing poses

(add next few when you have time) and then take

finishing poses starting with Shoulder stand to final

seated poses. You'll feel so darn grateful later in the

day that you'll crawl out of bed a few minutes

earlier. <br><br>Re :GURU etiquette<br>give a gift of

flowers - thats always nice. Do not sit with your feet

extended to the Guru (or any elder or respected person, or

image of God). Greet him with folded hands (touch his

feet if you like). Do not sit before him (even if you

are in the back row) while he is speaking in a

conference and stretch out, rub your feet, eat and drink

(that part is common sense I would think).<br><br>Enjoy

Boulder all you lucky ones!!!<br>m.p.

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One word of caution to fellow allergy sufferers.

Use only high quality (purity) water. I've learned

the hard way that using chlorinated city water can

actually bring on an allergic response and makes things

worse.

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nauli is said to be the greatest of the kriyas -

and one best learns it from a teacher. But you can

begin learning to isolate your left and right abdominal

muscle groups as in intense Uddhiana bandha: Start

standing straight, feet shoulderwidth apart. Exhale slowly

and deeply while leaning foreward, bending knees

slightly, and resting hands on knees, fingers pointing in,

elbows out, and look at your belly. When exhalation is

complete hold your breath and suck your abdominal muscles

in towards the spine. Now try pulling only one side

in and to relax the other. Alternate. This feels

very difficult at first, but if you do this before

practice every day, in a couple of days it will be easier.

To do Nauli in Kukkutasana is more difficult. (A

link to the site with Lino’s online video-clips is

posted on my Yoga-links

page:<br><br><a href=http://www.vegenet.com/%7Etrishan/Yoga/

target=new>http://www.vegenet.com/%7Etrishan/Yoga/</a><br>)

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In an amazing coincidence, if you click on my

name to reach my bio page, you will see a picture of a

wild-haired man (not me, obviously, since I'm still a woman)

with some refreshing neti water dribbling from his

nose.

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But why? (That is, why the picture? Not, why do

neti?)<br><br>I thought I would give it a go yesterday, without

benefit of a neti pot. So I stuck my nose in some water

and inhaled hard a few times. Some water went in, and

came out again, and my nose felt clearer for a while

afterwards. Or is there more to it than that?<br><br>George

Feuerstein mentions a kriya practice involving washing the

prolapsed bowel then shoving it back in. No thanks.

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