Jala Neti: A Yogic Way of Cleaning Your Nostril (2024)

What is Jala Neti:-

Jala Neti is one of the purification techniques of ShatkarmaYogafor cleansing the nasal passage by water (saline water).

Preparation:

Before practicing jala neti, it is necessary for you to prepare correct saline water. The water should be lukewarm or warmed as per your body temperature, nor cold nor hot. If you are new and the water is used when colder than your body temperature, then it will cause burn or pain in your nasal. But if you are practicing from long time, then it should not.

And for the salt, it is recommended for you to put one teaspoon per ½ liter of water.

But why? What’s the use of the salt in Jala Neti?

You should put salt in water because salt helps to equal the osmotic pressure of body and the water. That’s why when you do jala neti without salt in water you will feel irritation or burning in your nostrils.

But if you are advance or practicing Jala Neti from very long time then you does not need to put salt in the water.

Practicing Jala Neti:-

• After the saline water is prepared, stand with some distance between your feet.
• Bend your spine in 60 degree angle and neck tilted to right, now, put the spout of the jala neti pot into your right nostril (upper nostril) and keep your mouth open so that the water passes easily through your right to left nostril. If you tilt your head too much or try to breathe through your nose, then the water enters your throat instead of going to the left nostril. But it will not cause you any harm.
• Now repeat the same process with the neck tilted to left side.

Drying the nostril:-

After the Jala Neti is done, it is very necessary to dry your nostrils, as there are chances to be caught by cold. Why?

Because after doing Jala neti there is still some water left inside your nostrils.To dry your nostrils, stand in the same position as while doing jala neti. Now blow the air out with force through your nose (mouth closed) like you in KapalabhatiPranayama.

Precautions:-

The Jala Neti should not be practiced when –

• Suffering from chronic bleeding of the nose,
• Any type of nose infection,
• If hurt or cut inside the nose.

Benefits of Jala Neti:-

• Jala Neti helps you to get cure from diseases like headaches, mental stress, etc. by removing the excess heat out of your brain.
• It helps you to get better concentration and bacteria free nasal cavity. It is also very helpful in improving the eye vision.
• And if you do Jala Netidailyin the morningyou will never be caught by cold.
• Jala Neti can also be practiced to cure diseases like asthma and sinus.