Neti (Hatha Yoga)

Neti (Hatha Yoga)
Ceramic neti pot; neti pots can also be made from glass, metal, or plastic.

Neti is an important part of Shatkarma (sometimes known as Shatkriya), the yogic system of body cleansing techniques. It is intended mainly to the cleaning of the air passageways in the head. Both the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and other sources[1] usually attribute to Neti many beneficial effects that range from profound physiological ones on the body, mind and personality to even clairvoyance. The two main variants are jala neti using water and the more advanced sutra neti using string.

Jala neti

See also: Nasal irrigation

For this technique, lukewarm isotonic salt water is poured into one nostril, so that it leaves through the other. The procedure is then repeated on the other side, and the nose is dried by bending forward and by rapid breathing.[2]

It is also possible to sniff the water in so that it runs into the mouth, and to spit it out. In a more advanced reverse variant, the water is taken in through the mouth and snorted out of the nose.[2]

Sutra neti

Course of thread in sutra neti

In sutra neti, a length of wet string or thin surgical tubing is carefully and gently inserted through the nose and into the mouth. The end is then pulled out of the mouth and while holding both ends at once the string is alternately pulled in and out of the nose and sinuses. It is used to clear the nose and also to remove nasal polyps.[2]

Sutra neti is an advanced form of yogic nasal cleansing and requires an experienced teacher. Sensations of gagging, nausea, and weakness may occur. In case of persistent blockage after jala neti, sutra neti should only be performed after a medical consultation.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Neti - Nasal Cleansing, in Yoga Magazine, a publication of Bihar School of Yoga
  2. ^ a b c d Jala & Sutra Neti Instructions from yoga-age.com.
  • Neti: Healing Secrets of Yoga and Ayurveda, Dr. David Frawley, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, WI ISBN 0940985853

Jefferson, Warren (2005). The Neti Pot for Better Health. Summertown, Tenn: Healthy Living Publications. ISBN 1570671869. 


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