Jala Neti - The Yoga Practice of Saline Nasal Irrigation

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Learning Jala Neti

Contents of this page
Notice to New Users
Notice to Previous Users and Teachers
Finding a Jala Neti Instructor
Please Note - This website no longer makes nor sells the fantastic "Om" Stainless Steel Neti Pots.
The best site I can recommend for pots is Health and Yoga or use our Links Page to find other suppliers.
Please do not email us regarding supplies of Neti Pots.

Notice to New Users
To learn Jala Neti, you should arrange to meet with a qualified instructor to see a demonstration of how it is done and to be assisted with your first attempt. By qualified, we just mean someone who is experienced in using the technique and has come across the likely sorts of problems beginners sometimes experience. This is because some people (about 30% according to our surveys) do have difficulties with the practice on their first attempt. This is not because the technique itself is difficult, tricky or dangerous in any way, but because some people have difficult noses !

Due to factors such as; structural nasal blockages (ie deviated septum from birth or injury); chronic mucus blockages (due to allergy, diet or many other possible causes); hyper sensitive nasal linings caused by years of prescription medications; some unfortunate people need hands-on-guidance for the first few attempts. If a person tries nasal cleansing by themself at home unassisted and has first-time problems, they are not likely to do themself much harm, but rather, they might have an unpleasant and frustrating experience which may well cause them to give up and think - "This nasal cleansing business is too hard" or " This isn't working". They may then abandon the technique with a bad impression of it and of yoga's claims. However, to the eyes of an experienced user or teacher, their problem can usually be seen as something simple which can be remedied by guidance and/or perseverance. Alternatively, they may be advised to have a professional medical nasal examination to ascertain the cause of their difficulties. We consider this "path of safety" the best way to achieve the best results for the user as well as for yoga's reputation.

If, after your first trial, you decide to buy a Neti Pot, your instructor can give you all the relevant information to continue at home. If you do have any problems at home in the first few weeks, your instructor will be as near as the phone or we will be here for any e-mail inquiries. That's called good after sales service!

Notice to Previous Users and Teachers
If you are already an experienced user of Jala Neti (who thinks it is as fantastic as we do) and would like to help others in your area learn the practice and gain the benefits, we would like to include your name and contact address on our Links Page as someone they could contact for their initial instruction session and support thereafter.

If you are a yoga school or health practitioner, you may already have a supplier of Neti Pots. That's fine by us. Our website would then just be an information source about Jala Neti for you and your students and a publicity link for your service or business. If you would be agreeable to being a Jala Neti tuition contact please e-mail us.

Finding a Jala Neti Instructor
To find a nearby instructor before ordering, search our list of contacts on our Links Page. We have chosen to include them because we believe they know about and/or teach Jala Neti is some form or another. They may or may not have Neti Pots to sell. They may or may not charge a little for their time to teach you. If there is no-one listed close you, another one in your country may know of other instructors not yet listed there. If you are an experienced Jala Neti user or teacher and would like to be included on our site for people to contact for learning Jala Neti, please contact us. You may submit any of your personal or business name, website, email, postal, fax and/or phone numbers as you wish it to be included on our Links Page.