Lately Kim and I have been using a neti pot. I first found out about these devices when Kim and I went to Kripalu yoga center this past summer. Kim finally bought one, and despite my skepticism over flushing water through your nostrils, I love it. I never realized how much more clearly I could breath – through both nostrils!
Basically you pour water through one nasal passage and it comes out the other, flushing out all the crud in between. Much more effective than even a good nose picking. I’ve been using it whenever I feel even a little clogged, which is most mornings in the winter.
I read once that an advanced yogi could pass a cloth through his nostrils in a similar manner.
Comment by mjrobins — December 31, 2005 @ 5:40 am