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| ====== Nasal irrigation technique (Vyutkrama kapalabhati) ====== | ====== Nasal irrigation technique (Vyutkrama kapalabhati) ====== | ||
| - | //Vyutkrama kapalabhati// is a nasal irrigation technique, which is an important part of the yogic system of body cleansing techniques. It greatly assists elimination of nasal mucus, debris, dust and other products of elimination from nasal cavities, thus helping the cure in related diseases such as colds, catarrhs, sinusitis etc. Its use is also recommended for maintaing optimum health. | + | //Vyutkrama kapalabhati// is a nasal irrigation technique, which is an important part of the yogic system of body cleansing techniques. It greatly assists removal of nasal mucus, debris, dust and other products of elimination from nasal cavities, thus helping the cure in related diseases such as colds, catarrhs, sinusitis etc. Its use is also recommended for maintaining optimum health. |
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| + | The practice involves sniffing lukewarm normal saline water through the nostrils and letting it flow down into the mouth and then spitting it out. | ||
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| ===== How to do it ===== | ===== How to do it ===== | ||
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| <WRAP tip round >1. Prepare a bowl with about 500 ml of body-temperature (lukewarm) [[wp>Saline_solution|normal saline]] water solution (4,5 grams of salt per half a litre of water). | <WRAP tip round >1. Prepare a bowl with about 500 ml of body-temperature (lukewarm) [[wp>Saline_solution|normal saline]] water solution (4,5 grams of salt per half a litre of water). | ||
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| + | * You can use a clean container of any shape that is available, but when using a bowl, you can keep your nose in the water, while your mouth is free and you can spit the water out without spitting all over yourself. | ||
| + | * When measuring the amount of salt, it is better to use more of it than less. The goal is to prevent the irritation of mucous membranes, so using a [[wp>Tonicity|hypertonic]] solution works too. | ||
| + | * If available, use a pure sea salt or rock salt without iodine and any other chemicals added, such as anti-caking agents. If not, work with what you have. | ||
| + | * Use a clean unchlorinated water. If water quality is dubious, boil it before use, in order to kill any harmful microorganisms. | ||
en/misc/nassal-irrigation-technique-neti-vyutkrama-kapalabhati.txt · Last modified: 2014/03/10 12:15 by legatum
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