Drinking Water Through the Nose

Mephisto

"In Raja yoga by Swami Vivekananda, 'The First Steps' pg. 19. He mentioned drinking water through your nose, by making a pump action with the throat?

Has anyone attempted this? especially as a daily practice? would sink water be alright to use? (only a few minutes ago i tried, got water up my nose, burned but didnt get the pump action drinking going.) "

I was forced to master this practice of necessity after snorting an indefinite amount of decapsulated cold-medication, the nature of which set every nerve in my brain on fire. Ah, to be young again.

The "pump action" just means "suck water through your nose as if breathing." The trick is to not inhale the water. I leave this to your ingenium.

ThreeDayMonk

That doesn't sound like a very safe practice. I would think it'd be possible to aspirate some of the liquid, potentially causing pneumonia.

Mephisto

@ThreeDayMonk said

"That doesn't sound like a very safe practice. I would think it'd be possible to aspirate some of the liquid, potentially causing pneumonia."

Well, the point is not to inhale the water. Ever inhaled your own spittle on accident? It is rather difficult to develop pneumonia in such away. The practice of pranayama should dispel any vestage of this threat whatsover.

Remember: health is mort psychological than physical.

All disease is a mismanagement of mind.

Alias55A

All disease is "dis-ease"

Modest

Don't forget to try out neti with urine. It is very comfortable if you are a vegan or don't eat spicy food.

[V]

The water needs to have the same salt concentration as your nasal cavity. Trial and error?
I tried this once, and it was definitely one of the more excruciating experiences of my life.

Orione

Interesting to read about the health benefits of this practice.

A certain subset of Muslims also do this as part of their 'Wudu' (ritual cleansing) before every ritual prayer or before touching the Quran.

rodneywa

I drink purified water and saline through my nose to cleanse my sinuses. It requires mind concentration, and suppression of subconscious gag reflexes. When I spray paint in haste without a mask or I am exposed to lots of dust particles, then its time to cleanse my poor sinuses. I do not recommend tap water. It can burn the very sensitive sinus linings with the minutiae amounts of chlorine and fluoride found in most tap water.

HA 86

I have been thinking about trying this once I start practicing pranayama again. Just a few months ago I got a minor break in my nose during gung fu class and ever since my nasal cycles have been exaserbated. Now at times it is extremely hard to breath out of one nostril or the other, which can make pranayama a real pain in the ass. I hope this will help.

@Alrah said

"The other practises... like swallowing a long strip of linen (supressing the gag reflex) over the course of a few hours and then pulling it out through your arse to clean your intestines... well - a bit extreme. Never tried it. "

Holy shit (no pun intended) are you serious? What could the health benefits of flossing your intestines possibly be?

TheSilent1

@The Old Guitaris said

"
Holy (****) (no pun intended) are you serious? What could the health benefits of flossing your intestines possibly be?"

Apparently, Yogis have nothing better to do than pick at their butts.