For years, your girlfriend has been going to Yoga class on Tuesday nights. No problem, right? A bunch of people laying around in sweatpants, stretching, listening to multi-kulti CDs, going "oooohhhhmmmmmmmmmmmm" and then talking about "energy" -- what could possibly be more wholesome? Then again, have you ever asked her for more specific details? Do you really know all that yoga can entail?
Listener Zaphod brings us just one horrific possibility. Click here to view the .WMV movie file.
That nasal horn o' plenty is called a Neti Pot. A yogically-minded friend of mine swears by it. If that video piqued your interest, here's more information on nasal irrigation than you will ever need:
http://www.bytheplanet.com/Products/Yoga/neti/Netipot.htm
Posted by: l'il miss leather | March 28, 2005 at 05:02 PM
At least it comes out the other nostril. I watched a PBS yoga program in which Wai Lana repeatedly takes the liquid in through the nose and then spits it out into a bowl.
http://www.wailana.com/
Posted by: Chris J | March 28, 2005 at 05:40 PM
Hey, when you can't surf this is the next best thing for nose maintenance. Warm salt water flushing out the sinus can shorten or clear up a headcold in nothing flat.
Alittle daunting at first but when the congestion is gone and your breathing again, whoa baby.
Nothing like the ol' positive reinforcement to overcome the trepdidation.
Check it out. It is for real and a good thing.
Posted by: yragentman | March 28, 2005 at 11:00 PM
Neti Pots are scary! I do the yogic nasal cleansing with saline spray. The water does come out through the mouth but one must make very loud expectorating noises.
Posted by: Krys O. | March 29, 2005 at 12:24 PM
I just can't seem to get enthused over my new "Yoga Exercise Routine."
(...and everyone in Gold's Gym stares.)
Posted by: Jabberwocky | April 04, 2005 at 07:41 PM
UPDATE: A very kind friend gave me a neti pot which I tried at home. Two observations -- 1. The first time I tried it, I very much felt as though I were about to drown while standing up in my bathroom. Also, it's hard to master the proper posture to prevent the water from running out the other nostril and freefalling into the sink. (Mine just ran down my neck and got my shirt all wet.) 2. The next time I tried it, I again felt like I was drowing. But this time, I took note of the amazing quantity of water that my head seems to be able to house before it needs to find its way out again. Also, I can now say with some authority that it is ill-advised to cough when your skull is full of water.
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