How to cleanse your nose with Yogi's NoseBuddy DRAFT

1. Put one level measuring spoon of salt (4.5g) into your NoseBuddy

Use fine table or cooking salt, preferably without additives such as iodine or anti-caking agents. Coarse salt may also be used, but make sure it dissolves fully.

We recommend rock salt, since some people react to sea salt with symptoms such as a stuffy or runny nose.

2. Fill the pot with clean, lukewarm water up to the mark (0.5 litres)

Boil the water for one minute and let it cool to a comfortable temperature, or use distilled or sterilized water warmed to lukewarm.

In temperate climates with high quality tap water, you may use water straight from the tap. Let it run for half a minute before filling the pot.

Where tap water quality is poor, the climate is hot, or the water is strongly chlorinated, always boil the water or use distilled or sterilized water.

If your mucous membranes are dry, such as after a long flight, you may add a few drops of vegetable oil like almond or sesame oil.

3. Stir the water until the salt fully dissolves

The solution now matches the salt concentration of body cells, 0.9%. This isotonic solution ensures a pleasant experience.

4. Rinse your nose

Insert the spout into one nostril so that it fits snugly. Breathe gently through your mouth.

Lean forward over a sink. Tilt your head slightly to one side, so that the water runs in through one nostril and out the other.

Pour half the pot through each nostril. Gently blow your nose after rinsing.

If you need a more thorough cleansing, use a full pot for each nostril.

5. Let the water run out

Bend forward, head and arms hanging down loosely.

Allow the excess water to run out of your nose. Dab with a tissue.

If you’re familiar with yoga, you may enhance the effect with a pose such as the Clown or the Headstand.

6. Blow your nose

Stand up and gently blow each nostril separately. Avoid strong blowing.

If you have a cold, blow your nose extra carefully since the mucous membranes are more sensitive.

7. Breathing exercise: The Blacksmith's Bellows (optional)

To get the best results, finish with a a breathing exercise. This is especially beneficial if you are congested, affected by sinusitis, allergies or asthma.

Sit with your back and head upright, place your index and middle finger on your forehead.

Determine which nostril is most open and shut the other nostril with your thumb or ring finger.

Breathe in and out rapidly through the open nostril twenty times.

Inhale fully and hold your breath by closing both nostrils. Keep holding the breath as long as is comfortable, letting the air press gently inside your nose. If congested, hold your breath longer.

Finally, exhale slowly through the same nostril. Repeat on the other side, then repeat the full sequence twice more on each side.