Life, A - D

I started having sinus issues again after moving back to a very

dry climate from a comfortable sea level town. The wonderful

ladies in my mommy group, who are often just a library of

knowledge, especially when it comes to holistically relieving symptoms of any illness, recommended that I try a Neti Pot.

So I went to Whole foods in search of this contraption and

figured that for the cost of a Dr. co-pay I could purchase one of

these fancy devices. As you can see in the above picture the

Neti pot is so simple a child can use it…and since he’s smiling it

must bring instant relief AND feel good.

Yes, this is what I thought as well. The woman in the picture on

the insert of my Neti pot was smiling bright, the water being

poured up her nostril gently flowing out the other in a stream of

pure relief.

Yeah, I’m not so graceful. The second the water hit my nose I

was gagging on burning salt water, swallowing half and coughing

up the rest with the occasional spray blasting through my other

nostril as if it were a whale’s blow hole. Thank God even my

girls were asleep and not witness to this embarrassing display.

I did finally get the right yoga head pose and relaxed enough for

the water to flow out the other nostril but I sure as hell wasn’t

smiling. And my nasal cavities are still burning. Maybe I just

need practice. Wish me luck.