Can you over-do Jala Neti usage?
A. Yes, it’s possible. For most people under normal conditions once or twice a day is sufficient for general health benefits. Three times daily may be prescribed by a yoga therapist in certain situations but only for a limited time. The symptoms of over-use are: nose bleeds, excessively dry nasal linings, constantly runny nose (from not drying it properly). This is why one should learn from an experienced teacher and keep in touch with your teacher should any problems arise. Please always keep in mind that one can over-do anything in life, even presumably safe things. What is enough for one person may be too much for another. And with yoga the same applies. This is the danger of self-prescribing things, be it substances or techniques, about which one has only limited knowledge. Just as some pharmaceuticals are freely available over the counter and others must be gained by doctor’s prescription, so too are some yoga practices easily self taught and others kept a little more restricted d
