Knocking down Mental & Physical Barriers

It is so fascinating to observe how breathing can alter the state of being.

Breathing is the first act when we are born and the last when we die.

It is mesmerizing that how babies are attuned by nature to breathe correctly. As I initially struggled to breath correctly, my 22 months old is effortlessly breathing through her nose with her stomach expanding as she inhales & contracting as she exhale.

As we grow up and follow the course of become worldly wise, we lose our natural innocence and gather unhealthy habits. Sadhana or practice is a powerful way of knocking down one's mind blocks or habits.

As Sri Sri Ravi Shankar stated

"We all are like fire. Observe, are you the fire that produces smoke and pollution, or the flame of camphor that creates light and fragrance"

Yes sometime a simple thought can knock you out of the slumber and rock your core. This thought infused me with fresh energy to religiously practice yoga, do pranayama & meditation, alter my lifestyle and let go of my unhealthy habits.

Yoga has stimulated lots of changes in me and engaged my senses to bring transformation in my life on physical, mental and spiritual level.

On that note, yesterday was a remarkable day, as I performed 'Jal Neti' for the first time. Earlier watching someone practicing it, used to make me uneasy. But the new spirited me, was eager like a child to try the experience.

My heart unflinchingly put my coward mind to ease and I prepare lukewarm salted water for practicing the same. With all my fellow classmates watching me with deep curosity, I bravely put the tip of the Jal neti pot in my left nostril.

Initially it took few seconds for my nostril passage to clear. I felt pressure building inside the bridge of my nose. But 40 seconds later, the water starts coming out gently from the right nostril and the next few rounds of it on both sides, went effortlessly.

If I can express through words how I felt, all I can say is that I felt ALIVE and LIGHT. My Jal Neti experience has been one of the best things that have happened to me.