Day 12 - Nadi Shodhana & Hold - 21-Day Breathwork Challenge

This session is part of the 21-day Breathwork Challenge. If you follow my profile, you can find all the available previous sessions there. You can also find all the other tracks in the playlist "The 21-Day Breathwork Challenge".

Our Nadi Shodhana with Kumbhaka will take about 15 minutes. It will be the same as nadi shodhana, alternate nostril breathing, but with several breaths holds between the switches from inhale to exhale and nostrils. Antar kumbhaka, holds the breath internally, after an inhale. Bahir kumbhaka, holds air externally, after the exhale.

If at any point you feel uncomfortable, take slow and steady breaths and come back to the practice when you feel calm. Remember to check your BOLT, and pick what is suitable for your body today.

Please be aware that contraindications apply for breath holding, and take care to listen to those carefully.

Reviews

I love the nadi shodana, even with my nose cold nowadays ☺️

It was good, but challenging for me to breath so slowly! I need to keep practicing. Thanks so much Inge for the effort to put this great challenge together

This was challenging since I’m still dealing with a mild winter cold. However I believe this practice helped my breathing. My left side was definitely more restricted than my right but as I practice it improved. I like doing the breath holds. I find my mind is more peaceful when I’m holding my breath.

Wonderful, challenging but so worth it for the payoff of being calmer and quietening the mind. Thanks Inge

I feel very relaxed after this practice, although nasal sinus congestion made it a bit challenging! 🙏