Nadi Shodhana (Alternate Nostril Breathing)

If I want to balance the left and right hemispheres of the brain and get mental clarity, I practice Nadi Shodhana (alternate nostril breathing). It purifies the body's energy channels (nadis), reduces stress and anxiety, and supports a steady, focused mind. For me this pranayama is an excellent practice before meditation or any demanding mental work.

Transcript

Hi, My name is Sven and today we will practice Nadi Shodhana, A simple yogic pranayama which help us balance left cold and right warm streams within the energy Nadi systems. It is cold is called Ida and the warm is called Pingala. So we will start by placing our hand in the Vishnu Mudra which means bringing these two fingers down and then closing the right nostril with the thumb. We always start with left so from the beginning starting from the left hold and release through the right breathing in through the right hold breathing out through the left so this is the practice and now we will start with counting hand in Vishnu Mudra closing the right nostril breathing in two three four hold two three four out two three four five six in two three four hold two three four out two three four five six in two three four hold two three four out two three four five six in two three four hold two three four release two three four five six and continue with your own rhythm and last one breathing two three four hold two three four breathe out two three four five six breathing two three four hold two three four breathe out two three four five six and release breathe in and out just regular breath and relax for a minute just feel the energy stream through your body the stream of fresh prana and enjoy the moment thank you very much namaste