Nadi Shodhana: Alternate Nostril Breathing

Nadi Shodhana: Alternate Nostril Breathing

Beloved One,

Nadi Shodhana, also known as Alternate Nostril Breathing, is a calming and balancing pranayama (breathing technique) in yoga. It involves inhaling and exhaling alternately through each nostril, one at a time, while closing off the opposite nostril with your fingers. This practice helps to cleanse and purify the energy channels (nadis) in the body, promoting mental clarity, reducing stress, and bringing harmony to the mind and body. Nadi Shodhana is often used to enhance focus, improve respiratory function, and encourage a sense of deep relaxation and inner peace.

How to:

1. Sit in a comfortable position either cross legged or you may sit in a chair with your feet comfortably on the ground.

2. Vishnu Mudra: Take your right hand and bring the index finger and middle finger to touch while brining the ring finger and pink to touch. Fold down the index finger and middle finger. You will use your thumb to cover the right nostril and the ring finger to close your left nostril.

3. To begin: Close the right nostril with your thumb and begin breathing in through your left nostril. Exhale slowly and completely before taking another inhale of equal length. At the top of the breath you will switch nostrils by closing the left nostril with the ring and releasing the thumb.

Continue this alternate nostril breath at your own pace, nice and slowly.

Only switching nostrils on the after the inhale. Take a pause at the top of the breath before exhaling. If you are pregnant, skip the pause and just keep the breath slow and rhythmic without holding the breath in or out.

4. Continue for 1-3 minutes, gradually increasing your time as you please.

Benefits:

 Increases oxygen flow

 Clears and releases toxins

 Reduces stress and anxiety

 Calms and rejuvenates the nervous system

 Balances hormones

 Clears and balances respiratory channels

 Helps to alleviate respiratory irritants

 Balances solar and lunar, masculine and feminine energies

 Enhances mental clarity and cognitive function

 Enhances concentration

 Balances both hemispheres of the brain.

 Breathing through the left nostril cools the nervous system and stimulates the right hemisphere, our creative side

 Breathing through the right nostril warms the nervous system and stimulates the left hemisphere, our logical side

Enjoy a full Kundalini class with The Basic Spinal Energy Series Kriya, Nadi Shodhana Pranayama and Chii-A Kriya Meditation for Protection:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLYPm6rKeNA

Your healing journey starts now. Whether you’re seeking emotional release, physical balance, or spiritual growth, I’m here to guide you with personalized yoga therapy, Ayurvedic coaching, and creative healing practices. Don’t wait to experience the transformation you deserve. Book your session today and begin your path to deeper wellness and inner peace.

With Love,

Mystic

KUNDALINI MEDIATION AND PRANAYAMA: EGO ERADICATOR

KUNDALINI MEDIATION AND PRANAYAMA: EGO ERADICATOR

Beloved One,

Ego Eradicator is a very special pose in the Kundalini world as it not only considered a posture but also a potent pranayama (breathwork) and meditation. Our EGO is designed to provide a sense of self and personal identity which is essential for navigating our social environments and understanding our place in this world. While sometimes, people think the ego leaves us feeling limited, it’s simply doing its job to protect us and set boundaries. It helps us make decisions that prioritize our well-being based on our past experiences. With that said, the ego can be very stubborn when it comes to change so if you are experiencing self-limiting thoughts and beliefs when it comes to evolving from a situation that once appeared risky and is now opening you up to a new understanding, practicing EGO ERADICATOR can help you enhance your mental clarity and focus when it comes to sorting through old beliefs, behaviors and thought patterns. This practice helps remove emotional blockages to lead you to greater emotional stability and balance while reducing stress and improving your respiratory health. Ground in to this present moment and release your attachment to the past so you can shift your future.

To Practice:

1) Sit comfortably in easy pose. Sitting cross legged with your spine straight, the neck long and your chin slightly tucked in to Jalandhar Bandh

2) Raise your arms over head into a “V” shape at 60 degrees and curl the fingers into the palms with your thumbs out pointing inwards. To close, we will lift the arms overheard for the thumbs to touch. Keep the elbows straight throughout the practice

3) Eyes are closed or gazing at the tip of the nose

4) Begin pumping your navel dramatically as you exhale for Breath of Fire (BOF). For those of you practicing BOF for the first time, it is very similar to “panting like a dog” but with your mouth closed. Pumping the navel will naturally draw in fresh oxygen so don’t worry about the inhale!

To Close:

1) Inhale deeply, raise the arms overhead and touch the thumbs together

2) Suspend the breath at the top for 15 seconds or until you’re ready to exhale completely

3) As you exhale, lower the arms down and sit in stillness for a few moments noticing how you feel

Your healing journey starts now. Whether you’re seeking emotional release, physical balance, or spiritual growth, I’m here to guide you with personalized yoga therapy, Ayurvedic coaching, and creative healing practices. Don’t wait to experience the transformation you deserve. Book your session today and begin your path to deeper wellness and inner peace.

With Love,

Mystic