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How to Do Alternative Nostril Breathing

  1. Find a Comfortable Position: Sit in a comfortable position with your spine straight and shoulders relaxed. Rest your left hand on your knee, palm facing up.

  2. Prepare Your Right Hand: Use your right thumb to close your right nostril and your ring finger to close your left nostril.

  3. Close Your Right Nostril: Gently press your right thumb against your right nostril to close it.

  4. Inhale Through Your Left Nostril: Slowly and deeply inhale through your left nostril.

  5. Close Your Left Nostril: Close your left nostril with your right ring finger, and release your right nostril.

  6. Exhale Through Your Right Nostril: Slowly exhale through your right nostril.

  7. Inhale Through Your Right Nostril: Keeping your left nostril closed, inhale deeply through your right nostril.

  8. Switch Nostrils: Close your right nostril again with your right thumb, and release your left nostril.

  9. Exhale Through Your Left Nostril: Exhale slowly through your left nostril.

  10. Repeat the Cycle: Continue this pattern for 5-10 minutes, ensuring each inhale and exhale are slow, deep, and controlled.

Benefits of Alternative Nostril Breathing

  1. Reduces Stress and Anxiety: Calms the nervous system, lowering stress levels and promoting relaxation.

  2. Enhances Focus and Concentration: Balances brain hemispheres, leading to improved mental clarity and cognitive function.

  3. Balances Energy: Harmonizes the flow of prana (life force energy) through the body's energy channels.

  4. Improves Respiratory Function: Strengthens the respiratory system and promotes better lung capacity and efficiency.

  5. Promotes Emotional Stability: Helps to balance emotions and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression.