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Alternate Nostril Breathing
Centre and rebalance
Rounds
5
Ready when you are
Left
Right
Alternate nostril breathing, or Nadi Shodhana, is a yogic technique where you breathe through one nostril at a time, gently closing the other with your fingers. Switching sides with each breath is calming and centring, and brings a sense of balance.
When to use it
Use it to centre yourself before meditation or focused work, or any time you feel scattered and want to feel balanced.
Benefits
- Calms and centres the mind
- Brings a sense of balance
- Supports focus and clarity
- A grounding pre-meditation practice
How to do it
- 1Use your thumb to close your right nostril, breathe in through the left
- 2Close the left nostril and breathe out through the right
- 3Breathe in through the right nostril
- 4Close it and breathe out through the left, then keep alternating