Want a simple daily breathwork practice that can be done in 3 minutes?
A practice that can be used in the morning & evening as part of your daily ritual?
If you’re running low on time and don’t want to miss out on your daily practice, this 3 minute breathwork practice is perfect.
Use this daily breathwork practice in the morning to energise you and get you active for your day or use it anytime you feel low on energy and need a boost.
Use this daily breathwork practice in the evening to relax and destress or use anytime you feel stressed, irritated or frustrated.
Instructions on both the morning and evening breathwork practice are below but first a little on why we’re doing what we’re doing in this breathwork practice.
We have three main nadis in our system, the ida, pingala and the sushumna. We have 72,000 nadis in our body and they all originate from these three primary nadis.
Nadis are subtle energy channels that run throughout our physical body and allow prana (life force energy) to move throughout our system. Having prana circulating in our system is a good thing and it leads to a balance in our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.
This simple breathwork practice is working directly with two of our main nadis, the ida and the pingala.
The ida is our left subtle channel and when we breathe through the ida, our left nostril, we are activating our parasympathetic nervous system. This is our rest and digest part of our autonomic nervous system that promotes relaxation and when activated brings us back to a state of regulation.
The pingala is our right subtle channel and when we breathe through the Pingala, our right nostril, we are activating our sympathetic nervous system. This is our fight or flight response part of our autonomic nervous system. When we breathe through our pingala we are energising our system and promoting motivation and productivity.
This breathwork exercise is One Nostril Breathing and here are the steps.
Sit in a comfortable position with a straight spine
With your left hand, use your thumb to close the left nostril
Breathe long and deep through the right nostril
On the Inhale breathe into your belly and then chest
On the Exhale breathe from your chest and then belly (diaphragmatic/belly breathing)
Close your eyes
Continue for 3 minutes
To End: Release the left nostril and take a deep breath in through both nostrils and exhale
Even if you are short on time you can still have a daily practice that will benefit you. This breathwork practice is easy to do and can be done almost anywhere and anytime throughout your day depending on what you need.
Try it out and see how it works for you.
Sat Nam
Heather xox
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