Alternate Nostril Breathing

Nadi shodhana, the balancing breath

Classical pranayama, thousands of years of practice

Close one nostril, breathe in. Switch, breathe out. A practice old enough that nobody knows who started it, kept alive because it works. The switching asks just enough attention that the mind has nowhere else to go.

1. 1Close the right nostril with your thumb, inhale left
2. 2Close the left with your ring finger, exhale right
3. 3Inhale right, switch, exhale left
4. 4Continue slowly for six minutes