Breath, Swara Yoga attn: Linda Kirby

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In Gururattan Kaur's book "Transitions to a Heart Centered World", page 118 she

has a description for "Breathing to Change Nostrils at Will &

Alter Mental States".

BTW, This book is an investment. It is my most used book and I have been

teaching since '88. If one doesn't own this book, "Sadhana Guidelines"

and the "Ancient Art of Self Healing" I dare say that you are not serious about

this yoga. That's the three books I would not be stranded on any

island or planet without.

There is a wealth of info in "Transitions......". I have not read this book from

cover to cover as evidenced by my having only "discovered" the

material on page 118 last week, although I had loosely known of this technique

for many years. Thank Gururattan for having clearly spelled it out.

 

Swara Yoga or Breathing to Change Nostrils at Will & Alter Mental States

This is very valuable info.

I will summarize below.

Sit with your spine straight. Interlace your fingers (right thumb on

top). Place your hands at the center touching your body.

 

Close your eyes. Concentrate on your breath at the tip of your nose. Notice from

which nostril you are breathing. Within a minute or so you should

know. Then change it. If you are breathing primarily through your left

nostril, consciously change to your right nostril. Be sure to keep your

shoulders completely relaxed. You should have a pressure at your hands, but none

at your

shoulders.

 

Practice changing this breath back and forth. You can do up to 31 minutes.

 

What it will do for you: This exercise will alter your energy by changing the

active nostril. If you are thinking something neurotic, and find

that you’re breathing through your right nostril, start breathing through the

left nostril instead. (This changes the energy from fire to cool).

If you cannot relax or sleep, change to the left nostril. But if you are

irritated, depressed, or in a weird mental state, start breathing through

the right nostril. In 3 minutes you will be a different person. Exercising this

ability can prevent nervous breakdowns.

 

With practice, you can switch nostrils simply by concentrating And shifting the

gaze to the side you want to breath through. Another technique is

to lie down on the side of the operating nostril and put a small cushion under

that armpit, pressing it with the weight of the body. You can also

practice this while sitting up by placing your hand in that armpit The science

of the nostrils is called Swara Yoga. It teaches that when one

nostril is dominant, the opposite hemisphere of the brain domin-ates. The left

nostril and right hemisphere of the brain are considered lunar, and

the right nostril (and left hemisphere), solar. It is recom-mended to change

nostrils at the first sign of disease.

 

 

linda kirby wrote:

 

> On August 1st there was a post from Dharam

> Re: Preparation for meditation by Swami Rama....

> one paragraph talked about dominance of the

> flow of breath in one nostril. To balance it states

> that the sages said that by focusing the mind

> on the bridge between the two nostrils,

> one can bring the breath under conscious control,

> creating balance.....are there any other breathing

> exercises too help create this balance?

> Sat Nam

> linda

[Guest guest]

Dharam,

 

Thank you...I have the book and also have not read all

of it.

Linda

 

--- Dharam Singh <pran_yogi wrote:

> In Gururattan Kaur's book "Transitions to a Heart

> Centered World", page 118 she has a description for

> "Breathing to Change Nostrils at Will &

> Alter Mental States".

> BTW, This book is an investment. It is my most used

> book and I have been teaching since '88.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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