Guest guest Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 SAT NAM, Could you please give me exact details about how alternate nostril breathing needs to be done. I am finding some discrepancies. How forcefully should we breathe in? Should the breathe be taken in very slowly without any associated sound? Thanks AKkama Feel free to call! Free PC-to-PC calls. Low rates on PC-to-Phone. Get Messenger with Voice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Akkama: What's called alternate nostril breathing is a full minute breath (ideally, meaning with some practice). You take 15 seconds for each one of a 4 part breath. If 15 seconds is too long, start with 5 and increase, but make it an equal part breath and increase smoothly when you can. The 4 parts are: Inhale slowly through the left nostril, suspend, exhale slowly through the right nostril and suspend. Thereafter, always inhale from the last nostril you exhaled from. This is not a forceful breath. There is another breath that involves inhaling deeply through the left nostril and exhaling deeply through the right, then inhaling deeply through the left and exhaling deeply through the right, and on and on for 3-5 minutes. This breath is good in tense situations to bring our self back to a neutral state so we can act and not react to the situation. Blessings, Awtar S Rochester, NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 The one that I have been doing is breathe in left nostril. (long and deep slowly) breathe out right nostril. breathe in through right , breathe out through left, continue and end with exhale on left. It doesnt have any hold or suspend. What kind of breathing excercise is this? Is there any rule that we always breathe in through left? Thanks Akkama kundalini_yoga (AT) hotmail (DOT) com wrote: Akkama: What's called alternate nostril breathing is a full minute breath (ideally, meaning with some practice). You take 15 seconds for each one of a 4 part breath. If 15 seconds is too long, start with 5 and increase, but make it an equal part breath and increase smoothly when you can. The 4 parts are: Inhale slowly through the left nostril, suspend, exhale slowly through the right nostril and suspend. Thereafter, always inhale from the last nostril you exhaled from. This is not a forceful breath. There is another breath that involves inhaling deeply through the left nostril and exhaling deeply through the right, then inhaling deeply through the left and exhaling deeply through the right, and on and on for 3-5 minutes. This breath is good in tense situations to bring our self back to a neutral state so we can act and not react to the situation. Blessings, Awtar S Rochester, NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 >The one that I have been doing is > > breathe in left nostril. (long and deep slowly) > breathe out right nostril. > breathe in through right , breathe out through left, > continue and end with exhale on left. > It doesnt have any hold or suspend. > What kind of breathing excercise is this? I don't know Akkama. What effect do you feel when you do that breath? > Is there any rule that we always breathe in through left? In the alternate nostril breathing I mentioned, you alternate which nostril you inhale from just as you do. So I am not sure what you mean. Blessings, Awtar S. Rochester, NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 dear sir, Pls adv what does alternate nostril breathing does. best regards Suneet Tired of spam? Mail has the best spam protection around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 Dear Suneet: The purpose of alternate nostril breathing. When I asked questions like this during teacher training one of the facilitators of the training had fun returning the question to me: When you do it, what do you feel? We have to learn to experience what the effect of postures and breathing does to us. Don't just rely on what you read. Be curious, that'll keep you more alert, which is a nice side effect! The left nostril is connected to the right brain, the right nostril to the left brain. The left brain is more logical, rational, the right brain more creative. When you breathe through only one nostril you awaken the opposite brain and relax the other. The nostrils are also connected to the nervous system. For instance when your in survival mode you need to make quick decisions, you want your sympathetic nervous system to get in gear. This happens automatically. The right nostril is more active in the breathing. When you need to relax, the parasympathetic nervous system gets engaged and you breathe more through your left nostril. But with stress we tend to override what needs to happen naturally. So alternate nostril breathing is a way to balance our nervous systems, our two brains and a side effect is we let go of stress. There probably are other benefits as well. Especially if you suspend the breath between each inhale and each exhale. The suspension of breath has many benefits. For instance: it makes you be aware of agitation after the exhale, and engages the body to be more efficient in using the oxygen after the inhale. Blessings, Awtar S. Rochester, NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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