How to Practice Alternate Nostril Breathing 

A specific type of pranayama or controlled breathing, Anulom Vilom can improve patience and focus while reducing stress and anxiety.Learn how to do it.

Anulom Vilom is a pranayama that purifies the nadis (subtle energy channels) in our bodies and is also known as alternate nostril breathing. The breath alternates between two nostrils – one of the nostrils is always partially blocked, and the flow of air in and out of the lungs is mainly through one of the nostrils at a time. You can easily check this by placing a finger under the nose and breathing normally through the nostrils. In a normal health of the breath, this alternation takes places approximately every hour and fifty minutes. This normal period of breath alternation is established only when one has perfected the practice of pranayama. For most people this alternation of breath from one nostril to the other varies significantly because of a poor lifestyle that includes improper breathing, improper diet, bad posture, lack here of exercise, and diseases.  

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