ALTERNATIVE BREATHING

Breathing naturally alternates from one nostril to the next automatically.This may suprise many...as breathing is automatic process,we dont really care about it.Normally only when we suffer from congestion in one nostril, we realise this. "புள்ளினும் மிக்க புரவியை மேற்கொண்டாற்கள்ளுண்ண வேண்டாந் தானே களிதருந்துள்ளி நடப்பிக்குஞ் சோம்பு தவிர்ப்பிக்கும்உள்ளது சொன்னோம் உணர்வுடை யோருக்கே"-Thirumoolar According to Thirumoolar-If we practise pranayama ,it will give us the pleasure of intoxicating wine,will make u brisk and energetic. According to our Yogis , our breath will alternate between nostrils about every two hours(in a healthy person).Though the science agree with this but the timing between the change differs. According to the yogis, if breath continues to flow in one nostril for more than two hours, it will effect on our health. so they have designed this techinque of ALTERNATE BREATHING,which clears any blockage to air flow in the nostrils and reestablishes the natural nasal cycle.

ALTERNATIVE BREATHING:

1)Sit in a comfortable position.Close your eyes. 2)Close the right nostril with your right thumb and inhale through the left nostril. Inhale till 4 counts. 3)Now close the left nostril with ring finger (remove your thumb from the right nostril) and exhale through left nostril.Exhale till 8 counts. 4)Now inhale through the right nostril till 4 counts. Close the right nostril with your right thumb and exhale through the left nostril till 8 counts. This completes one full round of alternative breathing.

CAUTION: PLZ do not do if you if your nasal passages are blocked .