Breathing Techniques

Alternate Nostril Breathing
 “Studies show alternate nostril breathing can help to balance out the electrical activity in the two lobes of the brain, which can in turn help balance your mood,” Machelle M. Seibel, M.D., a gynecologist and coauthor of A Woman’s Book of Yoga. (It’s also good for calming yourself in freak-out moments.)

1.    Close off your right nostril with your thumb and inhale slowly and evenly through your left nostril.
2.    Then close off the left using the index or any other finger, open your right nostril by removing the thumb, and exhale—slowly and fully—through that side.
3.    Inhale through the right nostril, then close it and exhale via the left side.
4.    Repeat 20 times or for 3 minutes.

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