Anulom Vilom
We will start with Anulom Vilom
- Improves blood circulation. Regulates and optimizes oxygen levels in the blood.
- Improves lung capacity, strengthens the heart and lungs.
- Helps reduce blood pressure.
- Beneficial in regulation and management of diabetes, obesity, asthma.
- Relieves muscular tension, and is beneficial in management of arthritis, chronic sinusitis, blockages of nasal passages.
- Stimulates metabolism, thus helps in many gastric and digestive ailments like constipation, acidity, ulcers.
- Helps in effective management of migraine, insomnia, stress and hyper-tension, anxiety, anger management.
- Improves concentration, memory, induces a sense of tranquillity and energizes the mind and body.
- Optimizes blood flow and supply of nutrients to all vital organs. Helps improve skin and hair texture, providing a healthy glow to the skin. Prevents hair fall.
How to practice anuloma-viloma
- Sit in a comfortable meditative posture, either padmasana (lotus), or just with your legs crossed. Close your eyes, resting the left palm on your knees.
- Close the right nostril with the thumb of the right hand and inhale deeply (into the chest) through the left nostril till the count of 3.
- Close both nostrils with the thumb and ring finger and you’re your breath for up-to 6 counts.
- With the left nostril closed open the right nostril and exhale slowly through right for 6 counts. Repeat the above cycle, this time inhaling through the right, and exhaling trough the left nostril.
Practice up-to 7 rounds or for 2 to 3 minutes, to begin with, starting with a breathing ratio of 1:2:2 for inhalation: retention: exhalation.
Please watch this YouTube video for a visual tutorial
Please let me know how you get on with it!
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