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Alternate Nostril Breathing.

Roger Jahnke OMD ©

The following is one in an ongoing series of columns entitled The Healer Within by . View all columns in series

Holding one nostril closed inhale and exhale slowly and deeply. Then hold the opposite nostril closed, inhale and exhale deeply. This breath is often done in preparation for deep relaxation or meditation. You will notice that usually one or the other of the nostrils is more open. If you breath on a small hand mirror, the patch of mist from one nostril will be larger than from the other. The ancient practitioners of Yoga in India were aware of the significance of this and employed this knowledge to enhance health and consciousness. Western science did not notice this phenomena until the 1800's. It has been found recently, through the application of current neuro-science, that the practice of alternate nostril breathing helps to balance the right and left hemispheres of the brain.

Applications Suggestions:

Health maintenance: 10 to 12 repetitions, 2 to 3 sessions per day.
Health enhancement: 10 to 12 repetitions, 4 to 6 sessions per day.
Disease intervention: Start slowly and build up to 15 to 20 repetitions, 8 to 10 sessions per day or up to even 100 repetitions in a single session.
Getting started: 10 to 12 repetitions, once or twice per day. Notice that this method is very quieting.

Other columns provide specific instructions for the following breathing practices:

Breathing Practices
Full Chest and Abdominal Breathing
Every Seventh Breath Full and Relaxed
Extending the Inhalation, Extending the Exhalation
Exhale to Compress the Organs
Rapid Abdominal Breathing

Abdominal Lift

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Roger Jahnke has been in the health field since 1967 beginning with body therapies, herbal medicine, Tai Chi, Yoga and meditation. He turned his attention seriously to Oriental medicine in 1972 with study at the North......more

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