Chandra Anuloma Viloma Pranayama

                                                            Nasika Mudra

Position : Sit in any meditative posture or any comfortable sitting posture with the head and spine straight. Close the eyes and relax the whole body.


Practice :

• When the body is comfortable and relaxed , focus on your breath for a few minutes effortlessly.
• Adopt Nasika Mudra with your right hand (folding index and middle fingers towards palm).
• Close the right nostril with the tip of the thumb.
• Inhale and exhale slowly through the left nostril (chandra nadi) only.
• During the practice, keep the right nostril closed all the time.
• One cycle of inhalation and exhalation forms one round.
• Exhalation should be longer than inhalation.
• Repeat 9 rounds.
• Anxiety patients should practice this pranayama 27 rounds before breakfast, lunch, dinner and before sleep ( 4 times a day ).

Benefits :

• It lowers the high blood pressure.
• Beneficial for anxiety and mental tension.
• It is a cooling breathing practice.
• The body becomes cool.
• It will help to calm down the mind. 
• Do not practice in winter.