Alternate Nostril Breathing, Or Nadi Sodhana in Sanskrit has innumerable Health Benefits. It's a technique for relaxing, balancing and calming the mind.
If you are tired and your body is dull, you cannot concentrate in your work. Alternate nostril breathing is the solution for this problem. This is a very simple but a very powerful technique that settles our body, mind and emotions. When you practice alternate nostril breathing, both side of your brain receive equal amount of oxygen. Therefore, the function of your brain will be better than before.
The Breath is a bridge between the Body and Mind. Alternate nostril breathing is one of the many branches Pranayama. Prana is the life force. And it rides the breath. The purpose of Pranayama is to move this life force throughout the body. The other name of Alternate nostril breathing is Nadi Shodhana. Nadi refers to energy channel and Shodhana refers to purification.
