Description
- Anuloma viloma pranayama is a yogic breathing exercise that is a form of alternate nostril breathing designed to calm the body and mind.
- This pranayama is designed to create emotional and spiritual balance.
- Anuloma viloma pranayama is also known as nadi shodhana level 3.
Follow these steps to try Anuloma viloma pranayama:
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In anuloma viloma pranayama, the forefinger and middle finger of the right hand rest between the eyebrows while the thumb closes the right nostril.
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The inhalation is through the open left nostril.
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Then the thumb is released and the ring and little fingers close off the left nostril, allowing the exhalation of the right nostril.
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The cycle finishes with an inhalation through the right nostril and an exhalation through the left.
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A typical practice of anuloma viloma pranayama continues for 10 cycles of this pattern, followed by two to three minutes of normal breathing.
Benefits
- Treats snoring.
- Controls obesity.
- Beneficial for arthritis.
- It treats constipation.
- Controls allergic problems.
- Relieves headaches
- Improves muscular system.
- Diabetics can be controlled.
- Calms the nervous system