Description
- Anulom vilom pranayam is a yogic breathing exercise that is a form of alternate nostril breathing.
- It is designed to calm the body and mind. It creates emotional and spiritual balance
- Anulom vilom pranayam is also known as nadi shodhana level 3.
Follow these steps to try Anulom Vilom Pranayam:
- The forefinger and middle finger of the right hand should rest between the eyebrows while the thumb closes the right nostril.
- The inhalation is through the open left nostril. Then the thumb is released and the ring and little fingers close off the left nostril, allowing the exhalation of the right nostril
- The cycle finishes with an inhalation through the right nostril and an exhalation through the left.
- It 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