Description

• Surya Bhedana is a yoga breathing technique (pranayama) to generate heat and energize the Pingala Nadi - the Sun energy channel.
• The meaning of “Surya” is Sun and the meaning of the word “Bhedana” is piercing, enter or breaking through something.
• This concept has been in all probability derived from the actual fact that the food we eat is digestible within the part of the body close to the navel.
• By practicing surya bhedana pranayama, the yogi taps into and activates the pingala nadi energy, which controls physical work and animation of the body.

Follow these steps to try Surya Bhedana Pranayama :

1. To assist with this pranayama, the yogi places the forefinger and middle finger of the right hand between the eyebrows, then uses the ring finger to close the left nostril for the inhalation.
2. The thumb is used to close off the right nostril while the breath is held for as long as is comfortable.
3. The ring finger is then lifted to allow full exhalation through the left nostril.