Sitali Arti Pranayam, Siri Gaitri Mantra Cooling Breath, and Ra Ma Da Sa are the best healing meditations. How to do it: Sit in a comfortable meditative position: either with your legs crossed and spine erect on the floor or sitting in a chair with your feet balanced on the floor...
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It's the cold and flu season and I want to share some tips with you on how to stay healthy. And one of the things I've found very valuable is breathing and meditation techniques from yoga. I've been practicing yoga over 40 years....
Sitali Pranayam: In yoga, a Pranayam is a breathing technique. An especially powerful breath for enhancing immune function is Sitali, the cooling breath. Stick your tongue slightly out of your mouth and curl the sides upward, like forming a tube or trough. Slowly and...
It's often hard to get to sleep due to the fact that we haven't released the stress that has built up in us all day. In addition to left nostril breathing (click here to review this topic), use water. Sit on the edge of your bathtub and turn on only the cold water. Put your feet...
Have you ever wondered why you have two nostrils instead of one big one? Our body is a finely tuned machine operating on positive and negative electrical currents. In the ancient science of Kundalini Yoga, we are taught that there are two energies called Ida and...
Need more energy? Here it is: When you need to wake up, when you need clarity and focus and more energy, try right nostril (Pingala) breathing. Simply take your right hand and, with your fingers outstretched, block off your left nostril by putting gentle pressure...
When you wake up on the wrong side of the bed, you need balance. Here's the perfect breath. Take your right hand and, with your fingers outstretched, block off your right nostril by putting gentle pressure on it with your thumb. Be sure to keep the rest of your fingers...
With pollution, pollen, outgassing of toxic substances in the home and workplace, your lungs and sinuses almost don't stand a chance. I have found two caffeine free teas that work to open the lungs and sinuses, decrease the amount of mucous in the body, and relax...
