Nadis are subtle energy channels in the human body that can get blocked due to various reasons. The Nadi Shuddhi pranayama is a breathing technique that helps clear these blocked energy channels, thus calming the mind. This technique is also known as Anulom Vilom pranayama.
Cause of Obstruction in the Nadis:
Nadis can get blocked on account of stress
Toxicity in the physical body also leads to blockage of nadis
Nadis can get blocked due to physical and mental trauma
Unhealthy lifestyle
What Happens When these Nadis are Blocked?
Ida, Pingala and Sushumna are three of the most important nadis in the human body.
When the Ida nadi is not functioning smoothly or is blocked, one experiences cold, depression, low mental energy and sluggish digestion, blocked left nostril. Whereas when the Pingala nadi is not smoothly functioning or is blocked, one will experience heat, quick temper and irritation, itching body, dry skin and throat, excessive appetite, excessive physical or sexual energy, and blocked right nostril.
3 Reason: Why You Should Practice Nadi Shuddhi Pranayama
Nadi Shodhan pranayama helps relax the mind and prepares it to enter a meditative state.
Practicing it for just a few minutes every day helps keep the mind calm, happy and peaceful.
It helps in releasing accumulated tension and fatigue.
How to:
One nostril is closed off while the yogi exhales and then inhales through the open nostril. He or she then closes that nostril and exhales through the opposite nostril followed by an inhale. This forms a single round of nadi shuddhi.
Benefits:
Besides cleansing the nadis, nadi shuddhi is believed to balance the right and left sides of the brain and is thought to have these additional benefits:
Strengthens the lungs
Improves blood circulation, thereby improving the function of the rest of the body’s organs
Increases energy
Calms the nervous system, reducing stress and anxiety
