Just Breathe

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I wanted to share a technique that works wonders in calming my state of mind, letting go of pain, and reorienting my day on a more even keel. If you have done yoga for any length of time, you have heard the term "pranayama." Until a few months ago, that was pretty much all I knew of yogic breathing. On a Shiva Rea dvd, I saw what I now know as Nadi Shodhana and it was a whole new animal. There are numerous sources for Nadi Shodhana on the internet (go figure!), but I found this to be one of the more interesting, talking about an experiment done to determine the effects of this type of breathing.

Take a moment, try it out, and let me know what you think! Those of you who have already done it or other breathing techniques, please chime in as well.

I have copied the following from here:

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