Lunar Breath – Single Nostril Breath
The Lunar Breath, or Chandra Bhedana (Moon-Piercing Breath), is a simple calming breathing practice.
Very effective against feelings of stress. You can do this lunar breath for a few minutes and you will instantly feel the soothing effect of this simple breathing exercise. It is as well a great way to get yourself more focussed. You can do this pranayama before any mental work you have to do. Very effective if you have to study!
During this Chandra Breathing you breath in on your left nostril and you breath out on the right.
Your left nostril breath is said to be cool, and cools the body, lowers metabolism and inhibits body activities. Breathing in on the left nostril makes you focussed and relaxed at the same time. It activates your parasympathetic nervous system, the system responsible for your rest and digest mode.
Benefits:
– Helps to calm you down
– Anti-stress – helps to release feelings of stress
– Makes you more relaxed
– Helps to focus on mental activities
– Supports you to ground yourself
– Better sleep; helps against insomnia
How to do it:
1. Use your right hand
2. Bring your index finger and middle finger to the third eye.
3.Close your right nosetril with your thumb and inhale slowly on the left.
4. Close of the left nosetril with your pinky finger and breath out slowly on the right.
4. Continue breathing in on the left and breathing out on the right for about 1-2 minutes
Ilse-Marie Sobering is the founder of House of InnerPower and the creator of the InnerPower Method: LAND • ADEM • VOEL (Land, Breathe, Feel), a cyclical practice of returning to yourself again and again. She has studied yoga philosophy and Eastern philosophy for more than 25 years, and has worked professionally since 2015 as an E-RYT 500 yoga and Yoga Nidra teacher, mindfulness and breathwork coach, Ayurveda practitioner and EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) practitioner. In Spain, where she lived for seven years, she taught trainings, teacher trainings and retreats at various locations in the Málaga region, including near Periana, Nerja and Frigiliana. She now works from the Netherlands, teaching trainings and speaking in the Netherlands, in Spain and online. Within the method she works with Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, breathwork, meditation, Qigong and somatic work, complemented with elements from her hypnotherapy training. She teaches teacher trainings, continuing education and company training, for people living with long-term stress and for professionals who want to deepen the way they guide others.
