CHANDRA BHEDAN PRANAYAM

 Type of Aasana : Basic/Intermediate



Basic Position : Sukhasan , Padmasan , or Siddhasan or any other aasan in which you feel comfortable for next 10 minutes.


How to do the Pranayam  : 


  1. Firstly be calm composed reduce the speed of thoughts and quantity of thoughts  breathe normally but deeply.
  2. Which each outgoing breath feel the relaxation in the body.
  3. Once this is done now do the Nasagra Mudra Which means put index and middle finger in between two eye brows . And use  ring finger and thumb to physically open left nostril during purak and physicall open right nostril during rechak.
  4. There are 4 basic patters . Which you can do . Do not do overdo. Do only two patterns on one day and remaining two on the other to make it more balanced and moderate.
  5. Remember in this pranayam Purak only through Left nostril and for rechak only Right nostril is used  .



I will explain pattern 4 

  1.  Close your right  nostril with thumb and breath in for 5 seconds with left  nostril - this is purak
  2. Now reatin inhaled breath for 5 seconds- this is antarkumbh (Both nostril closed)
  3. Now exhale breath for 10 seconds from Right   nostril - this is rechak
  4. Now retained exhaled breath position for 5 seconds - this is bahir kumbh.(Both nostril closed)
  5. Note again only purak from left only and rechak from right only. 


This is one round.
Continue this for next 5-10 minutes

Photo : 



Variations : Ratios can be changed at advanced stages .