Chandra Bhedana Pranayama is a left-nostril breathing technique that is a great way to keep cool during the summer heat. Not only does the practice cool the body down, it also reduces stress and calms the mind.

Find some relief from the summer heat with the cooling breathing techniques of sitali and sitkari pranayama.

Discover your sankalpa, your heartfelt desire, with a 15 minute meditation practice. Grab some pillows, cushions, and blankets for support and added coziness.

Here is a short guide to follow to help cultivate an evening Bhramari pranayama practice to relax the mind and body for a good night’s sleep. Bhramari Pranayama is a breathing technique that has an extended exhale with a low humming sound coming from the throat. The practice is named after the large Indian carpenter bee, hence the nickname, Humming Bee Breath. 

Walking meditation is a natural, intuitive way to connect your body and breath while deepening your awareness of the present moment. It’s a beautiful alternative to seated meditation, especially if you feel the need to move or want to explore mindfulness through motion.

Rooted in yogic tradition, the Five Nyasa—or Five Finger Breathing Technique—gently connects the annamaya, pranamaya, and manomaya koshas. This practice helps dissolve excess stress, grounds the mind, and brings a deep sense of calm.

Exploring the Annamaya Kosha, the physical layer of the five koshas, with a full body scan meditation. For this meditation, we will be laying flat and use our breath to bring awareness and attention to different areas of the body, scanning the right side, then the left side and then the whole body together. We will breathe with full, deep inhales and full, releasing exhales.

Let’s practice unilateral nostril breathing with the right nostril!

Research shows that conscious breathing through the right nostril only will promote a sense of calm and increased happiness by decreasing the sense of stress and restlessness. Unilateral nostril breathing is a breathing technique that involves inhaling and exhaling through one nostril, while the other nostril is partially closed. 

Let’s practice unilateral nostril breathing with the left nostril!

Research shows that conscious breathing through the left nostril only will promote a sense of mental focus and reduce mind wandering. Unilateral nostril breathing is a breathing technique that involves inhaling and exhaling through one nostril, while the other nostril is partially closed. 

Nadi Shodhana, or alternate nostril breathing technique, is a breathing technique that involves inhaling through one nostril and exhaling through the other. The purpose of this pranayama is to expand our prana or life force and balance our chakras. Nadi Shodhana (nah-dee show-dah-nah) is a pranayama practice that quiets the mind and restores harmony.

A 10-minute loving-kindness meditation. Cultivate love and compassion for yourself and others.

A breathing technique to help us reduce stress—a simple 1:2 breathing ratio to tap into the vagus nerve and activate the parasympathetic nervous system aka the rest and digest system.

Experimenting with breath ratios, we’re going to revisit the box breath, but this time, with an extended exhale and followed by a much shorter breath retention. Breathing with an extended exhale will work towards strengthening our vagal tone and makes us more resilient to stress.

In his book, Breathe: The New Science of a Lost Art, James Nestor discovers the perfect breathing rate is 5.5 breaths per minute. Let’s explore the perfect breath with a samavritti pranayama practice.

A gentle pranayama practice exploring the four breath phases using a Four Count Box Breath.