Shift your mindset with this powerful breath work practice using alternate nostril breathing. This is useful especially when you have an active mind. Settle into the awareness of conscious breathing.

Find a comfortable seated position. Allow your palms to rest softly in your lap. Bring your awareness to your breath as you take a big inhale through your nose and fill up your lungs entirely, on your exhale gently release and sigh it all out of your mouth. Repeat this a couple of more times, breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth.

Rest your left hand in your lap as you bring your right hand up towards your face.
Rest your pointer finger and middle finger between your brows.
Gently use your thumb to close your right nostril.
Inhale through your left nostril – slowly and deeply.
Using your ring finger gently close the left nostril and release your thumb to exhale out of your right nostril, again, slowly and deeply.
Begin again breathing in through your right nostril, as you maintain a gentle closing of the left nostril. Breathe in completely sipping in a bit more air through your nose and then close your right nostril with your thumb and breathe out slowly through your left nostril.

Continue this pattern of breathing for at least 10 more cycles.

Breathing in through your left, exhaling out your right

Breathing in through your right, exhaling through your left

Try to maintain balance between the breath on both sides. If it helps you can count on each side to make sure you match your inhale and exhale. Try counting for 5 and see if that feels comfortable within your body.

Use this practice whenever you are feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or just in need of some calming relaxation.

For more information on Alternate Nostril Breathing visit the Deepak Chopra site:

https://chopra.com/articles/nadi-shodhana-how-to-practice-alternate-nostril-breathing