{"id":452,"date":"2016-09-01T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T10:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vinyasayogaacademy.com\/blog\/?p=452"},"modified":"2016-09-01T16:29:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T10:59:00","slug":"benefits-of-nadi-shodhan-pranayama-alternate-nostril-breathing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vinyasayogaacademy.com\/blog\/benefits-of-nadi-shodhan-pranayama-alternate-nostril-breathing\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Nadi Shodhan pranayama (Alternate Nostril Breathing)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&quot;1&quot; _builder_version=&quot;3.22&quot; custom_padding=&quot;0px|||||&quot;][et_pb_row column_structure=&quot;2_3,1_3&quot; use_custom_gutter=&quot;on&quot; gutter_width=&quot;2&quot; make_equal=&quot;on&quot; _builder_version=&quot;4.2.2&quot;][et_pb_column type=&quot;2_3&quot; _builder_version=&quot;4.2.2&quot; background_color=&quot;#f7f7f7&quot; custom_padding=&quot;40px|20px|40px|20px|false|false&quot; border_width_all=&quot;1px&quot; border_color_all=&quot;#d8d8d8&quot;][et_pb_image src=&quot;https:\/\/vinyasayogaacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/nadi-shodhan-pranayama.jpg&quot; _builder_version=&quot;4.2.2&quot; custom_margin=&quot;||30px||false|false&quot; hover_enabled=&quot;0&quot;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&quot;4.2.2&quot;][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&quot;4.2.2&quot;]<p>This simple breathing technique helps calm your mind and body by releasing the accumulated stress. It also helps purify the\u00a0<em>nadis<\/em>\u00a0(subtle energy channels), thus enabling smooth flow of\u00a0<em>prana<\/em>. By de-stressing the mind and body, this pranayama lets you relax, making the body more fertile and approach the process of conception with a fresh perspective.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Benefits of Alternate Nostril Breathing (Nadi Shodhan Pranayama)<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"List\">\n<li>Excellent breathing technique to<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong>calm and center the mind<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Our mind has a tendency to keep regretting or glorifying the past and getting anxious about the future. 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