Yoga Practice Name
Chandra Bhedana
English Name
Moon Piercing Breath
Yoga Practice Branch
Ashtang Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga
Yoga Practice Type
Ashtang Yoga Category
Pranayama
Hatha Yoga Category
Pranayama
Steps and Description
- Sit in vajrasana or sukhasana(any comfortable pose), adopt nasika mudra as shown in the image.
- Keep your spine straight and take few deep breathes to make your mind focused and relaxed, bring focus inwards on your breathing.
- Close your right nostril with your right thumb and inhale slowly through the left nostril(Chandra nadi) as much as you can.
- Close your left nostril and exhale through the right nostril.
- While doing this practice, focus on your breathings and feel the positive energy inwards.
- Continue the same process for few more times or as much as you can according to your capacity and preferences.
- Maintain silence for few minutes, focus on your breathings and observe the benefits of chandra bhedana.
Practice Keynotes
- Focus on your breathings.
- Don't rush the process.
Cautions and Limitations
- Under no circumstance should the breath be forced.
- Proceed carefully and only under expert guidance. At the slightest.
- Sign of discomfort, reduce the duration of inhalation/exhalation/retention and, if necessary, discontinue the practice for the day.
- Pranayama should never be rushed.
- Person with breathing ailments must consult the suitability of pranayama with their doctor.
Contraindications
- People with low blood pressure, don't do this practice.
General Benefits
- Reduces the body heat.
- Cool downs the body and mind.
- Beneficial in high blood pressure, thus relieves hypertension.
- Beneficial for heart burning related problems.
- Helps with anger issues.
- Makes the mind more focused.
Benefits for Disease
Depression
