Yoga Practice Name
Surya Anulom Vilom
Yoga Practice Branch
Ashtang Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga
Yoga Practice Type
Ashtang Yoga Category
Pratyahara
Hatha Yoga Category
Pranayama
Steps and Description
- Sit in vajrasana or sukhasana(any comfortable pose), adopt nasika mudra.
- Keep your spine straight and take few deep breathes to make your mind focused and relaxed, bring focus inwards on your breathing.
- Close your left nostril with your other two opened fingers and inhale slowly through the right nostril(Surya nadi) as much as you can.
- Without opening left nostril, 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 surya anulom vilom.
Practice Keynotes
- While doing this practice, focus on your breathings and feel the positive energy inwards.
- Maintain silence for few minutes, focus on your breathings and observe the benefits of surya anulom vilom.
Cautions and Limitations
- Under no circumstance should the breath be forced. Never breathe through the mouth.
- 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.
- Pranayama should never be rushed.
- Person with breathing ailments must consult the suitability of pranayama with their doctor.
Contraindications
- Pregnant women should do this Pranayama under a qualified yoga practitioner and should do very slow.
- Avoid this practice if you have high blood pressure.
Complimentary Practice
General Benefits
- Burn downs the calories, that eventually reduces the body fat.
- Beneficial for obesity.
- Helps to cure mental problems like Depression, Anxiety etc.
- Beneficial for breathing-related problems like asthma, brochitis etc.
- Beneficial in low blood pressure.
- Warm ups the body, which makes it more active.
Benefits for Disease
Depression
