Simple Breathing Techniques for Anxiety

1. Alternate Nostril Breathing Alternate nostril breathing, also known as nadi shodhana, is a simple breathing technique that is often used to calm any anxieties before yoga or a meditation session.  To practice alternate nostril breathing, assume a seated position with good posture that opens up your chest. Next, take the index and middle fingers of … Read more

What is Conscious Breathing?

For several millennia, practitioners of meditation, yoga and monastic prayer have emphasized the incredible importance and mind-body benefits of proper breathing. However, it is only in the last few years that scientists have begun to make the very same claims. Breathing is easy. So easy that our brains do it for us and we don’t … Read more