| Technique: Similar to deep breathing, includes alternating of the nostrils.
The right hand begins in a gentle fist, the thumb and the last two fingers are released representing Vishnu Mudra to close off the nostrils.
Close the right nostril with the thumb and exhale slowly through the left as much air as possible without any strain. At the end of the exhalation, slowly, without any sudden jerk, start inhaling through the same (left) nostril. Take a slow, steady, three part deep breath. At the end of the inhalation, gently change the nostrils by closing the left nostril with the last two fingers, releasing the thumb, and exhaling through the right nostril. Start the exhalation slowly and steadily, without any sudden jerk. Exhale completely, pulling the abdomen in slightly at the end to expel the maximum amount of air. Inhale through the right nostril, close if off, and then exhale through the left. This constitutes one round. Repeat this process as many times as feels comfortable, employing the slow, three part deep breathing. The pattern is: exhale, inhale, switch nostrils.
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