(15 min PRACTICE) Alternate Nostril Breathing w/ Maya Elena

Nadi Shodhana is a Pranayama breath work practice (commonly known as alternate nostril breathing) that's best practiced seated, but you can also try it standing! If you have a cold or a stuffy nose, you can either save this for another day or imagine air flowing between nostrils.

Nadi Shodhana creates balance between multiple koshas, or multiple "bodies":

1 - Physical Body (Annamayakosha); connects Left & Right hemisphere, creates coherence between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.

2 - Energetic Body (Pranamayakosha); All over our body we have "Nadi" points (think the chakra system, but we have thousands!) and there are two that balance Ida & Pingala (feminine & masculine)

MEET YOUR TEACHER

Maya Elena is a songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and a 200hr Yoga Teacher. She completed her training at Soul of Yoga in Encinitas, CA. Maya has shared her songs around the country, and is now incorporating them into yoga practices. Concepts she enjoys incorporating into yoga practices are existentialism, philosophy, mythology, self-care, self-compassion and body positivity!

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