Greetings All,

My Hatha Yoga teacher stated one evening that the RIGHT nostril is HOT and
the LEFT is COLD.  AND sometimes they switch off.  Has anyone heard of this?

Please Advise!

Thanks!
M.

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When performing alternate nostril breathing should i switch between
nostrils or do 12 on one nostril followed by 12 on the other?

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<kizmet> wrote in message news:blubk0hphbgq9s4svt9filogp6kepgjnkt@4ax.com..
> When performing alternate nostril breathing should i switch between
> nostrils or do 12 on one nostril followed by 12 on the other?

the one that i was taught in kriya yoga was
to block the right nasal pasage with your
thumb and inhale through the left

then block off the left and exhale
out the right side

re-inhale in the right, block it and exhale
out the left

lather rinse repeat

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"Sevenhundred Elves" <sevenhundred@elves.invalid> wrote in message
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> yogi wrote:
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> Yes, I have heard that, too. I'm not entirely convinced that it has
> something to do with actual, physical temperatures, though. Perhaps the
> idea was originally thought up so that we should remember to maintain a
> balance between the ida and pingala channels, which are associated with
> the left and right nostrils. But perhaps there is some other reason for
> it. As you see, I am not very learned in these matters, but, yeah, I've
> heard of it.
>
> S.

the body regulates oxygen to various parts
of the body by switching the predominance
of air flow from the right to the left nostril
and back again about every twenty minutes.

the yoga practice of alternate nostril breathing
attempts to balance this back and forth
regulation by evening out the time that each
nostril predominates during its breathing
patternings.

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On 2004-09-13 21:41:26 -0700, "/*-9" <gotanynines@email.com> said:

>
> <kizmet> wrote in message news:blubk0hphbgq9s4svt9filogp6kepgjnkt@4ax.com.
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>
> the one that i was taught in kriya yoga was
> to block the right nasal pasage with your
> thumb and inhale through the left
>
> then block off the left and exhale
> out the right side
>
> re-inhale in the right, block it and exhale
> out the left
>
> lather rinse repeat

I have learned many variations of this.  The most common is to inhale
left exhale right inhale right exhale left.

I have seen this method taught at a variety of schools.
--
~Stu

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/*-9 wrote:

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> the body regulates oxygen to various parts
> of the body by switching the predominance
> of air flow from the right to the left nostril
> and back again about every twenty minutes.
>
> the yoga practice of alternate nostril breathing
> attempts to balance this back and forth
> regulation by evening out the time that each
> nostril predominates during its breathing
> patternings.

That makes sense. Thanks.

S.

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When performing alternate nostril breathing should i switch between
nostrils or do 12 on one nostril followed by 12 on the other?

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On 2004-09-13 21:41:26 -0700, "/*-9" <gotanynines@email.com> said:

>
> <kizmet> wrote in message news:blubk0hphbgq9s4svt9filogp6kepgjnkt@4ax.com.
. 
>
> the one that i was taught in kriya yoga was
> to block the right nasal pasage with your
> thumb and inhale through the left
>
> then block off the left and exhale
> out the right side
>
> re-inhale in the right, block it and exhale
> out the left
>
> lather rinse repeat

I have learned many variations of this.  The most common is to inhale
left exhale right inhale right exhale left.

I have seen this method taught at a variety of schools.
--
~Stu

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