Alternate Nostril Breathing
Reset From Your Desk - 15 Minute Exercises
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16m
In this session, Jaz guides us through mindful breathing, mindful movement and alternate nostril breathing. Alternate nostril breathing is a yogic breathing technique that is used to balance the right and left hemisphere of the brain as well as balancing the feminine and masculine energies of the body known as Ida and Pingala.
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