Alternate Nostril Breath
Nadi Shodhana
Breathwork
Beginner
Alternate Nostril Breath (Nadi Shodhana) is a beginner breath practice. Balances nervous system, calms, clears.
How to cue it
- Use the thumb/ring finger to alternate nostrils
- Inhale one side
- Exhale the other
At a glance
- Drishti
- ClosedWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Pranayama
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Third Eye (Ajna)
Take care
Congestion.
Counter poses
What to offer after Alternate Nostril Breath to let the body settle.
Good to know
'Channel-cleansing breath.'
Build your class with Alternate Nostril Breath in Cue
Drop Alternate Nostril Breath into a sequence, keep these cues beside it, set the timing, then teach the whole class off one screen you can read from across the room. Free to start.
Also from Cue
Printable pose cards
68 cards. 60 poses, 6 breath practices, 2 sun salutations.
- Front is the pose. Back is three cues, drishti, benefits and counter poses.
- Made to test yourself on, for teacher training or your own study.
- Lay them out to build a class, then keep it in Cue.
Instant download. Print at home on cardstock, cut and go.






