Nadi Sodhana Day 9
Today i felt this clean smooth sensation during my inhale on the left side. I looked forward to that side during each breath. My thoughts were very runny today and I kept looking at the time. Maybe I will practice it again later to relax down into it.
Day 8 of Nadi Sodhana
Well I can’t remember if I did Nadi Sodhana twice today. I think I just did it once but I’m not sure. I actually have been very busy today. I work with emotionally disturbed children and one of them was kicking me throughout the day. So I just was working on defending myself throughout the day till I got to yoga. And there, as i was waiting for people to settle in, I practiced my nadi sodhana. It was relaxing and a great way to start my yoga practice. I would like to get back to completing it before 10 am.. but maybe that will happen next week.
Day 9 of Nadi Shodhana
Well I’m not very busy at all today so I took some extra minutes to practice Nadi Sodhana… Some times its spelled Shodhana because in English we need clues for sh vs. s sounds. Anyways, the extra time allowed me to really enjoy the experience. It was relaxing and peaceful. However, I still have this aching and sometimes sharp pain in my back. I haven’t been standing or sitting up very straight lately mainly because I feel defeated and drained so that doesn’t help. But this weekend I don’t have anything that I have to do… Sebastien and I are going skydiving (thats what he got me for my birthday) so I will DEFINATLY be using Nadi Sodhana to calm my nerves before and after take off..
Day 7 and 8 of Nadi Sodhana
I have been busy!!! Yesterday it was so busy at work that I tried to get a kid to practice Nadi Sodhana with me. He only took a few breaths and then laughed at me. But then my day went so fast that I practiced around 3 and forgot to blog about it. Today was a little better at work but I still procrastinated till 7 to practice. While I was doing Nadi Sodhana tonight I felt sad that I barely had 5 minutes a day to relax and breath. That was a sad realization and I believe that many people these days struggle with this. Relaxation should not be a chore it should be a daily routine like brushing our teeth.
Day 6 of Nadi Sodhana
WEll this is going to be another quick one. I practiced Nadi Sodhana right after breakfast this morning which I think wasn’t such a good idea. My body was half focused on digesting and my mind is kinda wandering while Sebastien was washing the dishes. During the beginning I immediately felt my body relax a little more with each breath. Towards the end I had a hard time relaxing because I was thinking about Bioenergetics class. Which I am off to now. TIll tomorrow…. have a nice Sunday!
Day 5 of Nadi Sodhana
Hi Good Morning… A good Friday morning!!! I feel productive today. More productive then I have this whole week. Practicing Nadi Sodhana is becoming a little easier and I’m starting to look forward to it. I actually closed my eyes and didn’t open them till about 1 minute was left in my scheduled practice. That is really good for me. My thoughts still raced during the exercise but not nearly as much as usual. My upper middle back muscles began to hurt which is usual. My next hope is that pain eases. I am really looking forward to this weekend because I’ll be attending my Bioenergetics weekend training. I will probably have an opportunity to practice Nadi Sodhana with them. Have a great weekend!
Day 4 of Nadi Sodhana
I am feeling better today and I haven’t taken any medication. I still have this dull pain in my forehead but its bearable. My memory hasn’t been working as well was usually. Which isn’t saying much. For example, I couldn’t remember where I had placed $600.00 worth of checks. To find out that I had taken them to work along with $300 in cash. I still can’t remember doing that but I did.
So I completed my 5 minutes and am ready to start my work day. I did notice that my right nostril was more congested then my left today. Which, if I remember correctly, is the opposite from yesterday. I’m just hoping that whatever is making my head hurt and me forget things is cured by nadi sodhana… If you have any experiences please comment. – Tina
Day 3 of Nadi Sodhana
I was so sick yesterday night and this morning that I didn’t go to work. I have been getting migraines really bad and yesterday’s was the worst. It lasted all night and well into today. I ended up taking some Ibuprofen which has seemed to help. So I didn’t practice Nadi Sodhana today till 2:00pm. I felt anxious before starting and could feel my heart racing throughout the exercise. My throat and body feel better than yesterday. I don’t feel as sick but I have a migraine in its place. Maybe this breathing is loosening some bad junk up there and its trying to get out. Last night my brain felt like if it could just cry it would relieve some of the pressure… I tried but it didn’t come out. Maybe tomorrow will be better still. Lets hope.
Nadi Sodhana day 2.
Well, I almost forgot today. But thanks to Sebastien and talking about blogging for a living, I remembered. Today I feel off because I woke-up with an awful sore throat and feeling like I was coming down with something. I actually fell asleep at my desk for a minute. Yes… I was at work. Not good! But practicing Nadi Sodhana is suppose to help all this…
So the first thing I noticed when I started my breathing was that my right side was much more congested then my left. How I came to that conclusion was because when I breathed in on the left side I felt that my whole body was blowing up. But on the right side it felt constricted.
I should note that I am also practicing bioenergeticsand I am doing some work in my chest and throat area. This area has been very tight and I am beginning to recognize that this tightness can be traced back into childhood. I hope that Nadi Sodhana will help some of that stuff too.
Other than the differences in my breathing I feel about the same. I have a little more energy and am impressed that I finished this post in a reasonable amount of time. So my concentration seems to be better as well.
45 Day Diary of Nadi Sodhana
Nadi Sodhana, otherwise known as alternating nostril breathing, is a breathing exercise that is said to improve well being and concentration. Click here to find out more…..
For my yoga certification my yoga facilitator, K. Lee, challenged us to do Nadi Sodhana for 45 days. I have procastinated for about 6 months but am ready to start today (10/13/08). I am going to try to completed it by 10 am on each day. Today I did 5 minutes of Nadi Sodhana at work. Immediately I noticed my thoughts racing from what I need to do to what I did this past weekend to everywhere else. Even about writing this blog. I will say that the time seemed to go by normaly. After I was done I tried to sit for a minute and relax but my brain was pushing me to write things down. I will keep documenting my experience and would love if others would shared theirs with me! Thanks! Namaste - Tina