20/11/2025
🌞 Right-Nostril Breathing (Surya Bhedana)
When you breathe only through the right nostril, you activate the Pingala Nadi — the energetic channel linked to the sun, clarity, drive, focus, and outward action. In yogic traditions, this is the breath of activation.
🌞 Benefits
1. Boosts Energy + Mental Alertness
Right-nostril breathing increases activity in the left hemisphere of the brain, which is responsible for focus, logical thinking, processing information, and energising the nervous system.
Studies show this breath can increase sympathetic activity, which gently “switches on” your system — perfect for mornings or pre-work tasks.
2. Warms the Body
The right nostril is associated with surya (the sun).
Energetically, it increases inner heat.
Scientifically, it can raise metabolic rate slightly, which is why many people feel warmer or more awake after practising it.
3. Improves Digestion
Because the sympathetic nervous system becomes activated in a balanced way, right-nostril breathing can stimulate digestive fire (agni) — supporting better digestion and reducing sluggishness.
4. Enhances Confidence + Motivation
Energetically, this breath taps into the yang, active, courageous side of the self.
If you need to get out of a lethargic, over-emotional, or low-motivation mood, this breath helps redirect energy upward and outward.
5. Balances Excess Moon Energy
If you’re feeling overly emotional, sleepy, foggy, or withdrawn, activating the right nostril can quickly bring you back into alignment and mental clarity.
🌬️ The Scientific Reason Behind It
Right-nostril breathing is known to:
✔ Increase oxygen supply to the left brain hemisphere
✔ Stimulate sympathetic nervous activity without pushing the body into stress
✔ Increase heart rate variability in a healthy way
✔ Improve time-based cognition (planning, processing, task-focused work)
It gently wakes your system up — like a natural espresso, but smoother.
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